The bar to qualify should be higher, the vote should be in November, and it should be a ranked-choice ballot.
Kent Thiry
Kent Thiry is the former CEO of DaVita Inc. He has co-chaired successful Colorado citizen ballot initiatives to restore the state’s presidential primary election, open primary elections to unaffiliated voters, and to create independent commissions to draw Colorado’s congressional and legislative voter maps.
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Opinion: Colorado’s semi-open primary is a success. A fully open primary would be better
When Coloradans voted to open our primary elections to independent voters in 2016, they did so on the simple promise that candidates who represented the values of more Coloradans would have a better chance of winning. That promise was delivered in this year’s primaries –– along with three important lessons which point to the future […]
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Opinion: Colorado bucks partisanship to repeal Gallagher Amendment
In 2003, Colorado voters were asked to repeal the state’s so-called Gallagher Amendment. Gallagher’s approach to property taxes was already starting to show signs of inadequacy. Yet, the promise of a slightly lower property tax rate in the future was too compelling and voters turned down the measure in a landslide, 78-22% vote. When Amendment […]
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Opinion: Amid a global pandemic, could we innovate to find more equality through higher education?
Adry Martinez, a current student at PelotonU in Austin, Texas, has found her groove. It was not always this way. Before coming to PelotonU, Adry attended a state university in California for two years before learning her degree would not set her up for the credential she needed in her career. Heartbroken and frustrated, she […]
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Kent Thiry: Small businesses cannot be overlooked in coronavirus response
America is facing an unprecedented public health crisis. Thankfully, we are now acting with speed and resolve to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Quick and decisive action must be taken to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 and save people’s lives. That must always be our No. 1 priority. But COVID-19 has economic […]