Denver City Council rejects ranked-choice voting, advances change for at-large seats

Denver City Council rejects ranked-choice voting, advances change for at-large seats

The Denver City Council on Monday night narrowly rejected a ballot measure that would ask voters to convert most city elections to ranked-choice voting, while advancing a potential change to how its two at-large members are elected. The ranked-choice voting proposal was rejected 7-6 on its first reading. The at-large proposal — also a proposed charter amendment for the November ballot — passed its first vote 7-6. It advances to a final vote next…

Denver council rejects ranked-choice voting proposal, but another election change advances

The other proposal would significantly change at-large council elecitons.