Tag: elections
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4th District Attorney Michael Allen files candidacy for state AG
Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen will run for election as Colorado attorney general this year in hopes of broadening his judicial impact, he said last week. “We’ve done some really great things over the last five years in the DA’s office and with 21 years in prosecution, I’ve got a lot to offer this…
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4th District Attorney Michael Allen files candidacy for state AG
Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen will run for election as Colorado attorney general this year in hopes of broadening his judicial impact, he said last week. “We’ve done some really great things over the last five years in the DA’s office and with 21 years in prosecution, I’ve got a lot to offer this…
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The lie that persists five years later | SONDERMANN
Some dates require no explanation. September 11. October 7. And to the subject of today’s column, January 6. Simply mention the calendar number and the images flood to mind, still vivid and raw. The fifth anniversary of that dark, dismal day is now upon us. In some respects, it seems like an eternity has elapsed…
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Palmer Lake to discuss Buc-ee’s, recall elections Thursday
The newly-whole Palmer Lake Board of Trustees will have an opportunity Thursday to discuss the setting for two issues going to town voters in the new year. The first is when and how to field a ballot question on the perennially divisive Buc-ee’s annexation, which would bring 30 acres near Interstate 25 into the town’s…
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LETTERS: Challenging downtown’s success; the best of El Paso County
Challenging downtown’s success I was very disappointed on Saturday December 6, less than three weeks before Christmas, trying to shop on Tejon street at 11 a.m. The left turn lanes were blocked traveling north on Nevada restricting access to Tejon street. When I eventually made my way there, all the parking meters had signs on…
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Colorado secretary of state refuses to hand over election records to DOJ
Colorado will not comply with the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to share certain voter information, Secretary of State Jena Griswold said on Wednesday. Federal authorities have sought voter data from more than two dozen states, framing it as part of an effort to ensure the security of elections. “The DOJ can take a hike;…
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Requiem for the ‘fake electors’ scandal
Nearly four years ago, on Jan. 18, 2022, we wrote about a frenzy that was sweeping the anti-Trump world. It had to do with a novel theory regarding the 2020 presidential election dispute. Here’s the short version: Trump supporters in a few states — Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan, and New Mexico — were…
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Palmer Lake could see three special elections next year
Turmoil continues in the town of Palmer Lake, where a Board of Trustees with frequent turnover has been deadlocked on multiple issues for months. The next year could see the town settling its differences in as many as three special elections, following one in 2025. “This is a very intractable problem,” said Trustee Roger Moseley…
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Tina Peters will remain in state custody, Colorado corrections agency says
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters will remain in state custody amid a push by the federal corrections department to transfer her to its jurisdiction, the Colorado Department of Corrections said Tuesday. The Colorado agency does not have any plans to transfer Peters to federal custody at this time, a state spokesperson told 9News. Peters…
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Why winning as an independent remains a long shot, despite Colorado voters fleeing the two major parties
When Yemi Mobolade won the Colorado Springs mayor’s race in 2023, he made history as the city’s first independent leader — and gave new hope to voters frustrated with America’s two-party politics. But even as unaffiliated voters now make up half of the state’s electorate, Mobolade’s victory remains the exception, not the rule. The latest…