Opponents of Quick Wins Two are planning to file an appeal today to get the initiative back on the ballot for the November election, according to the Rocky Mountain News [September 26, 2003, "Appeal planned on ballot measure"]. A Denver judge ruled earlier this week that the group had failed to collect signatures as laid out in the Denver Charter and state election law. From the article, "The group on Thursday asked Coughlin to stay his order, and today the group will file an appeal with the Colorado Court of Appeals. Coughlin did not immediately rule on the stay request. In a separate move Thursday, the Denver Election Commission decided to wait to see if Coughlin grants the stay before it changes the ballot. If Coughlin does not grant a stay today, the commission will strip the question from the ballot, said Assistant City Attorney David Broadwell. Quick Wins Two, which took effect in February, is designed to eliminate large-scale redevelopments and massive additions to homes in nearly two-thirds of Denver's neighborhoods. The zoning law restricts the sizes of homes and mandates that a portion of each lot be dedicated as open space. Pappas said proponents of Quick Wins won a victory by exploiting a loophole in the City Charter. City election guidelines don't require petitioners to include their names and addresses, but state law does."
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