Tag: primary election
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Unaffiliated voters have a growing influence on Colorado elections, research shows
Unaffiliated voters now make up more than half of Colorado’s registered electorate, and for the first time, more primary ballots are going to voters without a party affiliation than to registered Democrats or Republicans. Colorado began allowing unaffiliated voters to participate in primary elections in 2018, following voters’ approval of Proposition 1088 in 2016. This year’s…
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Primary preview: Regina English, Chauncy Johnson face off in House District 17
State Rep. Regina English is facing a young, ambitious Democratic activist in the primary election for House District 17. The choice between English and Chauncy Johnson in District 17, representing the southern portion of Colorado Springs from the east side of downtown to the Colorado Springs Airport, is the only competitive Democratic legislative primary in…
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Colorado judges cannot serve as temporary election workers, ethics panel says
The Colorado Supreme Court’s ethics panel advised members of the judiciary last month that they cannot serve as temporary election workers. The Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Board, which consists of judges, lawyers and a non-attorney, cited two reasons why appointed judges should refrain from serving as elections judges. First, with the exception of nonpartisan elections,…
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Bill Wysong, state Rep. Don Wilson neck-and-neck in Republican race for El Paso County District 3
Colorado Springs neighborhood advocate Bill Wysong and state Rep. Don Wilson were within about 2 points to earn the Republican nomination Tuesday in the race for El Paso County District 3 commissioner, according to unofficial results in the primary election. Unofficial returns from the Secretary of State’s Office updated at 9:25 p.m. show Wysong edging ahead, capturing…
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From upsets to pepper spray, Colorado has seen its share of primary election stunners | TRAIL MIX
From Lauren Boebert’s upset win to the time Levi Tillemann pepper-sprayed himself, primary races
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Citing Colorado’s Justice Samour, US Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump disqualification bid, GOP chair explores Dominion Voting machines | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 9, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: During Thursday’s oral arguments before the nation’s highest court about Donald Trump’s constitutional eligibility to remain on the ballot, the justices explicitly and indirectly channeled the member of Colorado’s Supreme Court who wrote the most impassioned critique of the legal effort to disqualify…
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US Supreme Court hears disqualification case against Trump today, House Speaker Mike Johnson endorses Gabe Evans in 8th CD | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 8, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: In the days leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic consideration of whether Donald Trump is constitutionally barred from seeking another term as president, 73 sets of legal briefs representing thousands of individuals and organizations flooded in to offer perspectives on the…
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Judge denies Colorado GOP’s request to exclude unaffiliated voters from primary elections
A federal judge on Friday declined a request from the Colorado Republican Party to block unaffiliated voters from participating in its primary elections, finding the GOP was unlikely to succeed in its constitutional challenge to a 2016 ballot measure allowing for unaffiliateds to vote in major party primaries. After a two-day hearing last week, U.S.…
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Stapleton taps running mate — but plans to keep selection secret for a while
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Walker Stapleton has a running mate, but the Republican gubernatorial nominee is in no hurry to tell anyone who it is. After winning the four-way GOP primary a week ago, the two-term state treasurer has…
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Stapleton taps running mate — but plans to keep selection secret for a while
Walker Stapleton has a running mate, but the Republican gubernatorial nominee is in no hurry to tell anyone who it is. After winning the four-way GOP primary a week ago, the two-term state treasurer has “offered the position to a well-qualified candidate,” a Stapleton campaign spokesman told Colorado Politics on Tuesday, and the candidate has…