Tag: 2021 Election
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Democrat candidate takes lead in Aurora City Council Ward 3 race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After Republican candidates appeared to have swept four out of the five open seats on the Aurora City Council, a second Democratic candidate took the lead Friday in Ward 3. As of Friday evening, Democrat…
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Tay Anderson pledges to rebuild trust after Denver School Board censure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Embattled Denver Public Schools Board Member Tay Anderson made his first official appearance since his Sept. 17 censure by fellow board members with a two-hour town hall at Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center in Five Points, Saturday. Anderson made himself available for the community to grill…
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Aurora City Council votes to allow people with felony convictions to run for council
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the first time in 60 years, Aurora residents with felony convictions will be permitted to run for City Council after the council voted to lift its ban Monday. The city code will now be…
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Denver City Council narrowly votes down measure to eliminate at-large council members
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council narrowly struck down the first reading of a bill Monday that would have created a ballot measure to eliminate at-large council members. If passed by voters, the ballot measure would have converted the two at-large council seats into two additional district…
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Denver’s $450 million bond package to go to ballot despite controversial arena funding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver residents will vote on a $450 million bond package in November after the City Council approved the ballot measures Monday, despite significant backlash around funding the National Western Center Arena. If passed by voters, the bond package backed by Mayor Michael Hancock would fund…
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Committee narrowly OKs first vote on measure to eliminate at-large council members
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver residents might get to vote on whether to keep at-large members in the City Council after the council governance committee narrowly passed a ballot measure to eliminate the position Tuesday. If passed, the ballot…
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City Council to vote on ballot measure to move up Denver’s municipal election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City Council governance committee approved a proposed ballot measure Tuesday that would move Denver’s municipal elections from May to April to address federal deadlines for mailing ballots to military and overseas voters. The proposal will go to the full council for two final votes…
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Competing measures on Park Hill Golf Course redevelopment added to November ballot
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two competing ballot measures regarding the potential redevelopment of Denver’s Park Hill Golf Course will appear on the November ballot, according to the Clerk and Recorder Office. The office announced the new measure, led by the Empower Northeast Denver campaign, received enough valid signatures Tuesday.…
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Broomfield ballot measure to propose ranked-choice voting model for city elections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A measure on the November ballot will allow Broomfield residents to vote on implementing a ranked-choice voting model for the city’s mayor and city council elections beginning in 2023. The Broomfield City Council unanimously voted…
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Petition to put Denver’s group living amendment on ballot gets over 18,000 signatures
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A petition to take Denver’s group living amendment to the voters in November has received over 18,000 signatures — double the amount needed to qualify for the ballot, according to officials with Safe and Sound…