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Denver judge dismisses GOP candidate recount lawsuit, group appeals to Colorado Supreme Court
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In a move Secretary of State Jena Griswold called a “victory for Colorado voters,” a Denver County judge this week dismissed a case filed by a group of Republican candidates who sought discretionary recounts in the June 28 primaries that alleged El Paso County was not conducting the recount “in a fair, impartial and uniform…
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On day of recount deadline, El Paso County judge denies candidates’ motion to extend statutory cutoff
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On the day Colorado county clerks are lawfully required to complete recounts of the June 28 primary election, and a day after El Paso County completed its recount, a county judge denied the request from a group of unsuccessful GOP candidates to extend the statutory recount deadline. On Tuesday, El Paso County coroner candidate Dr.…
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Election officials praise ballot scanner accuracy, El Paso County residents call for hand recounts
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Following disputed claims that El Paso County’s ballot tabulation equipment failed logic and accuracy testing ahead of recounts of four GOP primary election races, and amid two related lawsuits leveled at the county clerk and Colorado secretary of state, a handful of residents urged commissioners Tuesday to insist on hand recounts. But several Colorado election…
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El Paso County to conduct GOP primary recounts in clerk, coroner races
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The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will begin recounts in the local primary races for clerk and recorder and coroner this weekend. Republican candidates Peter Lupia and Dr. Rae Ann Weber, who lost in the June 28 Republican races for county clerk and coroner, respectively, formally requested and submitted payment to the county…
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El Paso County Clerk and Recorder candidate Peter Lupia refuses to concede
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El Paso County Clerk and Recorder candidate Peter Lupia announced Wednesday he would not concede the race to his primary opponent, despite losing by a wide margin. Lupia garnered 34% of the vote, and El Paso County Assessor Steve Schleiker received 66% in the race for the clerk’s office, according to unofficial results from the…
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El Paso County Republican candidates call for sweeping election changes that officials say are illegal
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A slate of far-right Republican candidates in El Paso County is calling for sweeping changes to local elections, claiming mail-in balloting and electronic voting systems can lead to fraud. But Colorado elections officials say some of the proposed modifications would hinder voting accuracy and accessibility, while others wouldn’t be allowed under current state law. Clerk and…
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El Paso County clerk and recorder candidates weigh in on election security, environment
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As Colorado county clerks face intense skepticism, The Gazette asked the three local candidates for El Paso County clerk and recorder to answer three questions about election security. Steve Schleiker, the current county assessor, is running against businessman Peter Lupia in the Republican primary. Lisa Wilkes, who served on the states redistricting commission, is the Democrat…
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El Paso County candidate for clerk and recorder questions election system, proposes major reforms
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Colorado Springs businessman Peter Lupia is challenging Steve Schleiker, the El Paso County assessor, in the Republican primary for clerk and recorder, promising to restore faith in local elections by returning to a hand count of ballots, among other major reforms. Lupia, a member of the county’s Republican Central and Executive Committee, does not have…
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Redistricting commissioner announces renewed run for El Paso County elections chief
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Elizabeth Wilkes, who had a high-profile 2021 after serving as one of the state’s 12 congressional redistricting commissioners, hopes to get elected as El Paso County’s chief elections officer in 2022. The Colorado Springs Democrat filed candidacy paperwork Wednesday for the county Clerk and Recorder race, which will have no incumbent candidate this year. Wilkes unsuccessfully…
