Election commission forwards proposed election-code amendments to Castle Rock Town Council

The Castle Rock Election Commission voted unanimously to forward proposed amendments to the town's election code to the Town Council for consideration, including a recommendation that the council clarify how partial terms count toward term limits and that staff report back on enforcement of election-related offenses.

The commission's motion, made during a May meeting, instructed staff to send the redlined ordinance language to council with the commission's suggested edits. Commissioner Charles Fletcher moved the main motion to forward the proposed amendments; the motion passed 4-0.

The amendments are primarily organizational and are intended to align Castle Rock's municipal code with how coordinated elections are run by Douglas County, staff told the commission. "When this code was first written, we did our own elections," a staff member said, and the changes "focus on how we proceed when we coordinate elections." Staff said the code continues to govern matters up until a ballot goes to the county, after which the county follows Title 1 of the state statutes.

Why it matters: the proposed package reorganizes Chapter 2 (Elections) of the municipal code to reflect that the town…