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Overview: Voters Approve Pot, Reject Car Impound
Lower Turnout Expected In Mail-In Ballot Election
POSTED: 10:49 am MST November 2, 2009
UPDATED: 11:30 pm MST November 3, 2009
DENVER -- Tuesday was Election Day for many Colorado municipalities, and this year's ballots include questions on legalizing marijuana and taking away cars from people driving without licenses.Some cities and counties set up drive-thru drop-offs to make it quick and easy for voters to participate in the mail-in election. Nevertheless, turnout was low.In Breckenridge, voters approved a measure to decriminalize possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana for people over 21. The measure is largely symbolic, because pot possession would remain illegal under state law.
Denver voters rejected a measure to require police to impound vehicles of unlicensed drivers. It's a measure aimed at illegal immigrants. City officials had oppose the idea, saying it would tie up too much police time.Voters in Aurora rejected a ballot measure to help Aurora's cash-strapped library system. The defeat of Ballot Issue 4A means four of the community's seven libraries will close.And in Broomfield, residents reaffirmed a law allowing Broomfield to fine -- or even jail -- owners with rundown homes or weedy yards.Elsewhere, Coloradans elected 65 mayors and city council officials and considered at least 22 local tax proposals.See complete election results by going to our county by county election results page.
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