mail ballots
-
Candidates, start your engines: Denver ballots head to a mailbox near you
—
by
This is what democracy sounds like: the thrum of engines and the beeping of forklift trucks rolling backward as Denver’s 420,000 mail ballots arrived by the truckload on Monday morning. The ballots – printed by K&H Printing, an Everett, Washington, firm that specializes in mail ballots – glided in the General Mail Facility in Denver…
-
Q&A with Hayle Johnson: In Jackson County, the election judge who tallies your vote may once have changed your diaper
—
by
Give credit to Lynn Bartels at the Secretary of State’s Office for introducing us to Hayle Johnson, the longtime clerk and recorder in north-central Colorado’s rural Jackson County. After reading a blog post by Bartels about some of the unusual challenges Johnson faces in running a clerk’s office in the middle of a place like North…
-
Wayne Williams: Colorado elections run smoothly, with a little help from the National Guard
—
by
Colorado’s 2017 election went off without a hitch, Secretary of State Wayne Williams said Thursday – a remarkable feat considering nearly half of the state’s counties were using new election equipment – but if any problems had arisen, the National Guard was on hand to help resolve them. “We just believe it’s important to have…
-
Colorado voters set to decide school board and city council races, contentious ballot measures
—
by
Voters across Colorado finish casting ballots at 7 p.m. tonight, deciding city council and school board races as well as local ballot issues ranging from funding for affordable housing and limits on oil and gas drilling to road improvements and municipal high-speed internet. For the first time in eight years, though, there isn’t a statewide…
-
With one day to go, ballots received from 22% of Colorado voters
—
by
Republicans still lead in Colorado ballot returns one day before county clerks must receive them, but Democrats are catching up. It’s too late to mail ballots – they must be received by 7 p.m. Tuesday in order to count, election and U.S. Post Office officials say. A total of 718,174 ballots were in hand Monday morning,…
-
Republicans maintain lead as ballots continue pouring in to Colorado election officials
—
by
Republicans continue to return their ballots at a faster rate than Democrats and unaffiliated voters in Colorado, but the gap is narrowing as Election Day approaches, according to the secretary of state’s office. As of Friday morning, 612,589 voted ballots had been received by election officials, out of the state’s 3.37 million active registered voters. Registration…
-
Owen Hill formally launches primary challenge against congressional incumbent Doug Lamborn
—
by
State Sen. Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs Republican, formally launched his primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn with a Monday morning email saying he plans to bring a bold approach to Congress instead of merely voting the right way. “Over the past several years, so many in our district have approached me with a…
-
Republican Owen Hill set to announce he’s running for congressional seat held by Doug Lamborn
—
by
State Sen. Owen Hill, a Colorado Springs Republican, plans to announce on Monday that he’s running for the 5th Congressional District seat held by six-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, The Colorado Statesman has learned. Although he’s long been rumored to be considering a run for state treasurer in next year’s election, Hill confirmed Saturday that he intends…
