elections
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Buc-ee’s developers push for ballot question ahead of Palmer Lake decision
Amid controversy over an annexation request to build Colorado’s second Buc-ee’s location, the residents of Palmer Lake approved an ordinance last month that would require any increase to the town be put to a vote. The prior process left the final decision with the town’s Board of Trustees, which is still scheduled to vote on…
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Denver clerk and recorder calls for budget amendment to fund 2026 elections
Less than 24 hours after Denver Mayor Mike Johnston delivered his 2026 budget proposal to the city, Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López has called for the City Council to consider an amendment to the mayor’s spending plan that would increase funding for his office. Johnston’s proposal for the coming year did not include the…
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The ‘people’s outlet’: How ballot initiatives shape Colorado policies
For more than a century, Colorado voters have used the ballot box not just to elect leaders but also to make laws, shaping the state’s most defining policies through citizen-led initiatives. Those two avenues of policymaking — the first by legislators, the second by citizens — yet represent another point of tension that is inherent…
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Federal judge throws out challenge to Colorado Springs’ local election schedule
A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a voting rights challenge to Colorado Springs’ municipal election schedule, brought by four civic groups seeking to force the city to move its April elections to November to reduce turnout disparities among voters of color. The parties submitted hundreds of pages of evidence disputing whether April elections in…
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Teller County commissioner seeks reelection, promising to fight for local control and focus on ‘smart’ growth
Teller County Commissioner Dan Williams is running for reelection this year, promising to continue advocating at the state level for more local control and to use his past experience as the county planning director to help manage growth. “It’s about public service,” Williams said of his desire to run for a second term representing Teller…
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In reelection bid, Teller County commissioner vows to complete what he helped start
Among promises to finish what he helped start during his first term in office, Teller County Commissioner Erik Stone also vowed to preserve the county’s way of life when he is reelected this year to another four years in office. “We must protect the quality of life and the (lifestyle) that people moved here to…
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El Paso County clerk and recorder begins testing of voting equipment
A week before ballots are sent out for the June 25 Primary Election, the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office on Tuesday began testing its voting equipment. Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker’s office started conducting the logic and accuracy test at 10 a.m. on all voting equipment that will be used in the upcoming…
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Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case
WASHINGTON (AP) – Special counsel Jack Smith’s team urged the Supreme Court on Monday night to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The brief from prosecutors was submitted just over two weeks before…
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Trump says abortion issues should be left to the states
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump said he believes abortion limits should be left to the states, in a video released Monday declining to endorse a national ban. “Many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights,” Trump said in the video posted on his Truth Social site.…
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Trump’s campaign said it raised $50.5 million at a high-dollar Florida fundraiser
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump’s campaign said it raised $50.5 million on Saturday. The reported haul from the event with major donors at the Palm Beach, Florida, home of billionaire investor John Paulson sets a new single-event fundraising record and is almost double the $26 million that Biden’s campaign said it raised recently at…