Election officials still counting ballots but Denver Deserves Sidewalks campaign confident in lead
By Joe Rubino, The Denver Post
Denver election workers still have roughly 32,000 ballots to count from Tuesday’s midterm election but supporters of Initiated Ordinance 307, the sidewalk tax measure, finally feel confident enough to declare victory in the tightest race in the city this cycle.
The Denver Elections Division counted votes through the weekend to get through a logjam after spokesman Alton Dillard estimated that half of the roughly 281,000 ballots cast in Denver in the election came in on Monday and Tuesday.
As of unofficial results released at 5 p.m. Sunday, Initiated Ordinance 307 is now leading with 55.2% of the vote. It’s passing by 24,567 votes with almost 90% of all ballots now counted, according to the update.
That was enough for the Denver Deserves Sidewalks campaign that supported 307 to see a clear path to victory.
“We are excited that Denverites have voted for a more equitable, fair, and safe city for everyone,” Jill Locantore, executive director of the Denver Streets Partnership, said in a statement Sunday after the updated results were posted. “We look forward to working with City Council and the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure to ensure successful implementation of the program.”
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