Election Day is Here - Election Night Event!

Please join me for an election night tradition of gathering at Cannon Mine coffee in downtown Lafayette, at the corner of Cannon & Public Roads (210 South Public Road or visit http://www.cannonmine.com/). I plan to attend between 7:00 and 8:00 at Cannon Mine. Cannon Mine serves some food and a variety of drinks, including beer and wine and it is a wonderful social gathering place with a great community atmosphere.

Where the Magic Happens

Today, I stopped by the Boulder County Clerk & Recorder's office for an open house they hosted to talk about the election procedures. This had been scheduled for last Wednesday, but was cancelled due to the snowstorm. Boulder County Clerk & Recorder, Hillary Hall, was there to walk me through the process and answer questions. Here we are, standing in front of the Ballot Scanning room:


I was surprised to find that of the 75,ooo expected ballots (for ALL Boulder County elections), between 25,000 and 30,000 will be delivered to the offices today. Voters can go online NOW to make sure their mail-in ballot has been received, and the signature verified & accepted by going to http://www.voteboulder.org/ and selecting the link at the top of the page marked "Check Your Voter Status" or use the direct link here: Verify Voter Information and Ballot Status.

All election results will be posted at http://www.voteboulder.org/, started at 7:00 pm Mountain time. I will post results here and on my website as soon as possible.

Watch Kristin on TV!

Tonight, between 7:30 and 8:00, watch Kristin on CCTV 54 on the show "East County Live" in a round table discussion with several of the Lafayette candidates and producer, Len Houle. For more information about CCTV54 and East County Live, please visit www.cctv54.org, and read more below.

Cable Channel 54 (CCTV54) is a Boulder County, Colorado, group of volunteers who produce original, local TV shows. We welcome new members from our viewing community of Louisville, Lafayette, Erie and Superior, Colorado. Our goal is to support independent, commercial-free, citizens TV. We believe free speech for everyone, is the basis for democracy!

Current shows include art, politics, music, culture and community activities on the local, state, national, global levels.

What is the Community Access Channel? Run by volunteers like you, we're a local community-supported TV studio. Volunteers create and produce programs independent of big media corporations. We facilitate programming ranging from east Boulder County to the globe on news, people, issues, events, groups, music, poetry and the arts. We cablecast programs from independent media sources.

Yard Signs are here!

Greetings everyone!

My yard signs have arrived, please contact me at kristin.richeimer@gmail.com if you'd like to display a yard sign in support of my candidacy. Thanks again to all my supporters!

Candidate Night

Candidate Night was hosted by the League of Women Voters to educate Lafayette residents about the upcoming election and candidates. The evening was a great opportunity for residents to ask questions of the candidates and get a sense of what we stand for. I'll be posting some excerpts here and on my website soon.

Each candidate was granted two minutes to introduce themselves and a two-minute closing. In between, each candidate had 1.5 minutes to answer the question posed by the residents in attendance. I still have some research to complete on the affordable housing question that was asked of the candidates. While I'm reasonably familiar with the programs, I definitely need to find out more to answer the question of whether Lafayette has adequate affordable housing. Please check back and I'll post a response to that question.

I want to thank everyone who took the time to attend and to watch on TV or online. The entire evening's broadcast is available at the link below. Just click on the October 15th meeting video under the City Council heading.

Candidate Night Streaming Video

For more information on the League of Women Voters, click here.

Endorsed by yellowscene!

Text of the endorsement is below:

Kristin Richeimer: Kristin Richeimer is a newcomer to local politics, which is exactly why we like her. She’s a smart cookie with a fresh outlook, a propensity for walking-the-walk and an ambitious, positive vision of Lafayette. She’s ready to take on the challenges that Lafayette will face in the coming years, everything from potential redevelopment and business retention to issues of trails and open space. Plus, Richeimer has a number of ideas about bringing community engagement and council communication into the 21st century.

For the complete article and other city & county ballot endorsements by yellowscene, click here.

Daily Camera Candidate Q&A and Video

Please take a moment to view my candidate profile from the Daily Camera. These items seem pretty hidden on their website unless you search by name, but use the link below. Included in the profile is the 2 minute video I completed at the Daily Camera studio. Thanks to Paul Aiken for filming and produce the segment and thanks to the Daily Camera for providing a forum for candidates in the local elections.

Daily Camera Profile & Video