Editor’s note: This editorial, “Our view: Let the people speak,” published June 17, and a guest column, “City Council silenced the voices of Durango residents,” the same day, contained factual errors. This editorial based several of its conclusions on the column’s factual premises, which did not hold up to scrutiny. The column stated that city leaders “denied citizens the right to vote” and “canceled a vote.” In fact, City Council passed a resolution on April 21 calling for the citizen initiative to go to the ballot. A district court judge ruled on May 14 that the ordinance was administrative in nature and ineligible for the ballot. The election was canceled that same day by judicial order. The column also characterized a Holland & Hart legal memo as undercutting City Attorney Mark Morgan’s position. The memo, in fact, recommended the same course of action Morgan advised: that the city seek a declaratory judgment from the 6th Judicial District Court. Morgan did not advise the council to reject the anti-mask initiative on the grounds it was “administrative” in nature rather than “legislative” – as the guest column said. Both pieces have been removed from durangoherald.com. The Herald’s June 24 editorial addresses these errors in full and includes an apology to Morgan and to City Council.