As Denver's runoff elections come to an end, many candidates and voters hope this runoff could be the last. DenverVotes COPolitics
On the campaign trail, both candidates for mayor – Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough – said they want to eliminate the process of holding separate general and runoff elections. Instead, they’re supporting a switch to ranked choice voting."Ranked choice voting is easy.
Two years ago, Colorado passed a law making it easier for cities and counties to switch to ranked choice voting. Carbondale, Telluride and Basalt already use it. Boulder and Broomfield will start this November, and Fort Collins will switch over in 2025. “This runoff cost $2 million. That's the same cost roughly as the General Municipal Election we had in April,” said Lucille Wenegieme, the Strategic Advisor for the Denver Clerk and Recorder, which is responsible for administering elections.The Denver Elections Division determined in 2021 that ranked choice voting is a viable option. But Denver City Council ultimately decided against ranked choice. Instead, the council voted to increase the time between the general and runoff elections.
With runoffs, “if you didn't vote for [the top candidates], you'd nevertheless get a ballot, and you can choose from between them. So, you get a second chance. You cannot do that in ranked choice. Your ballot’s in the trash already,” Flynn said.“More perspective is a part of the political process,” said Landon Mascareñaz, co-chair of the local committee Denver Deserves Democracy, which plans to build political support for ranked choice voting in the coming months.
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