denver clerk and recorder
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Voter turnout, registration debated in race for Denver clerk and recorder
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Given all the attention soaked up by the Denver mayor and council races this spring plus some significant ballot questions in the May 7 city election, it is easy to lose sight of the contest for Denver clerk and recorder. And yet, there’s a three-way race for an open seat in that office which oversees…
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Facing term limits, Denver Councilman López will run for another office
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The longest-serving current member of the Denver City Council, Paul López, can’t again vie for his seat representing the city’s District 3 due to term limits. But, he’s not quite ready to leave city public service yet. López had teased he was “seriously considering” a run earlier this year, but confirmed on Thursday he has…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Peg Perl unveils backers in Denver clerk race
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The municipal election isn’t for another 10 months, and she has yet to draw an opponent, but Denver clerk and recorder candidate Peg Perl is already racking up support for her bid, the attorney and former senior counsel for Colorado Ethics Watch announced this week. The current and former officials supporting Perl include House House Majority…
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Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office ‘eclipses’ its own record in 2017
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It seems like the Denvers Clerk and Recorder’s Office is regularly breaking records for marriage licenses issued and newly registered voters. That was certainly true of 2017 as Debra Johnson’s office “eclipsed” the previous year’s accomplishments. “A large swath of the US viewed the totality of the solar eclipse last year, and here at the…
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Public funding for Denver’s political campaigns? Not this year
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Denverite’s Erica Meltzer reports that Denver residents once again won’t get to vote on a wide-ranging campaign-reform proposal that, among other features, would have introduced public funding for campaigns. When all the tallying was done at the Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office, the ballot initiative and petition drive by the group Clean Slate Now had…
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Denver’s clerk, eligible for a third term, says two are enough for her
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Denver Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson, who among other career milestones, played a prominent role in the court battle over same-sex marriage, announced today she won’t seek a third term when her post comes up for election in two years. From a press release just issued by her office: “It is my privilege and honor…
