Aurora voters in Tuesday’s election were leaning toward allowing ownership of certain types of pit bulls, a long-running issue in Colorado’s third-largest city. Early returns showed that about 53% of votes were in favor of a measure to repeal the current ban, with about 47% opposed. ELECTION RESULTS: Live Colorado election results for the 2024 election Aurora’s City Council in July passed a resolution adding Question 3A to voters’ ballots. It asks residents to decide whether to repeal an existing breed ban. A “yes” vote would allow Aurora residents to own American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers and American Staffordshire Bull Terriers. Three years ago, the council made these types of pit bulls legal within city limits. But a resident fought the legalization in court, arguing that only voters could overturn a ban that had been in place for nearly two decades. A judge ruled in March that only voters, who in 2014 had kept Aurora’s ban in place, could change it. Related Articles Election | Colorado 2024 election results: Who won, who lost and races still too close to call Election | Kamala Harris wins Colorado in presidential election, AP projects Election | Live Denver election results Election | PHOTOS: Election Day 2024 in Colorado Election | Democrats’ supermajority in Colorado legislature too close to call Most municipalities in Colorado allow pit bulls, which have been implicated in attacks on people over the years. In 2005, three pit bulls mauled a 10-year-old boy in an Aurora backyard. The dogs bit his face and he lost his left arm. Pit bulls have the size and strength to hurt humans and sometimes are poorly socialized. They’re commonly used for illegal dogfighting. But pit bulls raised well typically aren’t more likely to attack humans than other types of dogs. Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter, The Spot.