This morning we considered House Resolution 1005 on the censure of Rep. Doug Bruce. The Resolution was read in its entirety, detailing the Jan. 14 incident in which Rep. Bruce kicked a photographer. (You can find the full text of the Resolution at http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2008A/csl.nsf/BillFoldersHouse?openFrameset.)

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I returned home yesterday – time is an amazing thing because I left Kyiv at 6:45 a.m. and arrived in Denver just after noon after 15 hours of flying.

Thank you to those of you who have responded with questions about the trip and the election process. I hope I answer below all inquiries about Election Day itself.

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Lviv Monday 1:45 am

We are watching a vote count - a very slow process tonight.

Saturday seems like forever ago. It was bright clear weather – less humid than Friday. We started first thing Saturday morning with appointments with the various parties and players to discuss concerns they might have about the election, things we should be aware of in the region, and so forth.

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After more briefing in Kyiv Friday morning, my colleague and I headed to the airport to fly to Lviv. For a capitol airport, the Kyiv airport is remarkably small - essentially a commuter terminal. We found ourselves flying on a YAK 42, a Russian built aircraft - not something I was too thrilled about!

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Today was the second long day of briefings we had on the pre-election environment in the Ukraine. We met with representatives of four of the parties in this election, including the big three: Julia Tymoshenko's Block - you've probably seen photos of her with her famous blond braids; Our Ukraine - the president's party; and Party of Regions - the Prime Minister's party.

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State Rep. Anne McGihon is in the Ukraine to serve as an elections observer in what could turn out to be highly contested parliamentary balloting. This is Part II of her reports from her trip.

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Kyiv, Ukraine (September 25, 2007) - I arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday afternoon, 9 hours ahead of Denver on the time clock.

Driving in from the airport, I was struck by the driving. Ukrainians make lanes where they need them -- it doesn't matter if the road has three lanes. Our driver made his own way creating four lanes, by driving between 2 lanes. Then, I noticed that other cars were doing the same -- at one point where traffic was backed up, cars just drove down the wide sidewalk in the middle of the street! Cars are everywhere and Kyiv had no planning to accommodate them. One Ukrainian friend said that until recently, most Ukrainians couldn't afford cars and most families did not have a car, so this was never a problem. But, that is clearly not the case today -- cars are everywhere in Kyiv, and parked everywhere -- pulled up on the side of the road and parked every which ways on the wide sidewalks.

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House Bill 1355, making health care more accessible for small business owners and their employees, was signed into law June 1, 2007.

Sponsored by Representatives Anne McGihon (D-Denver) and Tom Massey (R-Poncha Springs), the law prevents insurance companies from penalizing small businesses if employees or their families have been sick.

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City and County of Denver
Election Commission

Current Voter Registration Statistics for Denver County

Active Voters: 186,029
Inactive Voters: 175,794

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The 2007 legislative session began with a flurry of activity and shows no signs of slowing down.

Friday mornings we usually do “floor work,” the process of considering bills that survived out of various committees. This morning we considered about 15 bills on second reading.

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