Tag: 2024 election
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Ohio man convicted of forging petition signatures for El Paso County commissioner candidate
An Ohio man pleaded guilty and was sentenced by the 4th Judicial District this month for forging signatures and other election violations during the 2024 campaigns for El Paso County commissioner. Juan Pichardo, 30, was working for the signature gathering company hired by Colorado Springs City Councilmember David Leinweber when he ran for commissioner District…
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State House roundup for the Colorado Springs area: Democratic candidate may succeed Snyder
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story contained an incorrect biographical detail about House District 16 candidate Rebecca Keltie. Initial election results report that Democratic candidate Amy Paschal will be succeeding Democrat Marc Snyder in Colorado’s state House District 18 and Republican Chris Richardson will replace Rod Bockenfeld in District 56. Unofficial results in…
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‘We will never see this type of election again’: Election officials anticipate voter turnout could reach 90%
‘We will never see this type of election again’, predicts Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker.
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Colorado Springs council sends citizen-backed recreational marijuana sales question to voters
Colorado Springs residents in November will decide between two competing marijuana questions that will either permit or ban recreational cannabis sales in city limits. The City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2 to send a citizen-backed question to the fall ballot that proposes legalizing recreational marijuana sales locally. Councilmen Mike O’Malley and Brian Risley were opposed.…
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Citizen-backed Colorado Springs recreational marijuana sales question likely headed for the ballot
Colorado Springs residents are likely to see a question asking them to legalize recreational marijuana sales on the November ballot. Responsible Rec for Colorado Springs, a local group that advocates the legalization of recreational marijuana sales, submitted about 3,400 petition signatures above the minimum needed to place a question on the ballot that seeks voter…
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In likely Gassen-Crank matchup, voters in Colorado’s 5th CD have ‘real choice’
Two candidates vying to become the newest face in nearly two decades to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District will likely present starkly dissimilar views on the issues as voters prepare to head back to the ballot box this fall. Republican Jeff Crank, a former talk radio host and executive with the Koch network-backed Americans For…
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In Gassen-Crank matchup, voters in Colorado’s 5th CD have ‘real choice’
Two candidates vying to become the newest face in nearly two decades to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District will likely present starkly dissimilar views on the issues as voters prepare to head back to the ballot box this fall. Republican Jeff Crank, a former talk radio host and executive with the Koch network-backed Americans For…
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Mike Weissman wins Senate District 28 seat
Colorado voters elected state Rep. Mike Weissman over Idris Keith in the Democratic primary race for Senate District 28 based on Tuesday night’s votes. Weissman, who has represented House District 36 since 2017, beat Keith, former vice chair of House District 36 and business attorney, by six percentage points, 53% to 47%, as of counts…
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Harrison District 2 advances property tax vote for November ballot
Harrison School District 2 is gearing up to ask taxpayers for additional funding for its teacher salaries and charter schools this fall. During the board of education’s regular meeting Thursday night, board members voted to approve a notice of intent to participate in the 2024 election. Though the language has yet to be finalized, their…
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Campaign finance records show early frontrunners in El Paso County commissioner races
Two-and-a-half weeks before the June 25 primary election, campaign finance records show likely front-runners in the races for three open seats on the Board of El Paso County Commissioners. Some candidates have pulled in thousands of dollars more than their opponents, the latest campaign finance reports from the secretary of state show. The largest campaign…