Governance Initiatives

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

ranked choice voting initiative

Open Boulder congratulates Our Mayor, Our Choice whose members aimed to bring direct election of the mayor using Ranked Choice Voting. Open Boulder's combined board launched the Our Mayor, Our Choice initiative and formed the separate election committee required by the city.

Although a great success—our work is not done. This new voting system will take three years to implement and during that time, Boulder voters need to become comfortable with RCV. Voter education is going to be a big priority. Open Boulder will continue to hold City Council accountable to the will of the people and to their own promises. We will also continue our work around voter education and involvement in local issues.

Open Boulder has been building momentum around successful “better governance” initiatives, including term limits for council members, increased board and commission participation, and now direct election of the mayor. If you’d like to join our efforts, please contact one of our board members.