Vote yes on Measure 300 to update the Littleton charter

Re: “Measure lowers the petition bar too far,” Feb. 23 editorial

Where is your journalistic integrity? Where’s your sense of fairness and desire to provide a complete story? If you bothered to talk to a sponsor of 300 you would have learned more than I can write about with a 250-word limit.

Littleton’s charter already requires 5% signature collection — that’s right 5%, but 5% at certain times and 15% and 10% at other times. The increase in the number of signatures was not matched by an increase in the number of days to collect signatures. State law requires 5%, and if 300 passes, the state law will become part of our charter.

Charter sections regarding initiatives and referendums were “less than artfully drafted. They were inconsistent and raised a lot of questions,” said a former city attorney. Ballot Question 300 will replace the inconsistent sections with the Colorado municipal election laws making the requirements for petitions specific.

There are several cities/towns that have adopted the state municipal election law, and they do not experience a barrage of petition efforts. From the first day of circulation to the election could be 290 to 380 days. Raising the likelihood of a special election every two months is fear-mongering, and the opponents know it.

You have made this about development

— it is about access to the petition process that is fair and in line with state law. You have done yourself and your readers a disservice by not understanding what 300 will do. Looks like special interests got to you, too. Consider a redo!