election 2016

  • UPDATED: Judge denies Colorado Dems last-minute legal move to extend voting hours

    Polls have closed in Colorado following a judge’s denial of the Colorado Democratic Party’s request to extend voting by two hours. The polls closed as scheduled at 7 p.m. Head of the Colorado Democratic Party Rick Palacio argued polls should have been kept open to account for a 29-minute computer glitch Tuesday afternoon. The statewide…


  • State voter registration system down 29 minutes

    Colorado’s voter registration database was unavailable to elections officials statewide for 29 minutes Tuesday afternoon, but was reported to be back online and available as Election Day proceeded. Secretary of State spokeswoman Lynn Bartels said on her Twitter account that the database – which allows county elections officials to check voter registration records and whether…


  • Most Colorado voters cast ballots early

    More than 2.2 million of Colorado’s nearly 3.3 million registered voters had turned in their mail-in ballots by Election Day, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, with Republican voters slightly ahead of Democratic voters. The early Election Day tally showed Republican voters cast 771,745 ballots, Democratic voters cast 753,052 ballots and unaffiliated, or independent,…


  • Colorado readies to decide balance of power

    Colorado was supposed to be a swing state again this year, starting at the top of the ticket. But as the results roll in from the state’s first presidential election featuring a nearly all-mail voting, the races may turn out to be tighter the further down the ballot you go. Voters will be waiting Tuesday…


  • Jensen: Obama’s thoughts on Clinton are revealing

    Jensen: Obama’s thoughts on Clinton are revealing

    “She is a fundamentally good and decent person.” You really need no further explanation as to why this is a laugh line. Just know it was someone talking about Hillary Clinton. That “someone” is President Obama, furiously trying to save Hillary’s sliding campaign amid the FBI re-opening her criminal investigation. One of the millions of…


  • ? Climate change debate heats up race to decide majority on CU Board of Regents

    ? Climate change debate heats up race to decide majority on CU Board of Regents

    The pivotal at-large race to determine control of the University of Colorado Board of Regents could hinge on concerns about climate change and free speech. Former Democratic state Rep. Alice Madden injected climate change into the race early on with jabs at the board’s 5-4 Republican majority. The board voted last year against changing the…


  • Election Report: A look at the key races across America

    Much more is at stake on Election Day than the White House. State by state, district by district, neighborhood by neighborhood, candidates and campaigners are making their last pitch for Congress, state legislatures, governor’s offices, ballot questions, judgeships, city councils and lots more. A nationwide look at important, interesting and occasionally odd matters that go…


  • Farah: Trump wins on points

    If you haven’t voted yet – and you are wondering what to do, let me share a thought. I have written recently that I disagree with Hillary Clinton on policy and believe she has committed crimes. But, I have also conveyed a disappointment in Trump’s lack of decorum. Despite that conundrum, I voted for Trump. How did…


  • Clinton aims high, Trump goes hard in closing push

    Hillary Clinton aimed to hit high notes Sunday in the final moments of her campaign, hoping an uplifting message would wash away voters’ disgust with the grueling presidential contest. Donald Trump vowed he and his supporters would never quit, as he charged into unexpected territory. The candidates embarked on one of their final tours of…


  • Time to push voters to vote

    The presidential candidates and their surrogates are making Colorado appearances right and left as the final countdown to Election Day enters the last few days. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump returns to the state for a 9:30 p.m. rally Saturday, Nov. 5, at the National Western Complex in Denver. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Find ticket information…


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