by Associated Press Published: November 1,2011
Tags: election, school tax
Colorado voters were deciding a crucial test for schools Tuesday in the nation’s only statewide tax question on ballots this fall. The proposal to increase income taxes and sales taxes for five years to raise nearly $3 billion to shore up schools buffeted by years of budget cuts was far from certain. Some considered it an [...] [...]
Kate Coatar is seriously considering voting for Green Party candidates instead of Democrats, whom she normally supports. James Wyatt won’t cast a ballot at all because he no longer trusts anyone to fight for causes important to him. If Democratic candidates are counting on long-standing support from gay voters to help stave off big losses on [...] [...]
A photo of President Barack Obama hangs on the wall in CoraFaye’s Cafe, a short walk from the Denver museum where Obama signed into law the most sweeping U.S. economic package in decades in an attempt to put people back to work and end the worst downturn since the Great Depression. But the folks tucking into [...] [...]
Colorado voters are bombarded with political ads these days, and many of them are coming from outside interest groups hoping to sway voters. A look at some of the messages popping up in Colorado, who’s making the claims and where the money is coming from. “THEY SPEND, YOU PAY” -WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: About 100 billboards across Colorado [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: April 29,2010
Tags: Clerk & Recorder, Damron, election
Clerk and Recorder candidate Sandra Damron has decided not to petition onto the Republican Party ballot for the August primary. County Commissioner Wayne Williams, who is also running, now faces no opposition during the August primary for the job, which is now held by term-limited Bob Balink. Public Trustee Thomas Mowle is running as a Democrat. Damron, who is [...] [...]
by John Hazlehurst Published: January 22,2010
Tags: candidates, City Council, election
Here we are, 15 months from the 2011 City Council elections, and the maneuvering has already begun. According to the usual unreliable sources, some of our self-appointed leaders are trying to construct a slate of “appropriate” candidates who, fueled with money and credentials, will sweep into office and replace our present demoralized, delegitimized, and disrespected elected [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: November 3,2009
Tags: election
Early polling results show that Issue 300, which would affect how the city’s enterprises can share money with the city, is winning 55 percent to 44 percent. That’s with 304 precincts reporting and 77,778 votes cast. The El Paso County Elections office reports that 43,017 votes have been cast in favor of the issue and 34,761 against it. Stay tuned [...] [...]
Nearly 9,000 of the 278,000 ballots for the Nov. 3 election have been returned to the El Paso County election office because they are undeliverable. While 9,000 returned ballots sounds like a lot, Election Specialist Emily Rome said that’s about the average percentage of ballots that are undeliverable each election. By law, the postal service cannot forward [...] [...]
by John Hazlehurst Published: July 30,2009
Tags: El Paso County, election
The city has apparently forgotten to turn in homework on time. It has failed to meet the July 24 deadline to submit notice for participation in the November election as required by state statute. So, whether Colorado Springs issues will be included on the ballot depends on whether County Clerk and Recorder Bob Balink will let the [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: April 7,2009
Tags: election
It’s election day. Voters have until 7 p.m. tonight to drop off ballots for the Colorado Springs election, and residents can watch preliminary tally results on the city’s Web site. Ballots can be dropped of at one of the following locations: The City Administration Building, 30 S. Nevada Ave. The Colorado Springs Senior Center, 1514 N. Hancock Ave. Fire Station [...] [...]
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