elections
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As number of unaffiliated voters grow in Colorado, experts note patterns, behavior
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For the first time in Colorado’s history, more primary ballots are going to voters without a party affiliation than to registered Democrats or Republicans. As such, political experts said, candidates today need to appeal to a new block of people — unaffiliated voters are not monolithic in their political views — who have begun to…
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Flat or graduated income tax? Colorado groups push dueling measures for November election
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Colorado voters could face two opposing income-tax measures on the November ballot, with the dueling campaigns seeking to advance proposals that would take the state in sharply different fiscal directions. One initiative seeks to replace Colorado’s flat income tax with a graduated system, while the other aims to lock in the current rate. Both measures…
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‘More free time’: Gov. Polis turns Colorado Democratic Party censure into scheduling perk
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Facing public rebuke from his own party, Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday brushed off the Colorado Democratic Party’s censure and defended his decision to cut in half Tina Peters’ prison term, saying the case had long troubled him and that her beliefs should never have factored into her sentencing. At a news conference announcing an…
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Colorado lawmakers pass bill negating road-funding ballot measure
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Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday approved a last‑minute amendment to a bill crafted to counter a ballot measure requiring that public funds collected for “road transportation” go to “road transportation,” setting up a high‑stakes clash over street funding and public services. House Bill 1430 would only go into effect if Initiative No. 175 passes in November. That…
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Colorado legislators abandon proposal targeting natural gas initiative
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Colorado lawmakers pulled back plans to counter a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of consumers to use natural gas. The bill’s backers said the legislation would not have significantly affected the initiative’s impact, even as debate intensifies among environmental groups, the oil and gas industry and policymakers. The bill — initially planned by House…
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Fight over road funding intensifies as Democrats seek to negate citizen initiative
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The battle over road funding intensified at the state Capitol this week, where legislators are seeking to negate an initiative that supporters say is sorely needed but which critics insist would divert money from other state priorities. Supporters of the initiative questioned the timing of new legislation that emerged in the waning days of the…
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Colorado data‑privacy bill fails after sponsors shift it to a ballot measure
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A Colorado bill aimed at restricting law enforcement and private companies from purchasing personal data without a warrant failed to advance Wednesday after a 6–5 vote in the House Judiciary Committee. The proposal, originally titled the “Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act,” had drawn rare support from groups that seldom agree on policy, including…
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Proposal to ban appointed Colorado legislators from serving in next term fails to advance
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For the third year in a row, lawmakers have struck down a proposal that would have prohibited members of the Colorado General Assembly who were appointed through a vacancy committee from serving in the term immediately after. Sponsored by Rep. Bob Marshall, D-Highlands Ranch, the referral would have put the question on the November ballot…
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Poll: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis loses support among Democrats
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Gov. Jared Polis is losing steam among members of his party, particularly progressive Democrats, according to a recent poll. Other statewide Democrats also saw their favorability ratings drop, though relatively stable compared to the governor’s numbers, the poll conducted by the Colorado Polling Institute in late March said. Forty-four percent of respondents said they view…
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Colorado sues Trump administration over elections order
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Colorado has joined a coalition of states in suing President Donald Trump over his new executive order on elections, arguing the directive unlawfully intrudes on their authority to run their own voting systems and threatens access to mail ballots for millions of voters. The lawsuit argued that Trump’s executive order is unconstitutional because it intrudes…