voter turnout
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Republican passion, economics, national frustration may have driven ‘no’ votes on parks, roads, school bonds in El Paso County, Colorado Springs
El Paso County and Colorado Springs voters said “no” on Tuesday’s ballot to funding recently popular issues such as parks, trails and open space, and county roads – results that may have been driven by Republican enthusiasm at the polls, economics and national frustrations. Residents also endorsed a spate of right-leaning school board candidates across…
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COPO PODCAST | Denver City Clerk-elect Paul Lopez reflects on lessons learned from a close race
Paul Lopez talked about his narrow victory in the June 4 runoff for Denver City Clerk and Recorder in the Colorado Politics Podcast. Photo taken outside the Denver Press Club on July 2, 2019.By John C. Ensslin Colorado Politics Somewhere in the Denver clerk and recorder’s office that he is moving into this week, Paul…
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DENVER RUNOFF 2019 | Nearly 24% percent of ballots cast already; heavy last-minute voting possible
Nearly 24% of the registered voters in Denver had turned in their mail-ballots by late Monday afternoon as a competitive mayoral runoff campaign and several other races drew to a close before Tuesday’s 7 p.m. voting deadline. But Alton Dillard, a spokesman for the Denver Elections Division, cautioned that Denver voters are well-known for casting…
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A week into voting, Colorado primary ballots begin to trickle in
One week after ballots started going out in the mail to Colorado’s 3.28 million active registered voters, nearly 38,000 have been returned to election officials, Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced Monday. The ballots logged so far – in what election officials stressed is a very preliminary report – account for just over 1 percent…
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Wayne Williams: Colorado elections run smoothly, with a little help from the National Guard
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…
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With one day to go, ballots received from 22% of Colorado voters
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,…
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Republicans maintain lead as ballots continue pouring in to Colorado election officials
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…
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Older voters dominate Colorado ballot returns as Election Day approaches
Voters over age 60 are casting their ballots at a fast clip, accounting for almost 60 percent of the total ballots returned through Thursday morning, according to Colorado election officials. With 12 days until Election Day – and just five days until the U.S. Postal Service and Colorado secretary of state’s office recommend mailing ballots…
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Officials: Republicans take early lead as Colorado ballots begin trickling in
With just over two weeks to go until Election Day, more than 36,000 voted ballots had been received by Colorado election officials by early Monday, the secretary of state’s office reported. That’s out of the 3.36 million active registered voters in Colorado at the beginning of October – split nearly evenly between Democrats and Republicans…