Tag: Denver Elections
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Voters 55 and up backed Mike Johnston, Kelly Brough; younger voters supported progressives in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A majority of voters who showed up on election day in Denver’s April 4 municipal races favored more progressive candidates, while those who mailed in their ballots preferred aspirants whose politics hews closer to the center compared to their rivals, an analysis of ballot returns…
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Denver’s Mayoral race is crowded, but it’s not the only one
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Almost 50 names will appear on the City of Denver’s April 4 ballot across several different municipal offices. The 17 candidates remaining for mayor (there was as many as 26) will be accompanied by nine city council at-large candidates and 23 others in an election…
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Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López reflects on first 2 years in role
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López’s first brush with public service came when he was only 13 years old. After his mother dragged him to community meetings about renaming a local elementary school after civil rights activist Richard Castro, López went to work. He went…
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City Council to consider moving Denver elections, implementing ranked-choice voting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will consider two proposals from Clerk and Recorder Paul López in the coming weeks that would change the way the city holds municipal elections. The first proposal would move Denver’s May municipal election to April, keeping the runoff election in June.…
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Rising political star Amber McReynolds leaving Denver elections post
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A potential candidate being sized up by insiders to run for Denver city clerk next year, then possibly higher office has her own plans. Amber McReynolds, Denver’s ubiquitous director of elections, is leaving Aug. 18 to become executive director of the National Vote at Home…