november election
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Protect Our Kids PAC warns against Colorado’s magic mushroom ballot measure
The Protect Our Kids political action committee warned against a Colorado ballot measure seeking to decriminalize the hallucinogenic compounds in magic mushrooms during a town hall Tuesday. The town hall – hosted by Colorado Politics, The Denver Gazette and The Colorado Springs Gazette – was a public forum for the proponents and opponents of Proposition…
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Early voting slows over Halloweekend, reaching 14% turnout 8 days before Election Day
With eight days left until Election Day, just over 14.1% of registered voters have returned their ballots for the November election, according to data released Monday from the Secretary of State’s Office. As of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, 537,735 ballots have been turned in. That means around 94,800 ballots were returned over the weekend – a…
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Colorado’s early ballot returns reach over 440,000, hitting double-digit turnout
Roughly 443,000 Coloradans have returned their mail ballots for the November election so far, according to data released Friday from the Secretary of State’s Office. That total represents approximately 11.7% of the 3.8 million active registered voters in Colorado with less than two weeks to go until Election Day. Returned ballots jumped by over 82,000…
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Advocates, opponents clash during town hall on Colorado’s alcohol ballot measures
Business owners, lawmakers and activists clashed Thursday during a town hall that delved into three ballot measures seeking to expand the sale and delivery of alcohol. The town hall – hosted by Colorado Politics, The Denver Gazette and The Colorado Springs Gazette – brought together advocates and opponents of Propositions 126, 125 and 124. Respectively, the…
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Colorado’s unaffiliated voters lead in 300,000 ballots returned so far
More than 271,000 Coloradans have returned their mail ballots for the November election so far, according to data released Wednesday from the Secretary of State’s Office. That total represents approximately 7% of just under 3,796,000 active registered voters in Colorado with two weeks to go until Election Day. Of those early voters, unaffiliated voters make…
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Early in-person voting begins in Colorado
Early in-person voting began in Colorado on Monday with the opening of 411 drop boxes and 121 voting centers throughout the state. Voters can find their closest drop box or voting center at GoVoteColorado.gov, in addition to the hours of operation. By Election Day on Nov. 8, there will be over 350 voting centers available to…
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Griswold appoints election supervisor for Elbert County after clerk copied election hard drives
Secretary of State Jena Griswold appointed a supervisor to oversee the upcoming election in Elbert County following breaches of security protocol by the county’s clerk and recorder last year. In January, Republican Clerk Dallas Schroeder admitted that he made copies of two hard drives of the county’s Dominion Voting Systems equipment, received instructions from two…
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Colorado Democrats once more dominate fundraising in competitive state House races
Democratic candidates expanded their fundraising leads in all but one of the most competitive elections for the Colorado House of Representatives in the final weeks before Election Day. Democrats are winning the money race in nine of the 10 most competitive House contests, according to reports from the Secretary of State’s Office. In all 10 of…
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RTD to provide free public transportation on Election Day
To encourage voter participation, Colorado’s Regional Transportation District will provide free public transportation on Election Day and National Early Vote Day. RTD announced Tuesday that its services will be available to all users at no cost on Oct. 28 and Nov. 8, as part of a partnership with the Secretary of State’s Office. RTD offers…
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No. 2 or No. 26? Polis, Ganahl debate Colorado’s fentanyl ranking
Gov. Jared Polis, who seeks reelection, and Heidi Ganahl, the Republican nominee, clashed over fentanyl deaths during a debate on Sunday, with the Democrat claiming a middle-of-the-pack ranking for Colorado and the challenger arguing the state sits near the top of the charts. So, who is correct? Based on the phrasing each candidate used, they…