Denver city officials are filing a bill today to hold a special election Jan. 30 for voters to consider scrapping the Denver Election Commission in favor of an elected Clerk and Recorder.
City Council members decided literally in the 11th hour this morning to keep pushing toward a special election, despite questions about whether it can logistically be done.
But with a deadline to file a bill at noon today, the prevailing theory among the committee was to meet legislative deadlines now, and scuttle the bill later if the election can’t happen.
That decision was part of a three-hour meeting during which the council ironed out details on what the future of Denver election governance would look like.
Any change will have to be approved by voters, but the decided on an elected clerk and recorder system.
The council had been considering several options, but recommendations last night from an investigative panel convened by Mayor John Hickenlooper for an elected clerk and recorder help sway council members
