Tag: voter turnout
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Turnout surges and winning margins stretch as final returns post in Colorado’s 2026 primary
County clerks finished posting unofficial results in Colorado’s primary election on Friday, drawing a line under a series of nominating contests that witnessed upsets, surprises and outright shockers by the time the votes were tallied. While the outcome changed in only one major, top-ticket race after the initial returns were reported on June 30, several…
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El Paso County finishes counting ballots for the primary election
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has completed counting ballots submitted for this week’s primary election. The office finished tabulating local ballots as of 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to an announcement Thursday morning. County residents cast 163,611 votes in the election, meaning that just under a third of the county’s 501,759 active voters…
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Mobolade, city leaders say election date lawsuit is attack on local voters
Mayor Yemi Mobolade and other city leaders will fight to keep Colorado Springs elections in April in the face of a new lawsuit. Mobolade, the mayor’s Chief of Staff Wayne Williams and City Councilmember Roland Rainey addressed the lawsuit in a news conference Thursday morning. The lawsuit filed on Wednesday argued that holding municipal elections…
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Here’s how the El Paso County voter turnout rate compares to 2016
It’s too early to tell whether El Paso County’s voter turnout rate this year has met or exceeded its rate from the last two Presidential elections. Around 2 p.m. Tuesday the Secretary of State’s Office reported that more than 340,000 votes had been cast in El Paso County. This passed the total number of votes…
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Early voter turnout in El Paso County at 42% heading into Election Day
As the deadline looms for the 2024 general election, local voter turnout is down from 2020 rates but remains high heading into the weekend. There have been 1.73 million votes cast across Colorado as of the end of Thursday, the Secretary of State’s Office reported. Return rates across the board are roughly 75% of the…
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‘We will never see this type of election again’: Election officials anticipate voter turnout could reach 90%
‘We will never see this type of election again’, predicts Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker.
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El Paso County sees average voter turnout on Super Tuesday despite unique ballot circumstances
Amid unique ballot circumstances this year, voter turnout in El Paso County’s presidential primary Tuesday hit average levels, just trailing the almost 43% it hit in the 2020 primaries. That’s despite a down-to-the-wire ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing Donald Trump to remain on Colorado’s ballot and some confusion over a slew of listed…
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Voter enthusiasm strong in El Paso County, tips for returning ballots
While many expect a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in November, that hasn’t dampened voter enthusiasm in El Paso County ahead of the Super Tuesday primary. At the Citizens Service Center, a main El Paso County office building, voters were lined up in their cars to Garden of the Gods…
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How could we boost Colorado Springs election turnout?
Voter turnout in the Colorado Springs City Council election Tuesday was low compared to recent municipal elections, records show. Raising the question: What should change? Turnout reached 26.8% — or 83,404 returned ballots from 310,942 registered voters on Election Day, city clerk’s data shows. Slipping from a turnout of 38% in 2019, 33% in 2017 and 40% in…
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Last-minute Colorado Springs city election guide: How to get your ballot in today
Those waiting until today’s Election Day to cast their vote in one of the six Colorado Springs City Council district races must return ballots to the city clerk’s office or a 24/7 mail drop box by 7 p.m. Tuesday. Residents in need of a replacement ballot or other services can visit the city clerk’s office…