Tag: election 2024
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County clerk and recorder calls in Office of Emergency Management in anticipation of November election turnout
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has called in the help of the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management to coordinate the November election, ahead of safety concerns presented by a presidential election forecasting record turnout. This will be the first year El Paso County has utilized the PPROEM in an election.…
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County clerk and recorder calls in Office of Emergency Management in anticipation of record November election turnout
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has called in the help of the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management to coordinate the November election, ahead of safety concerns presented by a presidential election forecasting record turnout. This will be the first year El Paso County has utilized the PPROEM in an election.…
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Cory Applegate leads in District 4 race; Carrie Geitner looks set to retain seat in District 2
The crowded field of Republican candidates for the El Paso County Commission District 4 nomination saw Fountain city councilman Cory Applegate claim the greatest portion of votes as polls closed, while incumbent Carrie Geitner was in the lead Tuesday evening for the El Paso County Commissioner District 2. District 4 had an early front-runner, with Applegate claiming 50%…
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New polling centers to open ahead of June 25 primary
El Paso County’s Clerk and Recorder’s Office has counted 48,317 votes through Monday. But with the June 25 primary less than a week away, there are new polling stations opening in the run-up. Voter Service and Polling Centers allow people to vote in-person, register to vote and help with mail-in or paper ballots. Six are…
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El Paso County Clerk and Recorder launches online tool to track elections
Current information on 2024 elections in El Paso County will now be available online in a custom-crafted portal. The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s office launched a new Voter Information Portal this week that combines updated voter turnout information with census and tax assessor data and geospatial mapping tools. Users can find current election…
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Colorado Springs nonprofit advocate Bernard Byers makes bid for County Commission
The sole Democrat running in the County Commissioner District 2 race for incumbent Carrie Geitner’s seat, Bernard Byers, 42, says he wants to center his candidacy on listening to the people in his district. “The end goal for me is to just find ways to give give back to the community, and I think a…
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Colorado House Republicans push move to impeach Jena Griswold after SCOTUS keeps Trump on ballot
Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese and a fellow Republican legislator on Wednesday called on the chamber’s Democratic speaker to bring to the floor a resolution to impeach Secretary of State Jena Griswold, arguing that Griswold’s “partisan political ideology” has prevented the Democrat from carrying out her duties. In a letter delivered late Wednesday to…
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Winners and losers stack up in Colorado’s Super Tuesday presidential primary
As the dust settles on Colorado’s fifth-ever presidential primary, a few clear winners and losers have emerged, led by the top-ticket candidates, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who clinched their respective party’s 2024 nominations on Super Tuesday by romping to wins across the country, while at the same time exposing cracks in…
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Super Tuesday: Exit polls show multiple warning signs for Biden and Trump
While President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump emerged as the undisputed winners of Super Tuesday, the early results also carried warning signs for their respective general election hopes. Here are the biggest warning signs for Biden and Trump, which pose major implications for the two candidates this November. More GOP voters think Biden…
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Trump beats Haley as Biden sweeps vote in Colorado’s Super Tuesday presidential primary
Donald Trump took an early lead over Nikki Haley in Colorado’s Republican presidential primary and kept it as returns posted on Tuesday night. At the same time, President Joe Biden cruised to a win against long-shot opponents in the state’s Democratic primary. The Associated Press called the state for Trump and Biden less than 15…