Politics
Colorado Supreme Court approves legislative redistricting plan
On November 15, the Colorado Supreme Court said, in a ruling written by Justice Richard Gabriel regarding the plan submitted by the Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission, “The Commission did not abuse its discretion in applying the criteria set forth (in) the Colorado Constitution…The court thus approves the Plans and orders the Commission to file those …
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Aurora City Council will be politically diverse
There were five seats up for election for the ten-member Aurora City Council on November 2. The council members for Wards 1, 2 and 3 plus two at-large positions were in play. Due to term limits and some members choosing not to run for re-election, the only race with an incumbent was in Ward 1, …
All three statewide ballot initiatives fail
All three statewide ballot initiatives failed to get the necessary voter support to be adopted in the November 2 election. Amendment 78 asked voters to approve a change to both the Colorado Constitution and state law to require all money received by the state, “including money provided to the state for a particular purpose, known …
Greenwood Village election proves that much is the same but something changed
All six incumbents who were running for the GV city council were re-elected on November 2. Libby Barnacle, Dave Bullock, Judith Hilton, Anne Ingebretsen, Dave Kerber and Donna Johnston were all endorsed, along with new candidates, Tom Stahl and Paul Wiesner, by current Mayor George Lantz and his two immediate predecessors, Nancy Sharpe and Ron …
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Cherry Creek School Board race produces decisive winners
Although the at-large race for the open seats representing Director Districts D and E on the Cherry Creek Schools Board of Education produced a slew of contentious questions, answers, ads and accusations, in the end the vote for both positions was not close. In Director District D, incumbent and longtime volunteer Kelly Bates, running for …
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Robyn Carnes is a new addition on Centennial City Council
Although one position from each of Centennial’s four voting districts was up for election on November 2, along with the mayor, the only new addition to the council with be Robyn Carnes in Centennial District 1. Carnes, who owns a consulting business that serves clients around the country and recently worked for a national organization …
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Littleton voters elect their first mayor and pass sales tax increase
For many years, Littleton’s mayor was chosen by its city council from among its members. On November 2, for the first time in recent history, city residents voted directly for mayor from among three candidates. Former City Council Member Kyle Schlachter, who served from 2017 to 2019 and works for the Colorado Department of Agriculture …
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Arapahoe County Republicans showed up for this election
According to the records of the Arapahoe County Clerk’s office, there were 460,417 total registered voters in Arapahoe County as of election day, November 2, 2021. Of that total, 418,309 were considered to be eligible voters. A registered voter who is not listed as an eligible voter might be someone who never canceled their registration …
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