2023 election
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Colorado offers Spanish voter registration, multi-language ballot interpretation hotline
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Spanish-speaking Coloradans can register to vote and access information about the upcoming November election at VayaVotarColorado.gov. The website offers Spanish instructions for registering to vote, updating voter registration, tracking a ballot, and finding nearby drop boxes, polling centers and county clerks. The website and its information come directly from the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. …
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Colorado Democratic Party endorses Polis’ property tax measure
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Colorado Democrats officially backed both of the ballot measures that voters will face this November. The Colorado Democratic Party’s state central committee voted on Thursday to endorse Proposition HH and Proposition II. The two measures, referred to the ballot by the state legislature, are the only statewide issues up for consideration in the upcoming election. “Colorado Democrats are…
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Rising cost of living tops concerns of Latino voters in Colorado
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Cost of living is the primary policy concern of Latino voters in Colorado heading into upcoming elections, according to a new poll. The Colorado Latino Policy Agenda found that the rising cost of living is the No. 1 issue Latino voters want both the state and federal government to address. The poll, released Wednesday, included responses from…
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Ballot certified for Colorado’s November election
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It’s official: The ballot for Colorado’s November election was certified on Monday. On Nov. 7, Colorado voters will decide the fate of two statewide ballot measures and the winning candidates of dozens of local mayoral, city council and school board races. Local initiatives will also be considered in some counties. “In just two months, Coloradans…
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EMILY’s List endorses 3 Democratic women in Colorado mayoral races
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The national political action committee EMILY’s List threw its support behind three candidates running to be mayor of Colorado cities on Wednesday. Arvada mayoral candidate Lauren Simpson, Lakewood mayoral candidate Wendi Strom, and Thornton mayoral candidate Julia Marvin are all being endorsed by the organization, which backs the candidacies of Democratic women who support abortion rights. …
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Applications open for Denver Mayor-elect Mike Johnston’s administration
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With 17 days left until his inauguration, Denver’s next mayor has begun accepting applications for his administration. Job listings for 25 positions on Mayor-elect Mike Johnston’s administration were posted on the city website Friday. The positions include chief of staff, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, senior advisor for homelessness resolution, and executive directors for 13…
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7 former Denver mayoral candidates to help Mike Johnston transition into office
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Denver’s next mayor is relying on his former rivals to help build his administration. Mayor-elect Mike Johnston announced the nearly 450 people who will make up his transition committees on Thursday – in charge of holding public meetings, sourcing applicants for key roles, and recommending priorities for the incoming administration. The lengthy list features many familiar names,…
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Sen. Chris Hansen endorses Kelly Brough for Denver mayor
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State senator and former mayoral candidate Chris Hansen threw his support behind Kelly Brough in the race for Denver mayor on Friday. Hansen announced his endorsement surrounded by gun violence prevention activists, saying a key reason he is backing Brough is because of her commitment to reduce gun violence. Hansen said the issue is particularly important to…
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Leslie Herod shares plans to build on 80 city-owned vacant lots in Denver
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As if on cue, a city of Denver pickup truck Wednesday rolled on to an empty, city-owned lot to tell a group of people in a homeless encampment they had to pack up their belongings and move to another location within two hours. The truck arrived during a Rep. Leslie Herod press conference on housing…
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Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledges to end homelessness in first term
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In an ambitious promise, Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledged to end homelessness by the end of his first term. Accomplishing that goal, he said, is contingent on a coordinated attack on overlapping challenges that are fueling homelessness. Homelessness has spiraled out of control in Colorado in the last several years. Today, almost 7,000 people are…
