Denver City Council is asking voters to change how at-large council elections work in Denver — a proposal that is confusing voters and driving a rift between council members.

Opponents argue the shift is pointless and confusing, and describe it as an attack on the progressives who currently occupy Denver’s citywide council seats. But supporters of the change claim the current process is confusing and allows candidates to take office with very few votes.

The whole debate has been a heated topic among council members and political operatives. The local Republican Party supports the changes. The local Democratic Party rejects them.

But both sides face a challenge: Most of the 20-plus voters Denverite spoke to on a walk through Capitol Hill couldn’t care less about how at-large lawmakers ar

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