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How to run for Denver mayor — it may be easier than you think
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This time next year, Denver will have a new sitting mayor. The field of candidates is already crowded – 21 people have filed paperwork announcing their intentions to run for the office. In coming days, the Denver Gazette will publish a complete list of candidates. Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock is term limited after serving…
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Election judges removed by GOP county chairwoman now calling for appeals process
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Infighting in the El Paso County GOP bled into preparations for the upcoming November election, when the party chairwoman called for a handful of people to be removed from their posts as Republican election judges. Chairwoman Vickie Tonkins told El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman that several election judges “no longer represent the…
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El Paso County to conduct GOP primary recounts in clerk, coroner races
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The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will begin recounts in the local primary races for clerk and recorder and coroner this weekend. Republican candidates Peter Lupia and Dr. Rae Ann Weber, who lost in the June 28 Republican races for county clerk and coroner, respectively, formally requested and submitted payment to the county…
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El Paso County Clerk and Recorder candidate Peter Lupia refuses to concede
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El Paso County Clerk and Recorder candidate Peter Lupia announced Wednesday he would not concede the race to his primary opponent, despite losing by a wide margin. Lupia garnered 34% of the vote, and El Paso County Assessor Steve Schleiker received 66% in the race for the clerk’s office, according to unofficial results from the…
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El Paso County GOP infighting heats up following assemblies
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El Paso County Republican candidates aiming for major voting reforms and to protect the community from federal overreach arose victorious in assemblies earlier this month and will face more experienced politicians with larger political war chests and name recognition in the upcoming primaries. Local GOP party Chairwoman Vickie Tonkins and a nonprofit called Faith Education…
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El Paso County candidate for clerk and recorder questions election system, proposes major reforms
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Colorado Springs businessman Peter Lupia is challenging Steve Schleiker, the El Paso County assessor, in the Republican primary for clerk and recorder, promising to restore faith in local elections by returning to a hand count of ballots, among other major reforms. Lupia, a member of the county’s Republican Central and Executive Committee, does not have…
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Redistricting commissioner announces renewed run for El Paso County elections chief
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Elizabeth Wilkes, who had a high-profile 2021 after serving as one of the state’s 12 congressional redistricting commissioners, hopes to get elected as El Paso County’s chief elections officer in 2022. The Colorado Springs Democrat filed candidacy paperwork Wednesday for the county Clerk and Recorder race, which will have no incumbent candidate this year. Wilkes unsuccessfully…
