Denver Calls in Swat Team to Count Ballots To Determine Outcome Of Marijuana Initiative

[kpete]

Denver Calls in Swat Team to Count Ballots
By Jeralyn, Section Elections
Posted on Wed Nov 07, 2007

After watching the tv news and clicking on local media websites all night long, trying to determine the outcome of the marijuana initiative on Denver's ballot that would make pot offenses the lowest priority for Denver's police, I gave up.

It was a mostly mail-in election and there were major problems counting the ballots. At midnight, with 70,000 of the 90,000 votes counted, the initiative was winning 55.5% to 45.5%.

Then Denver's Clerk and Recorder called in the Swat Team to finish counting the ballots. Calling in the police to count the votes on a marijuana reform measure?

If the vote changes by morning, I want a recount.

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2007/11/7/25745/3725

[kstewart33]

1. Here in Denver, as of 4 minutes ago...

the marijuana initiative was winning by about 10% points.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Thanks for the update...

I have family in Denver, will have to check in to see how they voted...:hi:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. Latest from local news.

DPD and SWAT officers relieved some volunteers and city officials around 10 p.m. Tuesday. The officers were told to be on stand-by in case last minute help was needed. According to election officials, the officers are not recording results but simply helping to open ballots and doing other procedural tasks.

http://www.9news.com/news/top-article.aspx?storyid=80452

FWIW.

MKJ

on edit, as of right now, 44% no for decriminalization, 55% yes for decriminalization. It's hard to imagine this would change much with addtional ballots.

For up to the minute ballot returns.

http://www.denvergov.org/ElectionResults/tabid/426769/Default.aspx