{"id":2453810,"date":"2020-01-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=320004"},"modified":"2020-01-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T07:00:00","slug":"three-candidates-enter-basalt-mayoral-race-town-will-debut-instant-runoff-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/three-candidates-enter-basalt-mayoral-race-town-will-debut-instant-runoff-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Three candidates enter Basalt mayoral race; town will debut instant runoff voting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"5.7619047619048\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-320004-418\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/mayorrace-atd-120619-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/mayorrace-atd-120619-1-1-576x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\" | Bill Kane\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/mayorrace-atd-120619-1-1-576x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Bill Kane\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/mayorrace-atd-120619-1-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/mayorrace-atd-120619-1-1-1-683x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Michele Cardamone | Rob Leavitt\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Rob Leavitt<\/strong><br \/>Michele Cardamone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/mayorrace-atd-120619-1-1-1-683x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Rob Leavitt\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/27459812_396616527443965_8661716071921214531_n-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/27459812_396616527443965_8661716071921214531_n-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"27459812_396616527443965_8661716071921214531_n-1 | \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>27459812_396616527443965_8661716071921214531_n-1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/27459812_396616527443965_8661716071921214531_n-1-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/basaltsurvey-atd-032619-1024x681-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/basaltsurvey-atd-032619-1024x681-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"basaltsurvey-atd-032619-1024x681 | \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>basaltsurvey-atd-032619-1024&#215;681<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/basaltsurvey-atd-032619-1024x681-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/three-candidates-enter-basalt-mayoral-race-town-will-debut-instant-runoff-voting\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/three-candidates-enter-basalt-mayoral-race-town-will-debut-instant-runoff-voting\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Basalt will have a three-candidate race for mayor for the first time in 20 years and employ instant runoff voting for the first time ever to determine the winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Former Councilman Rob Leavitt officially entered the race Monday. He joins former Town Manager Bill Kane and current Councilman Bill Infante in the April 7 election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Leavitt considered a bid for a couple of weeks before turning in a completed nomination petition Monday, the deadline for entering the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cMy hesitation was (because of) not wanting to do anything divisive for the town,\u201d he said. But Leavitt talked to both Infante and Kane and he said the three of them committed to civil discourse in the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Six candidates also entered the race for three council seats. The candidates are Glenn Drummond, Tiffany Haddad, Elyse Hottel, David Knight, Jennifer Riffle and Kirk \u201cDieter\u201d Schindler. Riffle is an incumbent seeking a second four-year term. Council members Katie Schwoerer and Auden Schendler didn\u2019t seek reelection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The three council candidates who receive the highest number of votes in the April 7 election will win seats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In the mayor\u2019s race, the town will use instant runoff voting as spelled out in the Home Rule Charter, according to Town Clerk Pam Schilling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">There were three candidates in the 2000 mayoral race, when incumbent Rick Stevens topped challengers Glenn Rappaport and Steve Solomon. However, rules at the time simply said the candidate receiving the most votes was the winner. Voters approved the Home Rule Charter in 2002 with the provision for instant runoff voting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe ballot shall provide a means for voters to rank all of the candidates for mayor in order of preference,\u201d the charter says. \u201cIf any candidate receives a majority of all first-choice votes cast, then that individual shall be elected as mayor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIf no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, then the candidate receiving the fewest first-choice votes shall be declared defeated. For each ballot that listed the defeated candidate as a first choice, the second choice shall then be countered as a first choice for that ballot,\u201d the charter continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Since this is the first Basalt election to use instant runoff voting, the town will undertake an education effort, Schilling said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Current Basalt Mayor Jacque Whitsitt cannot run because of term limits. She is finishing her second four-year term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:scondon@aspentimes.com\">scondon@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/three-candidates-enter-basalt-mayoral-race-town-will-debut-instant-runoff-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob LeavittMichele Cardamone 27459812_396616527443965_8661716071921214531_n-1 basaltsurvey-atd-032619-1024&#215;681 Show CaptionsHide Captions Basalt will have a three-candidate race for mayor for the first time in 20 years and employ instant runoff voting for the first time ever to determine the winner. Former Councilman Rob Leavitt officially entered the race Monday. He joins former Town Manager Bill Kane and current [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2453810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-18 18:39:09","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453810\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}