Re: the costs

[Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Paul:

That may clear the confusion.

Apparently $20K is for the County Clerk's services.  You can't mail out
notices/ballots to 70,000(?) people for $20K.  I'm guessing that mailing
costs are the bulk of the remainder and that the city is picking up that
cost.  I believe - but am not certain - that each piece of mail costs about
$0.67 for postage.

I found it highly amusing that Alisa and/or Linda (I can't remember which)
was "angry" (expressed a strong opinion) that the U.S. Postal Service
"should be delivering these ballots for 'free'." 

I wonder how Alisa (or was it Linda?) would react if the Feds turned it
around and demanded that Boulder deliver Federal notices to Boulder
residents "for free."  I guess things are free if it comes out of other
people's budget.

Ralph Shnelvar


On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 23:40:06 -0700, you wrote:

>I haven't spoke the Alisa, but to the BC clerks elections division. The
>figure I heard was "approx $20K". Now this is just for the election itself
>and not matching funds for candidate campaigns.
>
>Never gave any thought to the matching funds bit.
>
>pt
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ralph Shnelvar [mailto:ralphs@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 5:12 PM
>To: Cvv-Discuss@Coloradovoter. Net
>Subject: Re: the costs
>
>Dear Paul:
>
>On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:37:21 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>In one of the few times that I will be noted as in agreement with Ralph ...
>>This is it!
>>
>>Ask voters to protest by not voting - YES!
>>
>>Ralph, before publicizing this you should get your cost facts straight. The
>>special election in COB should cost about $20K, not $100K. If CVV
>publicizes
>>incorrect information about this cost factor and the clerks involved
>>challenge it with facts showing otherwise, then other parts of the argument
>>may be lost on the voters.
>
>The $80K to $100K figure was quoted to Joe, Neal, and myself by Alisa.  If I
>am wrong then I apologize.
>
>Joe and/or Neal, I'm I remembering the dollar amount incorrectly?
>
>Indeed, the number may considerably exceed $100K if there is a run on the
>city's coffers if a lot of candidates seek matching funds.
>>
>>paul
>
>Ralph Shnelvar
>