Colorado voters reject Proposition 131 - ranked choice voting

Article publisher: 
Colorado Sun
Article date: 
6 November 2024
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Colorado News
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Colorado voters reject Proposition 131, the all-candidate primary and ranked choice election ballot measure.

The measure was funded in large part by Kent Thiry, the wealthy former CEO of the Denver-based dialysis giant DaVita.

Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected Proposition 131, which would have moved the state to an all-candidate primary system where the top four vote getters advanced to ranked choice general elections.

The supporters of the measure conceded at about 10 p.m., when 56% of the vote was opposed to the initiative and 44% were in support. The Associated Press called the race at 9:13 a.m. on Wednesday even after the margin of loss had narrowed slightly...

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