SAFER has apparently garnered enough signatures for a ballot proposal to legalize marijuana according to the Denver Post [July 27, 2005, "Denver voters could have chance to legalize marijuana"]. From the article, "The Committee for Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) said it has submitted the necessary 5,383 signatures from at least 5 percent of Denver city and county registered voters to get its proposal placed on the ballot. SAFER said the Denver Election Commission has determined that it appears to have sufficient valid signatures. The petition now goes to the City Council for approval and placement on the ballot. The council may act on the matter as early as next week. SAFER proposes that Denver legalize possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana by anyone 21 or older."
Denver City Council members are wondering how and where voters are going to cast a ballot in the November election, according to the Rocky Mountain News [July 27, 2005, "Council complains of no election plan"]. From the article, "Commissioner Sandy Adams dismissed claims that there isn't a clear plan of action for November. The three-member body decided to hold a polling place election. Eight early voting sites will be set up where Denver residents can cast ballots regardless of where they live. Absentee ballot request forms will be sent out nearly two months before the November election. 'We have a game plan, and we're all set,' Adams said. 'We know that the mistakes that happened last year won't happen again.'"
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [July 27, 2005, "Voting commission scrutinized"]. They write, "The commission has been criticized for a series of mishaps and public blunders. In last year's presidential election, nearly 40 percent of reported voting problems in Colorado occurred in Denver, a Denver Post analysis found. Additionally, the commission was late in mailing some 13,000 absentee ballots. Problems have persisted. In February, the commission reversed its decision to hold an all-mail ballot for the May election in which voters approved funding for a new justice center - even though a mail election was expected to save taxpayers as much as $400,000. The commission said it would use early-voting centers in November but reversed that decision in June when it decided to return to polling precincts."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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