Denver Sheriff’s organization must collect signatures for November ballot measure
The Denver Sheriff’s Department union is spearheading a ballot initiative that would expand sheriffs’ arrest powers, a move that has upset several city leaders and the Denver Police Department’s union. The Fraternal Order of Police ”” the union for the Denver Sheriff’s Department (DSD) ”” must collect more than 40,000 signatures in 90 days to place the initiative on the Nov. 2009 ballot. If passed, the change to the city charter would allow Denver sheriffs to respond to a crime occurring outside of a DSD-staffed facility.