O-Score proof
Boulder County Ballot Question 200 (three to five commissioners) leads 74,676 to 39,098 in unofficial results; companion Question 201's hybrid model leads 55,623 to 50,463
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 4 (our publish date). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, 4 query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched, none unchecked). 60 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 4, 2026, 8:13 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:apnews.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:apnews.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:apnews.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:apnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:reuters.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:reuters.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:reuters.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:reuters.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:nytimes.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:washingtonpost.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:wsj.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:wsj.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:wsj.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:wsj.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:cnn.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:cnn.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:cnn.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:cnn.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:foxnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:nbcnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:cbsnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:npr.org" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:npr.org" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:npr.org" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:npr.org" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:npr.org" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:npr.org" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:npr.org" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:npr.org" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:usatoday.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Boulder County commissioners site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Ballot Question 200 site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Boulder County five commissioners site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Question 201 Boulder site:bloomberg.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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Pickups
We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026, 8:13 PM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Boulder County commissioners”, “Ballot Question 200”, “Boulder County five commissioners”, “Question 201 Boulder”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.