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RandySF

(70,748 posts)
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 03:10 AM Sep 2024

These are the measures on Denver's ballot

Here are the measures city voters can expect on their ballot.

Note: Denver Elections has not finalized each measure's official ballot title yet.
🏘️ Affordable housing funding: Raises the local sales tax by 0.5% to generate $100 million a year to build, maintain and acquire affordable housing units.

👮🏻‍♀️ Citizenship requirement for police and firefighters: Removes the requirement for local police and firefighters to be U.S. citizens.

👷🏽‍♂️ Collective bargaining: Expands collective bargaining eligibility to nearly all Denver city staff.

🍎 Denver Public Schools bond: Would issue $975 million in bonds to repair and maintain 154 DPS buildings, primarily schools.

🏥 Denver Health funding: Raises the local sales tax by .34% to raise $70 million annually to help cover operational costs for the city's safety net hospital.

✊🏿 Human rights office: Would elevate the Agency for Human Rights & Community Partnerships to a charter agency, and add its executive director as a member of the mayor's Cabinet.

👩🏼‍🚒 Firefighters collective bargaining: Would require binding arbitration for firefighters when issues arise during collective bargaining negotiations.

💰 Elected officials' salaries: Changes how elected officials, including the mayor and city council members, get raises.




https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/09/03/november-ballot-measure-denver-election

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