Littleton Ballot Question Results: Retail Pot, Mayoral Election

LITTLETON, CO — Littleton voters have decided the outcomes of some important local ballot measures.

The majority of voters in the city showed their support for a directly elected mayor and a measure that will allow medical marijuana centers to sell retail marijuana.

Ballot question 3A

Shall there be an amendment to Littleton City Charter Sections 19, 22, and 24 requiring the Mayor and City Council positions to be elected by the voters for 4-year terms?

• Yes: 20,601
• No: 4,964

Littleton's mayor is elected by council, but voters were asked whether they make that decision directly. Among Colorado's largest cities, only Littleton, Englewood and Grand Junction's mayors are elected by their councils.

Littleton voters will now directly elect their mayor, starting in 2021. A council member with remaining years on their term will be required to give up their seat to run for mayor. The direct-elect mayor position would have a four-year term — replacing the two-year runner-up at large seat.

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Ballot question No. 300

Shall existing medical marijuana center licensees in the City of Littleton be permitted to sell retail marijuana on and after January 1, 2021?

• Yes: 17,044
• No: 9,252

This measure asked voters whether the city's existing medical marijuana centers should be allowed to sell retail marijuana. A citizen initiative gathered enough signatures for the question to qualify for the Nov. 3 ballot.

The city code currently allows four medical marijuana licenses. Under the new the measure, 7.5 percent of the sales tax on the retail marijuana will go to the city. Tax revenues could range from $935,000 to over $1,500,000, depending on several factors, according to petitioners.

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