From today's Denver Post: "Nearly half of the state's registered voters cast ballots in this month's election, setting a new record for an odd-year election. The official turnout for the Nov. 1 election was 49.85 percent, breaking the record of 47.25 percent set in 2003, Secretary of State Gigi Dennis said Monday. Phillips County had the highest turnout, at 75.06 percent, and Dolores County had the lowest, at 36.87 percent. In 2003, voters soundly defeated a $2 billion proposal for water projects. A lot of money was also at stake in the latest election. Under the official tally, 52.06 percent of voters backed Referendum C, suspending the tax limits in the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, a constitutional amendment, for five years, allowing the state to keep about $3.7 billion that otherwise would have been refunded to taxpayers. However, 50.62 percent of voters rejected a companion measure - Referendum D - that would have allowed the state to borrow up to $2.1 billion for roads, school maintenance, pensions and other projects."
Here's the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [November 29, 2005, "Voter turnout set record for off years"].
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
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