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☑️ Data Glitch Exposes Confidential Voter Records

A technical error on the Colorado secretary of state’s website made the personal information of over 130,000 confidential voters publicly accessible for more than a week. Here’s what happened, and what happens next. [Denver Post 🔒]

• How did this happen? Secretary of State Jena Griswold, who is also running for attorney general, says the error occurred after staff was updating the website’s “Find My Voter Registration” tool. Officials say the tool was being updated to comply with state requirements to allow preregistered voters to check their registrations online.
• Who was affected? Agency staff has confirmed that 59 voter profiles were accessed before the issue was fixed. Based on the IP addresses used, officials believe many of those searches were likely people accessing their own information.
• Official response: Griswold in a statement said that she and her office “sincerely regret that this happened.”
• Next steps: Officials say they notified the affected voters. The secretary of state’s office says they will introduce new automated and manual checks to prevent this issue from happening again.

🏘️ Survey Says: Denverites Want Density

A new survey found that over 60% of Denver voters support allowing multi-family homes such as duplexes and even fourplexes in all residential neighborhoods. Host Bree Davies digs into the numbers on today’s podcast episode with one of the people behind the survey, Max Nardo from the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project. [SWEEP/Housing Forward Colorado; City Cast Denver 🎧]

⚖️ Mayor and Council Recognize Legislative Union

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Denver City Council have voluntarily recognized the Legislative Workers of Denver union, which represents staff members who support the city’s elected council members, according to a Thursday email press release. The union says it is “eager” to enter into contract negotiations with city leadership. [Legislative Workers of Denver]

🚂 Rail Tax Measure Heads to Ballot

On Friday, the Front Range Passenger Rail District board voted 14-1 to add a measure on the November ballot proposing a .333% sales tax increase to fund the long-debated passenger rail line linking Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Fort Collins. If approved by voters, the measure would fund three daily trips starting in 2029. [Denver Post 🔒]

• How big is that tax hike? A .333% increase would mean paying an additional 33 cents on every $100 spent.

🍺 Another Colfax Closure

Bruz Beers will close its Colfax location on Sept. 24 so owners can open a new flagship brewery in Golden by 2028. Co-owner Ryan Evans says the business wasn’t struggling — it didn’t even qualify for a grant due to the ongoing BRT construction on the street — but that the move will help them consolidate operations and continue its canning line. The Colfax facility wasn’t designed for canning, but the new Golden space will house all of Bruz’s brewing equipment. [Westword]

🚙 Drivers Question Waymo Behavior

An unoccupied Waymo self-driving car stopped unexpectedly on Thursday while navigating a lane near West 8th Avenue and Delaware Street, causing a chain-reaction crash. Waymo representatives say the vehicle stopped for a pedestrian, but the driver behind the Waymo claims no pedestrians were present. No serious injuries were reported. [CBS News]