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Voters in Colorado have abolished laws that had prohibited local governments from offering their own broadband internet services.
Local ballots in 17 counties all resulted in voters electing to allow their local governments to offer broadband service in competition with private cable companies. The vote overturns a 2005 law that prevented any government agency from competing in the broadband space.
[...] According to The Denver Post , the 17 counties have differing reasons for overturning the rule. Some areas want to build their own broadband infrastructure, while others simply want to offer Wi-Fi service in public buildings or improve service for farming communities.
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Colorado Voters Abolish Ban on Government-Owned Broadband
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If the thunder don't get you, then the lightning will.
(Score: 2) by Tramii on Friday November 06 2015, @06:14PM
To make it harder, it can be astonishingly difficult to get any good information. I've voted having no more information about two opponents than their names and ages. There were no campaign slogans, websites, platforms, newspaper stories, statements, and not even a party affiliation, which is rather too common in local elections.
They don't give you any information because they don't *need* to give you any information to get elected. People will vote for them anyways. What we should do is vote for an third, write-in candidate. Maybe people should vote for an agreed-upon fictional character. If Popeye started getting more votes than either of the candidates, you can be sure there would be some changes.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Friday November 06 2015, @09:12PM
What the fuck kind of state do you people live in anyway?
Everywhere I've lived there has been election pamphlets put out by state and county governments giving candidate submitted resumes, history, and platform statements. Its usually published in news papers, and sent to every voter, its also available on the web, and its been this way since before the web was "a thing".
Even the whack-job candidates get included on these things.
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 06 2015, @11:08PM
In California, we get a Sample Ballot in booklet form.
The last part has Statements of ______ candidates seeking ______ office where the statements of *some* candidates can be found.
Why just *some* candidates? It costs $25 per word. [google.com]
Ain't Democracy great?
-- gewg_