Tag: elections
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Lawsuit challenges Colorado Springs’ off-year elections
A lawsuit is challenging when Colorado Springs holds elections for mayor and City Council seats. The lawsuit was filed in Denver County District Court by the voting-rights and social-justice groups the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, Citizens Project, Common Cause Colorado and a Colorado Springs resident. The lawsuit argues that the…
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Don Moore to launch write-in campaign for Teller County commissioner
Teller County will have one more candidate for commissioner, but you’ll need to write his name in. Florissant’s Don Moore announced his write-in campaign. He will officially launch his campaign on July 1 at 6:15 p.m. at 965 Pathfinder Road in Florissant. “The kickoff event will be informal, family-friendly, and open to the community,” Moore’s…
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LETTERS: Ballots are mailed; voting fraud fallacies
Please use your voice As ballots arrive in mailboxes across El Paso County for the June 30 primary election, I encourage every eligible voter to participate in this important civic responsibility. Regardless of political affiliation, every citizen has a voice and elections are how we make that voice heard. Whether your priorities are public safety,…
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Colorado state Senate: Meet the primary election candidates
Colorado’s June 30 primary features a slate of state Senate contests, with several incumbents stepping aside and competitive fields emerging in both parties. These are some of the races to watch as voters begin to submit ballots. Senate District 3: Pueblo Currently represented by Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, a Democrat, who chose not to run for…
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Group aims to add right to hunt and fish to Colorado Constitution
A group is seeking to make Colorado the 25th state in the nation with an established constitutional right to hunting and fishing through a proposed ballot initiative. Backed by the International Order of T. Roosevelt, a group dedicated to preserving the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, Initiative 302 would amend the Colorado Constitution to…
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As number of unaffiliated voters grow in Colorado, experts note patterns, behavior
For the first time in Colorado’s history, more primary ballots are going to voters without a party affiliation than to registered Democrats or Republicans. As such, political experts said, candidates today need to appeal to a new block of people — unaffiliated voters are not monolithic in their political views — who have begun to…
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As number of unaffiliated voters grow in Colorado, experts note patterns, behavior
For the first time in Colorado’s history, more primary ballots are going to voters without a party affiliation than to registered Democrats or Republicans. As such, political experts said, candidates today need to appeal to a new block of people — unaffiliated voters are not monolithic in their political views — who have begun to…
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As number of unaffiliated voters grow in Colorado, experts note patterns, behavior
For the first time in Colorado’s history, more primary ballots are going to voters without a party affiliation than to registered Democrats or Republicans. As such, political experts said, candidates today need to appeal to a new block of people — unaffiliated voters are not monolithic in their political views — who have begun to…
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Flat or graduated income tax? Colorado groups push dueling measures for November election
Colorado voters could face two opposing income-tax measures on the November ballot, with the dueling campaigns seeking to advance proposals that would take the state in sharply different fiscal directions. One initiative seeks to replace Colorado’s flat income tax with a graduated system, while the other aims to lock in the current rate. Both measures…
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LETTERS: Powers Blvd. issues; reckless juveniles
Powers Blvd. issues The Gazette’s recent article on Powers Boulevard highlights something that Colorado Springs drivers already know: Powers is no longer a future transportation challenge. It is a current one. For decades, Powers Boulevard has been envisioned as a limited-access highway connecting our growing communities and serving as a vital alternative to Interstate 25.…