Denver November 2004 Election
Early voting starts October 18th, 15 days before the election. If you're having trouble making up your mind, send me email, I'll help you out. 
Robert Cringely: "The trend in U.S. elections that concerns me the most is voter apathy. Fewer of us are voting each election, and young people are especially unlikely to vote. There is no dispute about this situation, and all sides are affected." Here's the link to the Vanishing Voter Project.
The Rocky Mountain News editorial staff is endorsing Ken Salazar for the U.S. Senate [October 9, 2004, "Ken Salazar for U.S. Senate"]. From the editorial, "We have 18 reasons for supporting Ken Salazar's quest to become Colorado's next U.S. senator. They are the 18 years he's been in public service in this state. During that time - first as legal adviser to Gov. Roy Romer, then as head of the Department of Natural Resources and finally as attorney general - Salazar has consistently displayed the sort of pragmatic, sensible judgment that will serve him well in the nation's capital. Salazar is a Democrat, yet over the past two decades he's worked with Republicans and Democrats alike to discover solutions for water-parched communities, create a statewide system to preserve open space, upgrade standards for police training, defend Colorado in legal conflicts with neighboring states, shore up crime victims' rights, institute a statewide registry for sex offenders, and promote many other overdue reforms. Unlike some officials in his position, he also hasn't hesitated to speak out in favor of more openness in the legal system - such as criticizing a judge's refusal to release the autopsy of Dylan Klebold and, more recently, disputing a decision restricting the state grand jury from reporting its conclusions in the University of Colorado recruiting scandal."
Ken Salazar leads Peter Coors 46% to 44% according to a recent Denver Post/Channel 9 News poll, according to the Denver Post [October 9, 2004, "'Close race,' but Salazar has edge"]. From the article, "If the election were held today, 46 percent of the 630 respondents said they would vote for Salazar, and 44 percent said they would vote for Coors. That is within the poll's 4 percentage point margin of error. Nine percent said they were undecided, and 1 percent supported other candidates. The poll of randomly selected registered voters was conducted Oct. 4-6."
The Rocky Mountain News has a nifty Ballot Builder application on their Election page. Denver voters that would rather just download the sample ballot can go here.
The Rocky editorial staff is endorsing Carl Erickson for RTD in disrict E [October 9, 2004, "The best choices for RTD board"]. None of the other Denver candidates have any competition.
Pete Coors and Ken Salazar squared off in a debate at Channel 9 studios yesterday, according to the Denver Post [October 9, 2004, "Senate candidates debate taxes, business burden"]. From the article, "Tax policy was one key point of difference in the faceoff, with Republican businessman Coors saying that [base "]tax cuts are working[per thou] and allow businesses to hire more people. Democratic state attorney general Salazar, meanwhile, said he would focus on reducing taxes on the middle class as senator...A new Denver Post poll shows Salazar holding a slim lead over Coors among likely voters. If the election were held today, 46 percent of the poll's 630 respondents said they would vote for Salazar, and 44 percent said they would vote for Coors."
Here's an article about Amendment 36 from the Denver Post [October 8, 2004, "Top Democrats mum on Amend. 36"]. The amendment would divide Colorado's electoral college votes based on the popular vote for the president.
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