Colorado Springs Backs Charlie Kirk Remembrance Day in 5–4 Vote After Public Comment Reinstated

Overview

• Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson reversed an earlier restriction and allowed public comment during the Oct. 14 meeting after initially citing a full agenda.
• At least three people seeking to speak were turned away before the reversal, which council leadership has the discretion to make under city rules.
• The resolution passed 5–4 after debate over honoring a polarizing figure, with a motion to table the measure failing before the final vote.
• The El Paso County Board of Commissioners separately recognized Oct. 14, Kirk’s birthday, as a day of remembrance.
• The city action references the U.S. Senate designation, notes Kirk’s assassination last month at Utah Valley University, and follows President Donald Trump’s posthumous Medal of Freedom award accepted by Erika Kirk.