Tag: elections
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District Court dismisses lawsuit to remove road tax extension from Colorado Springs ballot
An El Paso County District Court judge this month dismissed a lawsuit that sought to remove the so-called 2C road tax question from Colorado Springs’ November ballot. Douglas Bruce, the author of Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights amendment, filed a three-page civil lawsuit against the city of Colorado Springs in late September, alleging the city…
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Ranked-choice voting would mark the end of person-to-person democracy | Vince Bzdek
The most significant vote many Coloradans will take this election, besides picking a new president, is whether to completely change the way we practice democracy in this state. Proposition 131 would substitute our state’s 100-year-old system of “one-person, one vote” for a nonpartisan primary and “ranked-choice” voting. Lots of pros and cons have been flying…
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Colorado Springs releases preliminary changes to council district boundaries
A preliminary map of new boundaries for each of Colorado Springs’ six City Council districts accounts for anticipated continued growth on the city’s north and northeast sides. District 2, the city’s northernmost district, and District 6, the northeast and eastern district, will shrink to account for expected future population growth in both districts, City Clerk…
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TABOR author sues Colorado Springs, seeks removal of road tax extension question on November ballot
Douglas Bruce, the former Colorado state legislator who authored the state’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights amendment, is suing the city of Colorado Springs in a bid to remove a question from the November ballot that would authorize the 10-year extension of a dedicated sales tax for road maintenance. Bruce filed the three-page lawsuit against the city…
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Voters must choose between ranked choice voting or two-party system | Bob Loevy
Colorado voters may want to think carefully before voting for ranked choice voting, a ballot issue in the general election this November. It will mean the end of the two-party system as we have known and practiced it in Colorado for almost 150 years. Ranked choice voting will do away with the Democratic Party primary…
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Competing retail marijuana sales questions possibly headed for Colorado Springs’ fall ballot
Two competing questions that would either legalize recreational marijuana sales within Colorado Springs boundaries or outlaw them by city charter could end up on the November ballot, leaving residents with the power to decide once again. Councilwoman Lynette Crow-Iverson on Monday introduced a proposed charter amendment seeking to prohibit retail marijuana establishments, such as stores…
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Federal judge throws out challenge to Colorado Springs’ local election schedule
A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a voting rights challenge to Colorado Springs’ municipal election schedule, brought by four civic groups seeking to force the city to move its April elections to November to reduce turnout disparities among voters of color. The parties submitted hundreds of pages of evidence disputing whether April elections in…
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Teller County commissioner seeks reelection, promising to fight for local control and focus on ‘smart’ growth
Teller County Commissioner Dan Williams is running for reelection this year, promising to continue advocating at the state level for more local control and to use his past experience as the county planning director to help manage growth. “It’s about public service,” Williams said of his desire to run for a second term representing Teller…
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In reelection bid, Teller County commissioner vows to complete what he helped start
Among promises to finish what he helped start during his first term in office, Teller County Commissioner Erik Stone also vowed to preserve the county’s way of life when he is reelected this year to another four years in office. “We must protect the quality of life and the (lifestyle) that people moved here to…
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In reelection bid, Teller County commissioner vows to complete what he helped start
Among promises to finish what he helped start during his first term in office, Teller County Commissioner Erik Stone also vowed to preserve the county’s way of life when he is reelected this year to another four years in office. “We must protect the quality of life and the (lifestyle) that people moved here to…