The measure to stop at-large City Council elections did not pass with Westminster voters.

In Tuesday's election, the citizens of Westminster have made a decision to stick with their traditional method of selecting their elected leaders through a citywide vote. This means that the city will not be divided into three geographic wards, which would have allowed for more targeted votes.

The proposal for Ballot Question 3D, which aimed to establish three wards with two council members each, was rejected by a majority of 54.3% to 45.7%. If it had been passed, residents living in these wards would only be able to vote for candidates running in their specific district, while the mayor would continue to be selected through an at-large vote.

For the past few years, the city has been exploring the possibility of switching to a ward system or a combination of at-large and ward representation. This decision has been met with mixed opinions from the community.

Supporters of the ward system argued that it would lead to a more responsive local government, as council members would have a smaller area of focus within the city's population of 115,000. However, with the rejection of the measure, Westminster and Boulder remain the only two cities in the metro Denver area that still use an all at-large election system.

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