CHANGING the WAY COLORADO VOTES a Study of Selected Reforms
CHANGING THE WAY COLORADO VOTES A Study of Selected Reforms Report for the Best Practices and Vision Commission Office of the Colorado Secretary of State February 2011 Peggy Cuciti, Ph.D. and Allan Wallis, Ph.D. Buechner Institute of Governance School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver CHANGING THE WAY COLORADO VOTES A Study of Selected Reforms A report to the Best Practices and Vision Commission Office of the Colorado Secretary of State February 2011 Peggy Cuciti, Ph.D. and Allan Wallis, Ph.D. With research assistance from Kelley Harp Buechner Institute of Governance School of Public Affairs University of Colorado Denver Campus Box 142 P.O. Box 173364 Denver, Colorado 80217-3364 This report was funded by the Office of the Colorado Secretary of State. The authors wish to thank Dr. Judd Choate, Hilary Rudy and Jerome Lovato from the Secretary of State’s Office and Members of the Commission. We also wish to acknowledge the generous assistance of the following individuals: Pam Anderson, Jack Arrowsmith, Bob Balink, Doreen Bellfy, Stith Bennett, Jana Coen, Charles Corry, Sheri Davis, Scott Doyle, Mary Eberle, Ann Eddins, Jenny Flanagan, Sandy Jackson, Al Kolwicz , Catherine Lenhart, Josh Liss, Christopher Mann, Amber McReynolds, Melinda Meyers, Liz Olson, Stephanie O’Malley, Sheila Reiner, Janice Rich, Joe Richey, Spencer Ross, Michael Scarpello, Chantrell Taylor, Garland Wahl, Craig Welling and Jeff Weston. Special thanks to Russ Ragsdale for help in thinking about election costs as well as for participation in the various
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