primary election
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TRAIL MIX | Before Colorado’s primary line-up is final, some candidates face courtroom battles
Colorado’s June primary ballot is nearly set. Federal and state-level Democratic and Republican candidates seeking their party’s nomination have been chasing support from fellow partisans for months, hoping to collect enough votes from delegates to party assemblies or signatures on nominating petitions – or in some cases, both – in order to qualify for the…
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Republican Erik Aadland sues for spot in primary, argues Griswold threw out valid signatures
Republican congressional candidate Erik Aadland has filed a lawsuit asking a district court judge to order his inclusion on Colorado’s June primary ballot, claiming he submitted enough valid signatures on nominating petitions despite an earlier ruling by election officials that he hadn’t. In a lawsuit filed late Monday in Denver District Court, Aadland argues that…
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BIDLACK | Elections matter — no matter the office — so please vote!
One of the side effects of being the son of a genealogist is that I long ago developed the habit of reading the obituary pages. While I’m not in too much agreement with the Colorado Springs Gazette’s Op/Ed pages (except when I appear, but, frankly, that’s mostly vanity), I do think they do an excellent…
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Colorado GOP chair predicts effort to scrap primary will fail
Colorado Republicans will decide in September whether to cancel next year’s primary election rather than allow unaffiliated voters to participate, party officials said this week, although the state GOP chairman says he’s confident the proposal will go down in flames. State voters approved Proposition 108 last year, allowing unaffiliated voters – a smidgeon over one-third…
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Williams readies constitutional amendment
A constitutional amendment that would reduce the lengthy and repetitive language regarding judicial retention questions on election ballots is on Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams‘ wish list for the upcoming state legislative session. Williams and his staff outlined his legislative plans to the Bipartisan Election Advisory Committee Thursday, Dec. 15. The committee includes county clerks,…