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Denver Decides held Candidate and Ballot Issue Forums from October 5 - October 18. Visit the links below to learn more about the Denver Public School Board candidates and watch the Proposition HH forum.

The 2023 Coordinated Election ballot will contain races for Denver Public Schools Board of Education Director At-Large, Director District 1 and Director District 5; two State of Colorado ballot questions; and a City Council-referred ballot measure, Referred Question 2P (Denver Preschool Program).

2023 Coordinated Election Combined Sample Ballot(PDF, 854KB)

NOTE: Voters in the Denargo Market Metropolitan District No. 2 (precinct split 517.66223) will receive ballots containing TABOR questions related to their special district.

Watch the Ballot Review below:

The Denver Public Schools Board of Education has seven directors elected to four-year staggered terms. Five of the directors represent districts within Denver, and two represent Denver at large.

Three seats are up for election in the November 7, 2023 Coordinated Election: Director Districts 1, 5, and an At Large seat.

Candidates must be:

• A registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election
  and
• A resident of the director district represented if applicable.

Watch an overview of the candidates here:

Are you confused about any aspect of how to vote? Denver Decides and Denver Votes come together to help you understand how to vote, how to update your voter information, check your registration, where you can drop off your ballots, how to navigate the mail ballot delivery system, meet your candidates, see them debate one another, and get to know the ballot issues, because every election is important and every vote counts.

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A Community Partnership for Accessible, Transparent Elections, Denver Decides is a coalition of community civic organizations in Denver comprised of Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation and League of Women Voters in cooperation with various neighborhood and civic organizations.

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