The Denver Election Commission is under fire from Common Cause and Councilwoman Rosemary Rodriquez, according to the Denver Post [June 12, 2005, "After a series of voting missteps and public blunders, the Denver Election Commission's days might be numbered. City Councilwoman Rosemary Rodriguez and the government watchdog group Common Cause are drafting a proposal to completely oust the three- member commission. Their proposed charter amendment calls for an elected clerk and recorder to take over the commission's responsibilities...If backed by the council, the proposal probably would be on the November ballot for approval by Denver voters. That would put the commissioners in the position of overseeing a vote on whether they should continue to exist. The commission, created 100 years ago, is the only one of its kind in the state. It is made up of two elected commissioners and the clerk and recorder, who is appointed by the mayor."
Here's a short opinion piece from the Rocky Mountain News editorial staff dealing with the ads against Referendum C [June 11, 2005, "Anti-C ad offers misleading view"]. They write, "Anyone in Denver who listens to radio will by now have heard the Independence Institute's ad blasting Referendum C, the budget-balancing measure on the November ballot. When we heard it, it struck us as a prime example of how facts that are literally true can be used selectively to create a misleading picture."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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