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Two recall elections will go forward in Elizabeth Frank Atwood, the chairman of the Approval Voting Party, stands beside his minivan, a sort of rolling billboard. The party achieved minor party status in Colorado in October, meaning it will automatically appear on presidential ballots in years to come. The party seeks to institute what it calls a more equitable voting method. DAVID GILBERT
Making a case for a different way to vote Approval Voting Party, gaining traction, seeks better elections BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Frank Atwood wants to change the way America votes.
Atwood, 70, is the chairman of the Approval Voting Party. The group passed the threshold of 1,000 members in the state at the beginning of October, which qualifies it as a minor party in Colorado — in the same league as the Libertarian, Green and American Constitution parties. The status means the party will now automatically appear on presidential ballots in Colorado, so long as they
properly nominate a candidate. The party takes no stance on education, defense, health care or guns, Atwood said. Their sole issue: building support for approval voting, a method where a voter is not limited to selecting a single candidate in a race, but can select as many candidates as they approve of. SEE VOTE, P6
Jurczewsky, White trustee spots will be decided in December vote BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
A recall election for Elizabeth Board of Trustees members June Jurczewsky and Rachel White has been scheduled for Dec. 17, after their protests against a recall petition filed by the We Are Not Parker committee were found insufficient. Any citizen planning to run for either of the two open seats must submit petitions to get on the ballot by Nov. 1. “For the two protests that were not sufficient there will be a recall election on Dec. 17,” said Michelle Oeser, Elizabeth town clerk. “Anyone who wants to take their position needs to go through SEE RECALL, P8
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