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Ranked choice voting floated as option to increase turnout in Colorado Springs races
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Could rank choice voting increase dismal voter turnout numbers in Colorado Springs? During the last Colorado Springs City Council election in April 2021, about 27% of active registered voters participated, a drop from about 32% turnout in 2017, a comparable non-mayoral race. “Our people are not voting,” Councilman Bill Murray said Monday, during an informal…
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Idaho Springs’ razor-thin ballot measure margins prove every vote counts
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Do you have one of those friends who tells you they don’t vote because they don’t think their single voice matters? Well this week we got two examples of why that’s just not true. In Idaho Springs, a quirky mountain town about 30 minutes west of Denver, residents were so sharply divided over their recent…
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DENVER ELECTION 2019: Hancock to face Giellis in mayor’s race runoff
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is headed for a runoff election with challenger and urban planner Jamie Giellis. Unofficial results at 1 a.m. Wednesday showed Hancock with 39% of the vote, falling short of the 50% plus one vote that he would have needed to avoid the June 4 runoff. They also showed Giellis, a former…
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DENVER ELECTION 2019: Voter turnout unusually low; Hancock raises $2M
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While Denver’s mayoral contest may prove to be pivotal, and a pair of ballot measures are gathering national attention, voter response so far has been mostly “meh.” Voter turnout as of 10 a.m. Tuesday stood at just over 24% with 101,433 mailed ballots received back by the Denver Elections Division. Spring municipal elections in Denver…
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DENVER ELECTION 2019: Bartels, Ciruli, Brown on what to watch for Tuesday (PODCAST)
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As campaigns go, this spring’s Denver municipal election has not lacked for interesting stories and intriguing topics. Start with a mayoral campaign in which Mayor Michael Hancock is facing some serious competition in his bid for a third term. Add several competitive city council races that have drawn an unusually large field of candidates. Factor…
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ON THE DENVER CAMPAIGN TRAIL | Penfield Tate III, candidate for mayor
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This is the second in a series of stories on Denver mayoral candidates in their last days on the campaign trail ahead of the May 7 city election. Inside Denver mayoral candidate Penfield Tate III’s campaign office, the small white board sign on field operation manager Emily Curtis’ desk sends a daily jolt of urgency…
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Webb: Looking back on Election 2016
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As we begin to digest the 2016 election results, let me begin with our successes. First, I want to congratulate Denver voters on our 80 percent turnout, which is outstanding. I also want to congratulate Emmy Ruiz for running a great campaign in Colorado for Hillary Clinton. She helped make Colorado blue and bring Hillary…
