Live coverage: More than 40,000 ballots returned in Fort Collins election Eric Larsen and Jacy Marmaduke, Fort Collins Coloradoan
2021 Fort Collins election: What s on your ballot
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It s Election Day 2021 in Fort Collins time to decide on a new mayor, the future of the former Hughes Stadium property and whether paper or plastic will become a relic of past shopping trips.
Between those races and four City Council seats up for grabs, there s plenty to be decided once polls close at 7 p.m. The Coloradoan will have fresh stories once results are posted tonight. Until then, let s wait together.
Kelly Ohlson 67.48%
Jeff Hansen 32.52%
City Charter Amendment 1 (Allows City Council to vote a member as mayor pro tem in case of a resignation or after the swearing in of new council members)
Yes 44.58%
No 55.42%
City Charter Amendment 2 (Repeals ban on political parties, city employees, public service corporations or other groups with interests in city policy from donating to City Council elections)
Yes 44.58%
No 55.42%
City Charter Amendment 3 (Allows the city to pay for expenditures using grants, donations and borrowing if not specifically earmarked for a purpose)
Yes 63.52%
No 36.48%
City Charter Amendment 4 (Extends the deadline for publication of annual audits of the city’s finances from five months after the end of the fiscal year to seven months)
Fort Collins election marked by landslides, nail-biters and historic results Jacy Marmaduke, Fort Collins Coloradoan
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The mascot of Fort Collins 2021 election night was the refresh button.
Thanks to the political reality-shifting wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was another election that swapped lively watch parties for Zoom calls and traded intimate gatherings for the internet. After polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, candidates, local politicos and journalists alike sat in front of their computers or phones and waited for results. And waited. And waited.
Historic turnout more than 41,000 votes, the highest total ever recorded in a Fort Collins municipal election meant a long night for city election workers. The City Clerk s Office switched to a new process in 2019 that involves all unofficial results being released at once. Some election-watchers had hoped for results around 10:30
This city election season, the Coloradoan published endorsement letters for all candidates in addition to a few opinions from all sides of the issues appearing on the April 6 ballot.
A maximum of one letter per candidate and issue were published each week from Feb. 14 to April 4. Here we ve rounded up the letters that were published, which also include the names of other writers submitting letters in support of candidates. Letters to the editor are a benefit for Coloradoan subscribers.
With ballots due by 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, we invite you to visit the comments section on this story (you can find our on-site commenting forum by clicking the blue buttons at the top and bottom of this story) to share with any remaining undecided voters your perspective on the candidates or issues on the ballot.
The Coloradoan sent a 20-item questionnaire to all Fort Collins City Council candidates, seeking their viewpoints and policy ideas about a range of city issues.
The Fort Collins municipal election is April 6, and the City Clerk’s Office will send ballots in the mail by March 19. Check your voter registration here to make sure you get a ballot. Council members are elected by district, and the mayor is elected citywide. Check which council district you live in here.
Jeff Hansen is running to represent District 5, which covers central-west Fort Collins. The other District 5 candidate is Kelly Ohlson. These are Hansen s submitted answers to our questionnaire.