Denver clerk on low voter turnout in municipal election We can do better

DENVER — Even as the “well-oiled machine” that was Denver election headquarters operated without issue Tuesday evening, the city’s clerk and recorder admitted to Denver7 that he was underwhelmed by voter turnout in the municipal election. “We could do better,” Paul Lopez told Denver7’s Colette Bordelon just before polls closed. “We need to increase our voter participation. “These are the elections that matter […] These are the frontline representatives in government, it’s going to be your city government.” As of 4 p.m., the city was reporting around 120,000 ballots cast, which would equate to about 28% voter turnout. The clerk’s…