Signatures collected for sheriff’s ballot measure
Denver sheriff’s deputies believe they have collected enough signatures to force a special election on whether they should have expanded arrest powers like their police counterparts. In the city and county of Denver, police are in charge of patrolling the city’s streets and enforcing laws, while the deputies provide security in city jails, Denver Health Medical Center and the courthouse. Holding the special election in February, as the deputies have requested, would cost $750,000 to $1 million, according to city election officials.