by denvergreens | Oct 12, 2021 | Ballot initiatives
As we review this November’s ballot questions, we affirm some core values. First, we believe that people come before profits, and the public purse should be spent primarily to improve the quality of life for Denver residents. Secondly, we do not believe that the city...
by tech | Feb 15, 2021 | Ballot initiatives, Elections
DENVER GREEN PARTY CALLS UPON DENVER CHARTER COMMITTEE TO REFER RANKED CHOICE VOTING TO THE BALLOT The Denver Green Party (DGP) advocates for the City and County of Denver to adopt Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) as a referred measure for Denver’s November 2021 ballot. To...
by tech | Sep 4, 2020 | Ballot initiatives
In 2005, the Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 05-152, preventing local governments from entering into the broadband internet market and using tax money on fiber optic infrastructure. On the November ballot, voters will be able to “opt out” of SB05-152 by...
by tech | Dec 3, 2018 | Ballot initiatives
On December 2, 2018, the Denver Green Party unanimously voted to endorse Decriminalize Denver’s ballot initiative effort to remove possession and personal cultivation of psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, from the list of arrestable offenses...
by tech | Oct 21, 2018 | Ballot initiatives
We begin our recommendations for the questions on the Denver ballot for 2018 with the observation of a disturbing trend among them: most of the funding for the purposes described in the questions are based on regressive sales taxes that fundamentally and inequitably...
by tech | May 31, 2018 | Ballot initiatives
The Denver Green Party opposes statewide statutory ballot Initiative 97, proposed by Colorado Rising, which seeks to establish a 2,500-foot setback requirement for fracking operations from occupied buildings and special areas. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking has...
