The Denver Election Commission is under fire for a decision to set up voting centers for the November election, according to the Rocky Mountain News [June 10, 2005, "Election commission draws flak"]. From the article, "Voter advocates accused the Denver Election Commission on Thursday of bowing to pressure from Colorado lawmakers to hold a mail-in ballot election in November to bolster turnout for two measures aimed at lifting state spending limits. The election commission is considering scrapping its initial plan to set up voting center sites in November, where any registered voter could cast a ballot. The criticism came a day after the commission met to begin discussing the format of the November election. It is expected to make a final decision June 23. Election commission officials say they are not bending to political pressure by framing the election in a way that would increase voter turnout for two state budget-related measures, Referendums C and D."
Here's a short article from the Denver Post highlighting Governor Owens support for Referendum C [June 10, 2005, "Owens pushes budget-reform plan"]. They write, "Gov. Bill Owens and other leading Republicans urged their fellow conservatives on Thursday to get behind the budget-reform package on November's ballot. Owens touted his conservative credibility, reminding a roomful of Republicans that he has signed 43 tax cuts and worked for passage of the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, or TABOR, in 1992."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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