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Hey, Bucket Listers! Ready or not, here comes the election. Our publisher, Vicky Collins, kicks things off this week with her thoughts on election night, as Bucket List collaborates with the Met Media team at MSU Denver to cover the evening across multiple platforms, including a national streaming event called Student News Live. This is an exciting opportunity for student journalists and recent graduates to collaborate on election coverage, and we hope you will support us. We are aiming to raise $1000 so that our team can be paid and have pizza and refreshments for the long night.

Among the more than two dozen issues Denver residents are currently voting on, Proposition 131 may have slipped through the cracks. However, it’s arguably a very important measure because it aims to change the way voting works throughout the state. Advocates argue that implementing a top-four primary followed by ranked choice voting in the general election will result in a more equitable system, whereas critics argue that it allows corporations and wealthy candidates to influence the process. Our Arianna Balderrama digs into the issue and contextualizes how it could affect Colorado.