Denver November 2004 Election
Vote tomorrow.
The Rocky Mountain News has the lowdown on what you'll need to vote tomorrow [November 1, 2004, "Key voting questions and sample ballot"].
Jim Spencer sums up his views on voting in his column in today's Denver Post [November 1, 2004, "No excuses now you hold your future in your hands"]. He writes, "So don't let bungling bureaucrats or partisan poll watchers intimidate you. On Friday, I read that Republicans have already complained that early voters in predominantly Democratic Pueblo County didn't show identification and that some voters got help casting ballots from people other than election officials. Soon to come: complaints from Democrats about mistakes in predominantly Republican counties. As charges fly, remember that you - and only you - are responsible for your vote. A couple of months ago, I clipped a story about people who were murdered registering to vote in Afghanistan. Stop whining about ID requirements, registration and precinct screw-ups, late absentee ballots. Do what it takes to cast a ballot. You can call FairVoteColorado.org at 888-839-4301 or the Election Protection coalition at 866-OUR-VOTE (687-8683) for help. Go the extra mile. Go the extra 10 miles, if that's what it takes to drive home for a forgotten ID or to get to another voting precinct or to carry your absentee ballot to the clerk. Better yet, before you head out, call your county clerk. Find out how and where you're supposed to vote. Make sure you take your driver's license or your passport or your bank statement or a pay stub with your address or your certified U.S. birth certificate. At the polls, if you're confused by the voting machine, ask an election official. Feel stupid? Think how dumb Democrats in South Florida felt in 2000 after voting for both conservative Pat Buchanan and Al Gore."
The Denver Post will offer election results on their website [November 1, 2004, "Ongoing election results on Post website"].
Here are the Rocky's endorsements.
Here are the Denver Post's endorsements.
The get out the vote effort is the subject of this article from the Rocky Mountain News [November 1, 2004, "Door to door to door"].
Update: Jeralyn Merritt, writing on 5280, "Colorado[base ']s election chief, Secretary of State Donetta Davidson, has flown to Arizona to be with her brother who is in a coma following a motorcycle accident on Saturday. She will not be here Election Day. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Hobbs and election officers Bill Compton and Drew Durham will stand in for her. If there is a crisis, Governor Owens has made a state plane available to fly her back."
Sign of the times. Ms. Davidson began a statement with, "We have good lawyers standing by as well..." 
Update: On election night local Democrats will be hootin' and hollerin' at the Marriott Hotels Resorts Suites Denver Marriott City Center, 1701 California, Denver, CO 80202, (303) 297-1300. Republicans will be closer to Colorado Springs at the Marriott Hotels & Resorts Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S Syracuse, Denver, CO, (303) 779-1100. Coyote Gulch plans to watch the early returns and show up where people will be the most upbeat.
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