colorado elections
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The governor and the inmate: Trying to make sense of Polis and Peters | Eric Sondermann
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Amidst the excess of news and outrage competing for our attention, much time and oxygen have been expended in trying to make sense of Jared Polis’s angst-ridden consideration of a sentence reduction for Tina Peters, former county clerk and now an ungrateful guest of the Colorado prison system. For any just emerging from some deep…
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Republican candidates debate how to win the governor’s seat in Colorado — a position the GOP last secured in 2002
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Colorado has not elected a Republican governor since 2002. On Thursday night, four candidates offered competing visions for how the party can reverse its 20-plus years of failing to secure the seat. The discussion hosted by the Women of Weld County touched on electability, affordability, housing, and how a Republican governor would work with the…
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Unsolicited advice to both Republicans and Democrats | SONDERMANN
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This even-numbered year will be one of political turnover in Colorado with the governor’s chair opening up, along with the other state executive offices (attorney general, state treasurer, and secretary of state), all due to term limits. A U.S. Senate seat will also be on the ballot. The ultra-competitive 8th district to Denver’s north will…
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Primary challenges surge as Colorado lawmakers head into 2026 election cycle
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As the 2026 election cycle begins, an unusually large number of Colorado lawmakers — many appointed through the vacancy process — are facing primary challenges that reflect deepening divisions within both major parties. At least 14 current lawmakers, almost all in the House, are facing primary challenges from within their own parties. Six are lawmakers…
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Colorado election bill seeks to expand tribal voting, disclose candidate income
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Update: Senate Bill 276 passed the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Thursday in a 5-0 vote. It will next be sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Colorado lawmakers will soon consider a host of changes to the state’s election system with the introduction of Senate Bill 276 on Tuesday. The near-annual election “clean…
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DA declines to pursue election bribery charges against El Paso County sheriff’s candidate
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Joe Roybal Gazette file Tenth Judicial District Attorney Jeff Chostner said Tuesday that he will not pursue charges of election bribery against El Paso County sheriff’s candidate Joe Roybal after the Republican nominee admitted to unknowingly violating Colorado election law. In a letter of warning he issued to Roybal on Monday, Chostner said he declined…
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Secretary of State Jena Griswold leads push for bills on access, security in Colorado elections
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is leading the push for several bills aiming to increase security and access in elections, she announced Tuesday. Among the bills included in the package Griswold rolled out at a news conference is the Vote Without Fear Act, which seeks to prohibit openly carrying a firearm within 100 feet…
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Former GOP election officials ask judge to keep candidate off El Paso County Senate primary ballot
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Two former Republican secretaries of state are asking a judge to block an order issued by the Colorado GOP to add a second candidate to an El Paso County legislative primary ballot, arguing the state party is trying to force a volunteer to violate the law. Scott Gessler, an election law attorney who served as…
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Thud: Polis just dropped $3 million into TV ads in the governor’s race
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Jared Polis is demonstrating the perks of being rich. The Democratic gubernatorial nominee and tech millionaire on Wednesday announced a jaw-dropped television ad buy: $3 million for October. For perspective: In 2014, Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper raised a total war chest of $5.4 million for his tougher-than-expected re-election campaign. Republican Bob Beauprez raised a total…
