Tag: elections
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Colorado calls new election order ‘unconstitutional’
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined a multistate coalition suing President Donald Trump over a new executive order on elections, arguing the directive unlawfully intrudes on states’ authority to run their own voting systems and threatens access to mail ballots for millions of voters. The lawsuit argues that Trump’s executive order is unconstitutional because…
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Woodland Park elects mayor, city council
Don Dezellem’s hour finally arrived. “I’m elated,” Dezellem said from a watch party held at Shining Mountain Golf Course. Dezellem was one of four elected to the Woodland Park City Council Tuesday evening. By his own count, he has run for council three times and applied for appointed positions four times. He had come up…
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Poll: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis loses support among Democrats
Gov. Jared Polis is losing steam among members of his party, particularly progressive Democrats, according to a recent poll. Other statewide Democrats also saw their favorability ratings drop, though relatively stable compared to the governor’s numbers, the poll conducted by the Colorado Polling Institute in late March said. Forty-four percent of respondents said they view…
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Woodland Park elects mayor, city council
Don Dezellem’s hour finally arrived. “I’m elated,” Dezellem said from a watch party held at Shining Mountain Golf Course. Dezellem was one of four elected to the Woodland Park City Council Tuesday evening. By his own count, he has run for council three times and applied for appointed positions four times. He had come up…
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Colorado sues Trump administration over elections order
Colorado has joined a coalition of states in suing President Donald Trump over his new executive order on elections, arguing the directive unlawfully intrudes on their authority to run their own voting systems and threatens access to mail ballots for millions of voters. The lawsuit argued that Trump’s executive order is unconstitutional because it intrudes…
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Colorado leaders say Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting violates state election authority
Colorado leaders criticized President Donald Trump’s new executive order issued Tuesday, arguing that its creation of a national voter‑eligibility list and new limits on mail voting violate states’ constitutional authority to run their own elections. President Donald Trump has frequently criticized mail-in voting, calling it “mail-in cheating.” Through the SAVE Act in Congress, the president…
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Ballots, beginnings and a bit of gratitude
Kristen HigginbothamSpecial to The Courier In every election, there are the names on the ballot, and the many dedicated hands behind the scenes who help make democracy work. For years, one familiar face has been part of that quiet, steady effort in Woodland Park, helping guide elections with care, patience and a deep sense of…
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LETTERS: Solution doesn’t fit the problem; in the real world
The solution doesn’t fit the problem Vince Bzdek is right about one thing: Colorado’s caucus and assembly system is deeply flawed. But his proposed solution—allowing unaffiliated voters to participate in caucuses—doesn’t fix the problem. It expands it. Colorado doesn’t need a bigger caucus system. It needs to move beyond it. The caucus and assembly system…
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Colorado committee recommends rejecting alcohol, marijuana tax hike to fund mental health care
In a rare move, Colorado’s Capital Development Committee unanimously recommended that another legislative committee reject a bill asking voters to approve higher excise taxes on alcohol and marijuana to fund a new mental health hospital in Aurora. Sponsored by Rep. Bob Marshall, D-Highlands Ranch, and Sen. Judy Amabile, D-Boulder, House Bill 1301 proposes that all…
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GUEST OPINION: Recalls are a constitutional safeguard
In their March 3rd, 2026 opinion piece , Bob Gardner and Wayne Williams argue that recall elections should be reserved only for corruption, criminal conduct, constitutional violations, or clear abuses of power — not for what they dismiss as ordinary policy disagreements. That framing sounds sober. In practice, it narrows the Constitution beyond its design…