Author: Pam Zubeck
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Vote early, avoid waiting
Voters are being urged to take advantage of early voting, which runs through Friday, to avoid the possibility of long lines on Election Day when a record turnout is forecast. Colorado’s Nov. 4 ballot contains 18 amendments, although votes will not be counted for four that have been withdrawn, in addition to candidates and local…
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POLITIGAB: The deciding vote
You – yes, you – could cast the ballot that hands the presidency to Barack Obama or John McCain. Just don’t bet on it. Working with computer models developed by the political analysts at fivethirtyeight.com, Andrew Gelman, a Columbia University professor, figured the odds of the presidential election actually being decided by an individual voter…
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Not enough postage on ballot? Not a problem
If you forgot to affix extra postage to your mail-in ballot, don’t worry it’s not on its way back to you.”They won’t return those as undeliverable to the voter,” El Paso County Election Manager Liz Olson said.”We don’t want people to be concerned if they didn’t have enough postage that we’re not going to count…
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Memorial donation draws complaint
Memorial Health System’s $4,000 donation to a group promoting El Paso County’s 1 percent sales tax increase on the Nov. 4 ballot has prompted a complaint to the Secretary of State’s Office. State Rep. Douglas Bruce filed the complaint Wednesday, alleging the contribution violated the Fair Campaign Practices Act, which bars public agencies from giving…
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Group worries paper ballots will run out
A government watchdog group questions whether El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Bob Balink has printed enough ballots for Election Day. But election officials say they’re prepared for a record turnout with ample paper ballots, considering roughly 175,000 people are expected to vote early or by mail. El Paso County has 374,070 registered voters. Balink…
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Election Officials: Everything’s OK
Questions flew like chads in the wind Monday as more than 100 potential voters grilled election officials at the Carnegie Room at Penrose Library about election planning and what might go wrong on Nov. 4. Officials from the Secretary of State’s Office couldn’t make it, but El Paso County election manager Liz Olson and chief…
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Lane closures ahead at Constitution/Circle
Plan now for how to avoid Constitution Avenue and Circle Drive. Full closure of the intersection starts Saturday and extends for 21 days as a rehab of the crossing gets under way. Access to businesses near the intersection will be accommodated.
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Early voting under way
Nothing to do this weekend? How about taking time to cast your ballot?The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office is opening all three early voting sites on Saturday. They are:Centennial Hall, 200 S. Cascade, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Chapel Hills Mall, Suite 179, first level, below the food court, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.Citadel…
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Public jobs grew; private paid better
Government is a growth industry in Colorado, but it’s still more lucrative to work in the private sector, according to Census Bureau figures released this week. Nationwide, 89,526 state and local governments employed 19.4 million workers in 2007, a 5 percent increase since 2002. In Colorado, about 4,700 government jobs were added from 2002 to…
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Helicopter used to track bar-fight suspects
A Springs Police helicopter aided in the arrest early this morning of two men who allegedly fled from a large fight that left one man injured.Police were called at 1:13 a.m. today to the Irish House Bar, 2001 E. Platte Ave., regarding a fight. One man, treated at Memorial Hospital for a broken nose, told…