Denver, Colorado, Ballot Measure 2H, Authority for the City to Provide Internet, Telephone, and Television Services (November 2020)
| Denver Ballot Measure 2H | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic City governance and Local utilities | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Denver Ballot Measure 2H was on the ballot as a referral in Denver on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this measure to authorize the city to provide internet, telephone, and television services by satisfying the referendum requirement in state law. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure to authorize the city to provide internet, telephone, and television services, thereby continuing to ban the city from providing such services according to state statute section 29-27-201. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Ballot Measure 2H.
Election results
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Denver Ballot Measure 2H |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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296,532 | 82.05% | ||
| No | 64,863 | 17.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Ballot Measure 2H was as follows:
| “ | Shall the City and County of Denver, without increasing taxes by this measure, reestablish the city’s right to provide all services restricted since 2005 by the Colorado General Assembly with their passage of Senate Bill 05-152, including the authority but not obligation to provide high-speed Internet (advanced services), telecommunication services, and cable television services, including any new and improved high bandwidth services based on future technologies, to residents, businesses, schools, libraries, non-profit entities and other users of such services either directly or indirectly with public or private sector partners, as expressly permitted by Article 27, Title 29 of the Colorado Revised Statutes? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Denver.
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