Statement from Out Boulder County on Colorado Supreme Court Decision to Allow Misleading Ballot Measure
Below is a statement from Mardi Moore (she), executive director of Out Boulder County, on yesterday’s Colorado Supreme Court decision to allow the collection of signatures to place a measure on our November 2024 ballots that is an attack on our teachers, students, and families.
“It is a sad day in Colorado. Despite our state’s long history of honoring individual rights and freedoms, the Supreme Court has ruled that a vocal minority can begin collecting signatures from Coloradans to codify government overreach in our schools, communities, and lives. If successful, their efforts will place an additional administrative burden on our already-overworked teachers and school administrators and expose them to frivolous and costly lawsuits.
“The proponents of this measure do not understand Colorado’s values. And they do not care about the other consequences this ballot measure will have on teachers, kids, and families. You will hear several things about the measure they are gathering signatures for to put on our election ballot – that they want to protect kids, that it will only affect one part of the LGBTQ+ community – but they are lying to you.
“Out Boulder County will do everything in our power to ensure our teachers, kids, and families can be who they are and feel safe in schools.”
Press Contacts:
Bruce Parker (he), Deputy Director
bparker@outboulder.org
225-588-7673
Micah Caswell (they), Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives
mcaswell@outboulder.org
337-580-4615