What does ballot question 300 mean?

Finding truth in campaign postcards

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As Littleton’s March 7 special election approaches, some residents have received more than just ballots in their mailboxes.

Passionate voices on both sides of the ballot measure recently sent postcards to Littleton residents in an e ort to encourage voters to

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | vote “yes” or “no” on ballot question 300, which proposes changes to the city charter sections about initiatives and referendums.

Citizens who created the ballot question want to bring the city’s charter in line with aspects of Colorado municipal election law, reducing the signature threshold needed for citizen petitions that aim to add new laws or challenge ordinances.

Approval of the measure would also reduce the timeline for when elections based on those petitions must be held.

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In early February, Littleton City Council passed a resolution opposing ballot question 300.

How many signatures would petitioners need?

A postcard opposing ballot question 300, paid for by a committee called Citizens for Fair Elections, stated that “Special interests could collect signatures from as few as 3% of residents” to force Littleton to spend money on special elections. is would equal approximately

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