Denver November 2004 Election
Here's an article about Amendment 36, from the Rocky Mountain News [September 14, 2004, "Amendment 36 would help third parties, politicos say"]. The amendment would change the way that Colorado's electoral votes are awarded in presidential elections. From the article, "If Amendment 36 is approved, Colorado would be the only state to use a system that divides its electoral votes in proportion to the popular vote. For example, a candidate winning 51 percent of the popular vote would get five of Colorado's nine electoral votes, while the opponent with 49 percent would get four. (Senator Ron) Tupa likes to cite the real-world example of the 1992 presidential election, when Bill Clinton won all of Colorado's electoral votes, despite receiving only 40 percent of the statewide vote. George H.W. Bush won 36 percent of Colorado's vote, and Reform Party candidate Ross Perot won 23. Had Amendment 36 been in effect, Clinton would have received three electoral votes, Bush, three; and Perot, two."
A new group, Mothers Are Driving, has formed to oppose FasTracks, according to the Rocky Mountain News [September 14, 2004, "Moms are MAD at FasTracks"]. From the article, "At a news conference Monday, the women said they're concerned that FasTracks will use up funding resources that could later have been applied to highway projects."
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