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DENVER — This fall, Colorado voters may get to decide whether to change how elections work in the state.
Like a growing number of voters, Steve Yurash felt he no longer had a voice in the major two-party system.Last year, he started his own minor political party, the Colorado Center Party. A candidate needs a majority, 50% of the vote, to be declared the winner. If no candidate receives that in the first round, the candidate with the lowest total is eliminated. Voters who supported that candidate would still have their votes counted, it would just go to their second choice. This process continues until someone gets 50% of the vote.
Colorado voters may get to change how elections are conducted in the state If the initiative makes November’s ballot and is approved by voters, it won’t be implemented as soon as originally thought. Sirota said the delay would be necessary to give voters time to understand a new process and to ensure they didn’t make mistakes that would disenfranchise their votes.Should Colorado switch to ranked choice voting? Meghan Lopez - Denver7 4:00 PM, Jan 22, 2021 "It’s really a very reasonable thing to do,” said Sirota.Those who support election reform believe Sirota's amendment is a way for lawmakers to try to block the will of the voters, should the initiative be approved.
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