Citizens Project
Coverage of Citizens Project in the Nexus archive.
- Colorado Springs city leaders respond to lawsuit claiming April elections cause racial disparity
A lawsuit filed by voter advocacy groups challenges Colorado Springs' April city elections, alleging they create racial disparities in voter turnout. The groups argue off-cycle elections disproportionately suppress Black and Hispanic voter participation, violating the Colorado Voting Rights Act. City leaders, including Mayor Yemi Mobolade, defend the city's right to hold off-cycle elections under home rule governance.
- Group sues city over Colorado Springs election dates
A lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, Citizens Project, Common Cause Colorado, and a concerned individual claims the city's decision to offset Colorado Springs elections from national election dates creates disparities in voter turnout between Black, Hispanic, and White voters.