DENVER — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has offered an olive branch to the Clerk & Recorder's Office as he tries to manage a $200 million budget deficit, proposing $800,000 in additional funding in his revised budget at the request of the Denver City Council .

The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) interest that the mayor is using to address some budget shortfalls. However, Clerk & Recorder Paul López said that amount is still $2.7 million short of what his office needs to operate effectively.

“There's no way around having to potentially close vote centers, drop boxes," López said. "This would be a reduction of 300 poll workers."

Earlier this month, López released a list of eight 24-hour ballot drop-off locations and 12 polling centers that would close next year for

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