COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – The El Paso County Democratic Party on Wednesday wanted to clarify its position on Ballot Measure 300 after a mass email was sent saying it opposes a bill that would restrict marijuana sellers. Ta.
The document was sent by the Colorado Springs Safe Neighborhood Coalition, which has opposed Ballot Question 300. They said they sent the document after a website posting and an email sent Friday by county Democrats expressing their opposition.
Democrats claim it was a technical issue that was fixed within 24 hours. They support this bill and say they have supported it since it was voted on in February 2024.
“An incorrect position was posted. It was brought to our attention by detectives fairly quickly and was corrected. We want to make sure that voters in this area understand that this matter was inadvertently exposed. We have gone above and beyond, and last night we sent a communication to our 5,700 email subscribers revising and clarifying our position,” El Paso First Vice Chairman Rob Rogers said. said. County Democrat.
In a statement from the Colorado Springs Safe Neighborhood Coalition, they said:
“300 is written in such a confusing way that even the major political parties can’t decide whether they like the bill or not. Colorado Springs voters defeated recreational marijuana sales just two years ago. This time. , the marijuana industry argued that their only hope for passing this bill was to make it as confusing as possible. The pro-marijuana movement gets this wrong, and they’re also wrong about 300 and 2D.
11 News spoke to people around town who received the document, who said they initially believed it was from the Democratic Party.
The El Paso County Democratic Party claims the documents, legal or not, were unethical and intentionally deceptive.
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