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Denver has a strong mayor and a weak city council government. The mayor can approve or veto any ordinances or resolutions approved by the council, [1] make sure all contracts with the city are kept and performed, sign all bonds and contracts, is responsible for the city budget, and can appoint people to various city departments, organizations, and commissions.
The City and County Building (seen here in 1941) is the home of the city council. The Denver City Council is the legislative branch of government for the City and County of Denver, Colorado. The council is made up of thirteen elected officials from eleven City and county designated districts and two at
Following a 2014 decision by the Colorado Supreme Court, Attorney General John Suthers declared that County Clerks within the state could not deny couples marriage licenses on the basis of sex. [3] On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled in the case Obergefell v. Hodges which struck down same-sex marriage bans nationwide. This made the ...
In 1975, the Boulder County Clerk issued marriage licenses to several same-sex couples after the local district attorney interpreted Colorado's statutes, which used the phrase "any two persons", to be gender-neutral with respect to marriage. State Attorney General J.D. MacFarlane issued a contrary opinion that those marriages were invalid. [9]
The following individuals applied for marriage licenses in January: Ashley Marie Fritter and Edward Joel Griffith. James Albert Nau and Arlene Nancy Hupp. Anna Marie Whetzel and Stephen Ryan Frost.
The First Unitarian Society of Denver was the location of Colorado's first religious same-sex wedding ceremony, held in 1975 following issuance of a marriage license and civil ceremony in Boulder County. In 1975, Clela Rorex, the Boulder County Clerk, became the first county clerk in the nation to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. [19]
Michael B. Hancock (born July 29, 1969) [1] is an American author and politician who served as the 45th mayor of Denver, Colorado from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was in his second term as the Denver City Councilor from the 11th district at the time he was elected to the mayorship.
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