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We finally have some poll results to look at with respect to Referendum A, Amendment 32, and Amendment 33. According to the Rocky Mountain News [October 30, 2003, "Poll: 'Big Three' are sinking"] all three are failing to woo enough voters for approval. From the article, "Opponents of the video-gambling initiative successfully labeled it "the big lie," he said, and tied it to the indictment of a British company that owns most of Colorado's animal racing tracks. Ciruli said most voters couldn't understand Amendment 32 - as evidenced by the the large number of undecideds - and said that shows how hard it could be to reform Colorado property-tax laws. He said the big surprise was the water measure - particularly that the poll indicated it was failing in the metro area, where proponents were counting on support. It also was failing by a huge margin on the Western Slope, a more expected result." Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [October 30, 2003, "Statewide ballot initiatives facing defeat, survey finds"].

Some businesses are backing Amendment 32, according to the Denver Post [October 30, 2003, "Amend. 32 garners business backing"].

Election officials are reporting problems with mail-in ballots, according to the Denver Post [October 30, 2003, "Hundreds of ballots to be tossed"]. Denver alone will be tossing 550 so far. Did I sign my name?.
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