Vol. 128, No. 110 Thursday, March 28, 2019
OPINION
SPORTS
ARTS & CULTURE
Injection sites could solve opioid crisis
Women’s history month inspires
CSU programs support students in careers
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How to vote this local election season By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules
Elections for several city official positions and two ballot issues will take place April 2. ILLUSTRATION BY MEG METZGER-SEYMOUR COLLEGIAN
FORT COLLINS ELECTION GUIDE Voting for mayoral, City Council races begins By Collegian Staff @CSUCollegian
Ballots will be due for the Fort Collins City Council elections April 2. This election season, 11 candidates are running for four City Council district seats and two candidates are running for mayor. Ballot
issues include extending the Keep Fort Collins Great tax and giving Council members fulltime pay. Ballots were mailed out during the week of March 18. It is recommended that you mail your ballot back by March 28 so it will be received by the 7 p.m. deadline on Election Day. Ballot dropoff locations are limited.
Below are resources to learn more about the candidates and issues on the ballot this election season. Ballot Issues Residents can vote on two issues this year. With the original Keep Fort Collins Great tax sunsetting in 2020, the City initiated Ballot Issue 1 which would extend and make par-
tially permanent the 0.85 percent sales tax. The second issue, a citizen-initiated charter amendment, would offer City council members and the Mayor full-time pay for full-time work.
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In 2017, only 28.25 percent of Fort Collins residents voted in City Council Elections. The City of Fort Collins’ City Council is responsible for various decisions made throughout the City, from bringing scooters to Fort Collins, the installation of broadband internet and more. Residents of Fort Collins can vote for Councilmembers and the Mayor April 2. This local election season, the Mayor and Councilmembers for Districts 1, 2, 4and 6 are up for election. “This gives local registered voters the opportunity to shape the community they live in,” wrote Fort Collins City Clerk Delynn Coldiron in an email to The Collegian. “They are able to have a voice in who will be representing them on City Council, as well as with the various ballot initiatives they get to weigh in on.” Elections for City Council positions and other ballot issues happen every odd year, with ballots due on the Tuesday after the first Monday of April. District Councilmembers are up for election every four years, with a maximum of two terms, while the Mayoral position is up for election every two years, with a maximum of three terms, according to the City Clerk’s website. Registering to vote Anyone who’s lived in Fort Collins 22 days prior to the election, is a United States citizen and is registered to vote can participate in Fort Collins’ local government elections. Residents can register to vote or check their registration at the Colorado Secretary of State’s website. see VOTE on page 4 >>