Election 2019

Election 2019

Aspen Public Radio is your source for in-depth coverage of local and state issues this election season.

Voters will see two state-wide initiatives: Proposition CC, which removes revenue limits put in place by the TABOR amendment, and Proposition DD, which takes sports-betting revenues to fund water initiatives.

Locally, Basalt residents decide on the town's property tax rate, the Roaring Fork and Aspen School Districts both select new school board members and initiatives to tax tobacco products appear on ballots throughout the Roaring Fork Valley.

Ballots are due on November 5. Listen to Aspen Public Radio and check our website and social media for analysis and election results.

Government

Slightly More Than One Third Of Registered Voters In The Valley Cast Ballots Tuesday

Alex Hager

Numbers from around the Roaring Fork Valley show slightly more than a third of registered voters cast a ballot on election day 2019, according to…
Arts & Culture

With 6A's Passage, Garfield County Libraries Will Soon Restore Hours, Add Materials

Christin Kay

Garfield County’s libraries will soon stay open longer and have more materials, thanks to voters approving ballot issue 6A earlier this week, which raises…
Election 2019 Sees New School Board Candidates And Tobacco Taxes, Average Turnout

Tuesday's election confirmed new school board members and approval of new property tax rates and tobacco taxes. The Aspen Public Radio news team was…
Basalt Approves Current Property Tax Rate With Ballot Issue 3A

Christin Kay

Basalt voters have approved a measure that sets the town's property tax rate at its current 5.9 percent.Town manager Ryan Mahoney says says he’s ready to…
Cigarette And Tobacco Taxes Approved

Voters throughout the Roaring Fork Valley overwhelmingly approved cigarette and tobacco taxes Tuesday. Pitkin County and Eagle County approved an eventual…
Capitol Coverage & State

Far From A Slam Dunk, Voters Narrowly Approve Colorado Sports Gambling Measure

Luke Runyon

Updated 11/6/19 at 3:13 p.m. Proposition DD has passed with 50.7% of the vote, according to unofficial vote totals from the Colorado Secretary of State...
Capitol Coverage & State

Colorado Voters Reject Proposition CC

Scott Franz

Colorado residents have rejected a request from their state legislature to remove an annual government spending limit that some elected officials argued...
Election Results For The Roaring Fork Valley

Christin Kay

State of Colorado IssuesProposition CC..........Yes (45.08%) No (54.92%)Proposition DD..........Yes (50.62%) No (49.38%)Pitkin County Issues1A- Sales Tax…
Government

Where To Vote Before Polls Close

Alex Hager

Voting ends at 7 p.m. tonight and there are a number of ways to cast your ballot in today's election.It’s too late to mail ballots in, but they can still…
Education

The Roaring Fork School's Board Of Education Candidates Debate At Candidate Forum

Three different district seats are open on the Roaring Fork School District’s Board of Education, and the five candidates running for those open seats had…