<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"> <style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style> </head> <body dir="ltr"> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Jane, </div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <br> </div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Thank you very much for this information, especially given the short timeframe.</div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <br> </div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Colleagues,</div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <br> </div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Election initiatives are not something that should be done in a hasty and unexamined manner. Whatever we might come up with this evening would be just that.<br> </div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <br> </div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> I would like to offer an alternative approach.</div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <br> </div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> I propose that we reconvene the Elections Working Group (which includes two of the proponents of this measure) to conduct a thorough and thoughtful evaluation of various alternative voting methods and include the input of the County Clerk, the Secretary of State, the League of Women Voters, RCV  Colorado and any other voice/organization with expertise in this area. </div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <br> </div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Additionally, at the onset of such a working group, that we first identify the problem we are trying to solve, and only then follow it up with researching voting methods best suited for a flexible solution to the identified problem.</div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <br> </div> <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Alternative voting methods are on the horizon, regardless. 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font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"><b><font color="008000" data-ogsc="" style="">Mary Dolores Young</font></b></i><br> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; clear: both; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.847); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="margin: 0px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;"> <span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none!important; font-weight:bold; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial-BoldMT,Arial-BoldMT_MSFontService,sans-serif; font-kerning:none; line-height:19.2px"><span style="margin:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:10pt; line-height:19.2px; font-family:Arial-BoldMT,Arial-BoldMT_MSFontService,sans-serif"><i style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><font color="008000" data-ogsc="" style="">Boulder City Council</font></b></i></span></div> <div style="margin: 0px; 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