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Council sends residency requirement for municipal judges to November ballot
Summary
Council voted 5–1 to place a charter amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot that would remove the municipal-judge residency requirement from Section 8.2 of the Arvada charter, a change proponents say will broaden the pool of qualified relief judges.
The City Council voted to submit a charter amendment to the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot that would remove the residency requirement for Arvada Municipal Court judges in Section 8.2 of the city charter. The motion to forward the amendment passed 5–1, with Council member Marriott casting the lone dissent.
Deputy Court Administrator Vicky Wire presented the proposal on behalf of Judge Catherine Kurtz, explaining that the residency requirement had narrowed the pool of…
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