municipal elections
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Communities across Colorado voted on ballot issues | Cronin and Loevy
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By Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy The results of the November 2025 odd-year elections are well known. Democrats easily won the Virginia and New Jersey governor elections and, in a number of other state elections, bested the Republicans. In Colorado, the big 2025 election news was that a statewide program providing free breakfasts and lunches in public schools for all…
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Federal judge throws out challenge to Colorado Springs’ local election schedule
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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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House passes caps for candidate contributions in Colorado’s local elections
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The Colorado House on Tuesday approved a bill to establish a statewide limit on donations made to candidates in local elections, sending the proposal to the Senate for further consideration. If made law, House Bill 1245 would cap donations from individuals and political parties at $400 and donations from small-donor committees at $4,000 in municipal elections, among…
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Proposal to cap candidate contributions in Colorado’s local elections advances
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Colorado could soon establish a statewide limit on donations made to candidates in local elections, if a new bill is passed into law. House Bill 1245 would cap donations from individuals at $250 and donations from small-donor committees at $2,500 in municipal elections, among other requirements. The bill cleared its first vote Monday in the…
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LinkedIn cofounder, former DaVita CEO pour money into Denver mayor’s race
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Outside groups with well-oiled money machines have begun flexing their muscles in the Denver mayor’s contest, shaking up the top spots in the money race with less than a month to go before Election Day and as ballots begin arriving in voter’s mailboxes next week. As if on cue, outside spending began to pile…
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Colorado municipalities pass, reject measures on marijuana, affordable housing, taxation
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Coloradans in 85 cities and towns voted on more than 150 municipal ballot measures Tuesday, passing or rejecting proposals ranging from authorizing marijuana businesses to funding affordable housing. Cripple Creek, Hotchkiss and Palmer Lake residents voted to authorize retail marijuana businesses, while authorization is currently leading a close race in Grand Lake, according to unofficial…
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The Hot Sheet, April 6, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 59 | APRIL 6, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 SAVE THE DATE: The Colorado Statesman cordially invites you to an “End-of-Session Bash,” Thursday, May 12, 4:30 – 6:30 pm at The University Club, 1673 Sherman St., Denver. More information coming soon. By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright @_JaredWright_ DENVER — Good morning, Happy Wednesday … you’re half way…
