Denver November 2004 Election
Secretary of State Donetta Davidson ruled that the first State Contstitutional Amendment proposal, for November, Amendment 34, will be on the ballot. It's was written by Freda Poundstone and State Representative Jerry Frangas and deals with homeowners being able to sue builders, according to the Rocky Mountain News [June 24, 2004, "Home buyer proposal makes ballot"]. From the article, "The measure would give home owners the right to pursue a lawsuit against builders for alleged defects without first having to go through a process with the builder to try to address and repair the problems. Frangas said he was elated with the news, but predicted there would be a major fight against it by opponents in the weeks ahead. Rick Reiter, a spokesman for Coloradans for Responsible Reform, the group opposed to the measure, said it was unlikely that his organization would file a court challenge to Davidson's ruling. But he vowed a vigorous fight against a ballot proposal that he said was unnecessary and would only create more problems. He said the law Poundstone is fighting merely gives home builders the first right to fix a defect before a lawsuit is pursued. It works for everyone, he said."
Peter Coors and Bob Schaffer squared off in a debate yesterday, according to the Rocky Mountain News [June 24, 2004, "Drinking age debated"]. Both are hoping to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Colorado in the upcoming August 10th primary. From the article, "Schaffer, who says he has the only record in the Senate race of cutting taxes, acknowledged he had voted for various increases, including gas taxes and professional license taxes. He never got around to the why. Coors, in his strongest frontal attack on Schaffer since the campaign's onset, later sent out a news release outlining four measures where he contended Schaffer had voted as a Colorado state senator to increase taxes or fees...The candidates' ideologies fell in line Wednesday on issues such as opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants and opposition to abortion or same-sex marriages."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [June 24, 2004, "Candidates in search of an issue"]. From the article, "On Wednesday, Pete Coors and Bob Schaffer participated in another non-debate, this time before the Arapahoe County Republican Men's Club, where the candidates wrangled over crucial topics like amending the legal drinking age and number of children sired (Coors 6, Schaffer 5). Though it resembled an echo chamber more than a debating hall, no one present could deny that Schaffer had his way with Coors." More Post coverage here [June 24, 2004, "Coors light on facts about northern neighbor"] and here [June 23, 2004, "Differences emerge as GOP Senate candidates debate"].
Also from the Rocky this morning, "The Colorado Democratic Party has set up four debates between its U.S. Senate candidates Mike Miles and Ken Salazar. Times and locations are still under discussion. Dates and locations: July 2, Fort Collins, 600 KCOL-AM; July 23, Denver, KDBI-Channel 12; July 23, Grand Junction; Aug. 3, Denver.
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