Author: Savannah Eller savannah.eller@gazette.com
-
Fourth Judicial District Attorney receives $50,000 pay raise
—
by
Last week the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners approved a requested $50,000 raise for newly reelected Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen. Allen is the only county elected official whose salary is set by commissioners and not state statute. The raise came recommended by the county budget office, which presented commissioners with a…
-
Fountain joins Colorado Springs in seeking to regulate fledgling psychedelic mushroom industry
—
by
Psychedelics derived from plants, commonly referred to as psychedelic mushrooms or natural medicine, are coming to Colorado after the state legalized use in a 2022 ballot proposition. Fountain is the second municipality after Colorado Springs in the Pikes Peak area to start looking at zoning regulations for potential related businesses. Under the new state law,…
-
Election updates: Palmer Lake mayoral race flips, other races still close
—
by
Two days out from the election, several El Paso County races remain too close to call as election judges continue to count ballots. With about 293,000 ballots counted, the county is sitting at 59% turnout for active voters. Initial results on election night took into account about 235,000 ballots, but Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker…
-
Delay in El Paso County’s vote count explained; 100,000 ballots remain to be counted
—
by
More than 18,500 people came out to vote in person Tuesday across El Paso County, contributing to lines at polling stations that in some places lasted well beyond the close of polls at 7 p.m., according to El Paso Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker. “I really felt bad for a number of our citizens waiting…
-
El Paso County resolves hazmat calls during ballot counting process
—
by
El Paso County has made use of its new partnership with the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management multiple times in recent weeks, as the county Clerk and Recorder’s Office called out hazardous-materials first responders to help clear concerning ballots. El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker said that his office called the…
-
El Paso County Clerk and Recorder ‘prepared to ask’ for Griswold’s resignation
—
by
El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker said on a Colorado Springs radio program Thursday that he would call for the resignation of Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold after the top election official admitted the leak of voting computer passwords online earlier this week. “Right now (what) I’m looking (at) as a clerk…
-
Youth at the polls: Quiet and ‘uncomfortable’ times for young Colorado Springs voters
—
by
“Are you registered?” was the repeated question from volunteers with the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region at their get-out-the-vote booth inside the University of Colorado Colorado Springs student center. The responses varied from “Already mailed in my ballot” to “How do I start?” as students filtered through on their way…
-
Colorado Springs strip club joins fire district for an election cause
—
by
Being a good neighbor has paid off in an unexpected way for the Stratmoor Hills Fire Protection District, which received a $30,000 donation toward its ballot question campaign this week from a strip club across the street. “The firefighters and the chief there have been nothing but amazing,” said Holly Johnson, a regional manager for…
-
El Paso County sheriff requests $600k budget increase for ‘grossly underpaid’ deputies
—
by
El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal packed a meeting with deputies on Tuesday to ask the Board of County Commissioners for funds to bridge the gap for what he called “a massive, unacceptable pay disparity” between his and other regional law enforcement agencies. Roybal asked commissioners for a $600,000 increase in funds for 2025 in…
-
El Paso County opens new voter service centers ahead of election
—
by
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder is expanding its efforts to collect ballots two weeks out from the general election. The Clerk and Recorder’s Office opened five new voter service and polling centers Monday. The office anticipates opening another round of 18 centers Nov. 1 and 2, and another 14 the day before the election,…