Spotlight
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These articles are written to provide factual background and insights into the issues and the candidates in this election. The category row above the articles is used to narrow the listings to specific topic areas.
Copy of NO on Proposition 131 - Senator Michael Bennet
Colorado's Senator Michael Bennet published a detailed letter on October 13 explaining why a "NO" vote on Proposition 131 is recommended. His letter clearly explains why Ranked Choice Voting ("RCV") can be attractive in some circumstances, but is NOT appropriate to replace Colorado's primary system. Here is his letter.
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NO on Proposition 131 - Senator Michael Bennet
Colorado's Senator Michael Bennet published a detailed letter on October 13 explaining why a "NO" vote on Proposition 131 is recommended. His letter clearly explains why Ranked Choice Voting ("RCV") can be attractive in some circumstances, but is NOT appropriate to replace Colorado's primary system. Here is his letter.
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2024 Ballots - Summary of Voting Recommendations
A REVIEW OF VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS ON COLORADO’S 2024 BALLOT ISSUES Our Newsletters of October 8 and October 11 reviewed in brief all Colorado Constitutional Amendments and all Propositions. Please refer to those Newsletters for more detailed ballot issues discussions. (Or refer to specific Spotlight articles on those topics.) This article presents an overview of the voting recommendations by the Colorado Democratic Party. For the “No Position Taken” issues, we include a summary of the results of a “Yes” or “No” vote. Here are the addresses of our October 8 and October 11 Newsletters October 11 -- https://preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webview/705285/134931311605319049 October 8 -- https://preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webview/705285/134648573261252508
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2024 Ballots - Voting on Propositions
This article addresses the 7 Propositions on our November 5 ballots and provides recommendations for voting by the Colorado Democratic Party. Five of these Propositions were placed on the ballot by citizen initiatives (assigned a Proposition number). The remaining two Propositions were placed on the ballot by the Legislature (assigned a double letter code). Wherever the Colorado Democratic Party said “No Position Taken”, we explain the reasons and show what yes and no voting choices entail. Please note that VOTE NO on Proposition 131 is important. Senator Bennet also wrote a letter (included below) to support his NO vote on 131.
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2024 Ballots - Voting on Amendments to Constitution
This Article discusses the 7 Ballot Issues that are proposed Amendments to our Colorado Constitution. This was originally issued as a Newsletter dated October 8. Here are brief comments about each Amendment, the recommended vote by the Colorado Democratic Party, and the reasons for such recommendations. (Note: The 7 Propositions are discussed in a separate article.)
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