Tag: election 2024
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El Paso County Commission District 3: Naomi Lopez vs. Bill Wysong | Voter Guide
Two candidates vying for election to El Paso County’s third commissioner district say they’re eager to bring change to the five-member Board of County Commissioners. Democrat Naomi Lopez, a speech pathologist, and Republican Bill Wysong, co-founder of the local wildfire safety advocate group Westside Watch, will face each other in the Nov. 5 general election…
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Colorado House District 17: Republican Riggs challenges incumbent English | Voter Guide
Republican candidate Elizabeth Riggs is challenging Democratic incumbent Regina English this November to represent Colorado state House District 17. Riggs, who has no online presence, is looking to return the district that now includes most of southern Colorado Springs, including the municipal airport, back to Republican leadership. Democrats have controlled House District 17 since 2017.…
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2024 General Election Voter Guide: El Paso County District 3 candidates Naomi Lopez, Bill Wysong vow to bring change to board
Two candidates vying for election to El Paso County’s third commissioner district say they’re eager to bring change to the five-member Board of County Commissioners. Democrat Naomi Lopez, a speech pathologist, and Republican Bill Wysong, co-founder of the local wildfire safety advocate group Westside Watch, will face each other in the Nov. 5 general election…
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As ballots go out, El Paso County clerk predicts high turnout
El Paso County voters can expect ballots in their mailboxes in the coming days. The Clerk and Recorder’s Office mailed about 473,000 ballots Friday morning for the upcoming general election. Voters can expect lengthy ballots with the presidential race along with state and local questions and races to arrive by Oct. 21. Clerk and Recorder Steve…
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Colorado Springs-area school board leaders campaign against local marijuana measures
Elected officials from across the Colorado Springs region are lending their voices to a campaign opposing recreational marijuana sales in the city. On Sunday, an unknown number of El Paso County voters received a mass text message from Colorado Springs School District 11 Board President Parth Melpakam calling for their vote on a pair of…
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El Paso County conducts vote counting test ahead of election
Election judges at the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder were busy scanning 30,000 test ballots this past week, evaluating accuracy ahead of a forecasted record election turnout in November. The effort, called a Logic and Accuracy Test, evaluates the county’s election management system to make sure each vote is counted correctly. “This is a…
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El Paso County starts vote counting test ahead of November election
Election judges at the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder were busy on Thursday scanning 30,000 test ballots, evaluating accuracy ahead of a forecasted record election turnout in November. The effort, called a Logic and Accuracy Test, evaluates the county’s election management system to make sure each vote is counted correctly. “This is a very…
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El Paso County Board of Health takes a stance on recreational marijuana ballot measures
The El Paso County Board of Public Health has officially come out against a ballot question that will ask Colorado Springs citizens to vote on allowing existing medical marijuana shops to sell recreational marijuana in city limits. “This is a public health issue, and I think this is a stance we should be taking,” said…
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Here’s where Denver Mayor Mike Johnston stands on the local ballot issues
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Friday he will not support the fur and slaughterhouse bans, though is backing a sales tax hike aimed at generating $100 million for “affordable” housing. The mayor on Friday outlined his positions on several local and statewide measures that will appear on the city’s ballot this November. Initiated Ordinances…
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El Paso County Board of Health takes a stance on recreational marijuana ballot measures
The El Paso County Board of Public Health has officially come out against a ballot question that will ask Colorado Springs citizens to vote on allowing existing medical marijuana shops to sell recreational marijuana in city limits. “This is a public health issue, and I think this is a stance we should be taking,” said…