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Castle Pines Growth Spurs Redistricting and Campaign Finance Changes
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Colorado Politics, Approved, Local

Castle Pines Growth Spurs Redistricting and Campaign Finance Changes

By Nicholas Fogleman | Colorado Politics Castle Pines officials are moving forward with proposed changes to the city’s election system that would make it easier for candidates to raise money and reshape district boundaries to accommodate rapid growth.  During a City Council meeting Tuesday, the council discussed redistricting municipal voter districts and approved the first reading of an ordinance that would increase campaign contribution limits for local races. As a home-rule municipality, has the authority to establish its own campaign finance rules. The council approved a proposal on first reading to raise the limit on contributions to candidate committees to $2,000, matching limits in Greenwood Village and Lone Tree. Under curre...
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Denver City Council Rejects Ranked Choice Voting in Narrow Vote
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Local, Approved, Axios Denver

Denver City Council Rejects Ranked Choice Voting in Narrow Vote

By Esteban L. Hernandez | Axios Denver The way Denver elects its mayors, city council members and other local officials is staying put for now. The latest: The Denver City Council voted 7-6 Monday night to reject putting a measure on the November ballot that would changed the city's municipal elections to a ranked choice voting method. The system lets voters rank multiple candidates in order of preference. Why it matters: The move could have reshaped how candidates campaign — and how voters choose — for Denver's top offices. State of play: Supporters said the new system would have increased voter turnout, save money and boost candidate engagement. The other side: Councilmember Kevin Flynn led opposition on the voting method. Flynn pointe...
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Danielle Jurinsky, GOP candidates dominate early fundraising in Aurora Council race
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Approved, denvergazette.com, Local

Danielle Jurinsky, GOP candidates dominate early fundraising in Aurora Council race

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette Republican incumbents are leading the fundraising race for the Aurora City Council election, which now has a pool of 17 candidates for five seats. City Council seats up for election are Wards I, II and II and two at-large. A majority of the candidates are running for Ward I and the two at-large seats.  Incumbent Danielle Jurinsky, who is running to keep her at-large seat, has raised over four times the amount of the next highest fundraising candidate.  Jurinsky's campaign has a total of almost $185,000 in contributions, according to Aurora's campaign finance system. Jurinsky's campaign has had a total of 486 contributions, 107 of which were the full possible amount of $1,150.  In 2023, the Aurora City Clerk's Office adjusted the...
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