2018 election
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Colorado’s 2022 ballot returns still 9,000 short of 2018 turnout
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Colorado’s ballot returns for the 2022 election climbed to nearly 2.56 million, but they still fell short of the voter turnout during the last midterm election. As of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, 2,557,562 ballots were returned, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. That total is 9,222 fewer than the 2,566,784 ballots that were cast in Colorado in…
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Colorado’s 2022 ballot returns only 16,000 short of 2018 turnout
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Colorado’s ballot returns for the 2022 election hit more than 2.5 million, nearly reaching voter turnout during the 2018 midterm election after weeks of underperformance. As of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, 2,550,784 ballots were returned, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. That is exactly 16,000 ballots short of the 2,566,784 ballots that were cast in Colorado in…
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Trial in Walker Stapleton suit against petition firm set for April
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A lawsuit that then-Colorado gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton filed last June against the company that gathered signatures to get him on the ballot is slated to go to trial April 24 in Denver. Stapleton, then state treasurer, filed the suit June 25 in Denver District Court, the day before he won the 2018 Republican primary…
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BEST OF COPO 2018 | What we learned about the ‘U’ Factor
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Colorado Politics is taking a look back at some of our most significant and compelling stories of 2018. This story originally was published July 20. Colorado’s unaffiliated voters participated for the first time in the June primary election at higher rates than nearly anyone had anticipated. The backers of the ballot measure that established the…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | How well did Trump, Obama do on Colorado candidates?
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Former President Barack Obama and his former vice president, Joe Biden racked up perfect scores endorsing Colorado candidates in this year’s election – every candidate backed by the two Democratic heavyweights went on to win. In addition, a Colorado-based organization that celebrates the state’s reputation for outdoor recreation threw its support exclusively behind candidates and…
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THE PODIUM | The election was a mandate; voters now expect action
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The 2018 election cycle was a clear victory for working families across the state. We successfully elected candidates statewide that have committed to stand up for issues working families care about like lifting up wages, affordable quality healthcare, racial justice, immigrants’ rights, climate justice and the right to organize. While pundits may attribute this election…
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Poll finds unaffiliated voters in Colo. don’t like GOP or Trump
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Colorado’s unaffiliated voters turned out for last week’s election in record numbers and turned their backs on Republicans by wide margins, a survey conducted by a GOP polling firm shows. What’s more, President Donald Trump’s low approval rating among unaffiliated voters – who outnumber Colorado’s registered Democrats and Republicans – appears to have dragged down…
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NOONAN | Unaffiliateds went blue this time — but could make or break either party
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One more hindsight look at the Colorado elections shines light on the mystery of unaffiliated (UAF) voters. At about 39 percent of active registered voters in the state, the UAFs now call the shots, but lawmakers must wonder how they decide to take aim. Jefferson County is ground zero for contested elections. Voter registration between…
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THE PODIUM | Amendment 73 fell short on the ballot — but won a bigger audience
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On Election Day, something momentous happened: Well over 1 million Coloradans voted for Amendment 73, a statewide increase in funding for schools, kids and teachers. That’s more than for any other tax proposal on the ballot, despite having a fraction of the resources and a well-funded opposition that used scare tactics to dissuade Coloradans from…
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FEEDBACK | What the Colorado GOP must do to get back in the game
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The much-anticipated midterm election is finally over, and at the national level the “blue wave” turned into a splash; Democrats gained a majority in the U.S. House, but lost seats in the U.S. Senate and received a mixed bag for governorships around the country. Colorado, on the other hand, was clearly different. The blue wave…
