Lakewood's Ballot Question 200 Officially Passes

LAKEWOOD, CO — The final, certified results for Lakewood's special election have been posted, and the Ballot 200 ordinance has passed. A total of 52.61 percent of residents voted 'yes' for the ordinance.

The majority of voters in Wards II and V voted against the ordinance, while the most voters in Wards I, III IV were for the ordinance.

A total of 35,721 votes were cast in the special election, which is 35.85 percent of Lakewood's registered voters.

Here's a breakdown of how votes were cast:

While unofficial results were posted earlier this month, military and overseas ballots were still outstanding.

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The ordinance will curb residential growth in the city through a permit allocation system. The initiative, which applies to new single family homes, apartments and condos, will cap new housing projects at one percent of Lakewood's current housing stock.

The City of Lakewood issued a statement earlier this month after Ballot Question 200 was projected to pass:

"We appreciate Lakewood voters participating in the city’s special election on Ballot Question 200, and we understand that there are detailed questions about how this new law will be fulfilled. Given the level of complexity in Ballot Question 200, the city’s departments will work diligently to examine how it will affect all developments in the city."

Those who are against the initiative say it will increase property taxes and mortgage payments for local homeowners; however groups that pushed for the measure say that the local luxury housing boom is driving up mortgages and rents.

Realty and general contracting organizations donated more than a quarter of a million dollars to defeat Ballot Question 200, according to campaign finance reports.

Related:

• Lakewood Special Election: Ballot Question 200 Projected To Pass
• Lakewood Special Election 2019: Ballot Question 200 In Mail
• More Than $250K Spent To Defeat Lakewood Ballot Question 200