2026 election
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State seeks $50K penalty against GOP candidate Victor Marx over alleged campaign finance violations
Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx is looking at more than $50,000 in fines in what the Elections Division of the Office of the Secretary of State calls “unprecedented” campaign finance violations. The state has not imposed that fine yet, and official scheduling documents indicate that a hearing on the matter is set for Sept. 10,…
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Petitions seek to place noise restrictions, surveillance cameras and water limits on Colorado Springs ballot
Petitioners in Colorado Springs are preparing to gather signatures to place restrictions on noise levels, developments that use a large volume of water and surveillance cameras that use automatic tracking technology. The City Clerk’s office on Monday gave final approval to the titles for four petitions filed by Adriane Nau, former Councilmember Joel Miller and…
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DougCo commissioners refer competing election measure on board expansion
Douglas County commissioners formally waded into the debate over a voter-led ballot initiative Monday by unanimously referring a separate measure that would give voters an additional option if they choose to expand the board from three members to five. The commissioner-referred measure will ask voters whether, in the event of an expansion, all five commissioners…
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Initiative asks Colorado voters to approve 8th-grade reading standard for ballot measures
A ballot initiative that would require all ballot measures to be written at no higher than an eighth-grade reading level has qualified for the November ballot, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. The measure, backed by the group Advance Colorado, would also prohibit any state law from interfering with the provision by mandating…
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx pushes aggressive water-storage expansion at Colorado Water Congress
Victor Marx, the Republican nominee for governor, took the spotlight Wednesday during the opening day of the Colorado Water Congress, laying out how he says the state should approach its water future. Marx told the standing-room-only audience in Steamboat Springs that he holds water rights himself, giving him a personal stake in Colorado’s water challenges.…
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Colorado Supreme Court: Redistricting plans for 2028 election cannot proceed under state constitution
The Colorado Supreme Court blocked all attempts at redrawing congressional district boundaries for the 2028 election from reaching the ballot on Monday, concluding each of the proposed ballot measures violated the constitutional single-subject requirement. The court considered five distinct but related ballot measures. Half of the proposals would have redrawn U.S. House of Representatives districts…
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Colorado’s primary turnout tops 10% as election officials warn it’s too late to mail ballots
Colorado election officials cautioned on Tuesday that it’s too late to mail ballots for the June 30 primary and urged voters to use drop boxes and their county’s voting centers instead. Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a release that 437 secure drop boxes and 137 in-person voter centers are open throughout the state.…
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Road-funding initiative in Colorado qualifies for November ballot
A measure that would dedicate all transportation-related revenue to Colorado’s roads and bridges has officially qualified for the November ballot after it cleared the state’s signature threshold, according to election officials. Backed by the coalition Restore Our Roads, Initiative No. 175 would require that all transportation-related revenue be used exclusively for building and repairing roads…
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Democratic candidates DeGette, Kiros and James clash in CD1 forum
The three Democratic candidates for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District clashed on Friday night over a host of issues, even as they expressed frustration with their party. The candidates — U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, doctoral student Melat Kiros and university regent Wanda James — took part in the forum moderated by Colorado Politics reporters on Friday…
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A graduated tax plan could undercut Colorado’s business competitiveness, analysis warns
A proposal to move Colorado to a graduated income tax — taxing individuals and businesses at different rates based on their earnings — could generate more than $2 billion in its first year, but it could also weaken the state’s business climate and cause corporations to flee, according to a new analysis from the Common…