Early voting has started, and some Colorado clerks report uptick
Sep 27, 2024 · Boulder County Clerk Molly Fitzpatrick said her office has issued “several hundred” ballots to eligible voters. Mesa County Clerk Bobbie Gross said her office has issued 43 ballots in the last week. She said it issued 24 ballots between Sept. 21 and 25 in 2020. Colorado voters can ask their county clerk’s office if mail ballots are ...
Voting basics: Coloradans with felony convictions can vote after …
Aug 13, 2024 · While someone confined and serving a felony sentence loses the right to vote, they are able to re-register and vote once they make parole. A 2019 Colorado law returned the right to vote to parolees. “As long as you’re not sitting in a prison or a jail serving a felony sentence, you are eligible to vote,” said Kyle Giddings, civic engagement coordinator at the Colorado Criminal Justice ...
U.S. House - Colorado Newsline
Pettersen, a Lakewood resident, was first elected to Congress in 2022, when she became the first woman to represent Colorado's 7th Congressional District. She previously served in the Colorado Legislature as a state representative and then as a state senator. Pettersen was the first in her family to graduate high school and college. She has ...
Trisha Calvarese wins chance to take on Lauren Boebert in 4th …
Jun 25, 2024 · Trisha Calvarese won a three-way race to become the Democratic Party’s 2024 nominee in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race at 11:33 p.m. Tuesday. As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, Calvarese led with 45% of the primary vote, ahead of Marine veteran Ike McCorkle with 41% and John Padora with 14%.
Voter guide 2024: Republican state House primary races Q&A
Jun 10, 2024 · Colorado primary elections are Tuesday, June 25. By: Sara Wilson - June 10, 2024 3:55 am. (Mike Sweeney for Colorado Newsline) Registered voters in Colorado should have received their ballots in the mail for the June 25 primary, which includes races for Congress, the state Legislature, the University of Colorado Board of Regents and other local ...
With jury selection and opening statements, Tina Peters' criminal …
Aug 1, 2024 · After three postponements, the long-awaited trial of former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters is finally underway. Fifteen jurors — eight women and seven men, 12 jurors and three alternates — were selected Wednesday after two days of vetting by Mesa County District Court Judge Matthew Barrett and attorneys on both sides.
Colorado lawmakers wrap up special session on property taxes, …
Aug 29, 2024 · The Colorado Legislature gave final approval on Thursday morning to a property tax deal bill that will give some relief to homeowners and prevent a pair of consequential initiatives from heading to voters in November.. The state Senate voted 30-4 in favor of the bill. It cleared the House on Wednesday morning with a 45-18 vote. Both votes were largely bipartisan.
Candidate Q&A: Colorado House District 16 • Colorado Newsline
Oct 10, 2024 · Colorado votes: 2024. Democratic Rep. Steph Vigil won House District 16 in 2022 by 710 votes. She faces Republican Rebecca Keltie this year. Neither candidate had a primary challenger this year. The district includes the north Colorado Springs area, stretching west of Interstate 25 to about Academy Boulevard, and then from the University of ...
Boebert defamation plaintiff announces settlement in lawsuit …
Jun 26, 2024 · Wheeler, a political activist from North Carolina, and the super PAC American Muckrakers, of which he is president, filed a lawsuit against Boebert a year ago in U.S. District Court of Colorado. Wheeler alleged that Boebert made “maliciously false statements” about Wheeler and American Muckrakers on multiple occasions in 2022, when Boebert was running for reelection and Wheeler, citing ...
Many invalidated ballots likely to result from Proposition 131
September 17, 2024 1:24 pm. Douglas County election workers process primary election ballots in Castle Rock on June 28, 2022. (Carl Payne for Colorado Newsline) Proposition 131 is promoted as being focused on ranked-choice voting, but it is much more about implementing radical changes to the primary election system and restricting voter choice ...