Election Day in FoCo

On Tuesday, it was Election Day here in Fort Collins. Well, it's a mail-in ballot and they were due to the City Clerk on Tuesday so it wasn't as exciting everyone lining up at the polls to vote. But exciting none the less because we'd finally hear the results of the ballot initiative for ranked voting campaigned for by our friend Marc.

It was a nervous wait for the results. We kept refreshing the city clerk's website waiting for results with the campaign committee and volunteers at the headquarters.

Then just before 9pm, the news arrived: the measure had failed. It was a big disappointment. You can read about it here in The Collegian.

What else can you do when you lose an election then to drink away your sadness?

And so we did. We polished off all the boxed wine and beer at the party and then after

midnight, went across the street to Avo's bar til close. Marc, Jess, Julia, Dave, Aaron (a campaign volunteer who'd had more then a few!) and I ended the night at Jess and Julia's, drinking whiskey til the sun came up.

On the bright side, the campaign for ranked voting will continue and voters will have another chance to choose it in the next election.

This weekend we're going to the FoCoMX music festival - over 200 bands in 20 venues - and making big plans for camping and Utah adventures before we leave Colorado for good.