Tag: voter guide
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2025 Voter Guide: proposed tax hikes could upgrade four area school districts
Along with new representatives on their boards of education, voters in the Pikes Peak region will decide on potential tax increases for four of its school districts. Widefield D-3, Manitou Springs D-14, Cripple Creek-Victor RE-1 and Peyton 23-JT will all ask voters to approve new bonds to renovate or replace aging infrastructure or mill levy…
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Voter Guide: Pikes Peak Region school board elections
Term limits are up across many of Colorado Springs’ larger school districts, so big changes could be coming to local education’s leadership following the November coordinated election. Candidates are vying for multiple seats in Colorado Springs D-11 and Academy D-20. Meanwhile, a lack of candidates in Harrison D-2 and Fountain-Fort Carson means those districts have…
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4th Judicial District Attorney race: Michael Allen vs. Jeremy Dowell | Voter Guide
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s race this year pits Republican incumbent Michael Allen against Democrat Jeremy Dowell, an attorney representing Colorado Springs-area children in the juvenile justice system. Allen, first elected district attorney in 2021 and seeking a second term this November, promises to build on his office’s status as a leader in prosecuting violent…
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Ballot issue 2C: Colorado Springs voters to decide on 10-year road tax extension | Voter Guide
Colorado Springs residents on Nov. 5 will decide the fate of a dedicated temporary sales tax that funds city road maintenance. The city is asking voters to extend its 0.57% temporary sales and use tax for 10 years, from 2026 through the end of 2035. The tax equates to 5.7 cents on every $10 purchase.…
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Colorado Senate District 12 race: VanderWerf vs. Snyder | Voter Guide
Two well-known local politicians, Republican El Paso County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf and Democratic state Rep. Marc Snyder, are competing for the open state senate seat in District 12. The district, currently represented by outgoing Republican Sen. Bob Gardner, is considered competitive, leaning 2% Republican, and encompasses areas west of town along with Manitou Springs and…
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Ballot questions 2D and 300: Are recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs’ future? | Voter Guide
Voters in Colorado Springs are poised on Nov. 5 to decide once and for all if recreational marijuana sales will be permitted locally — though possibly only in limited areas — or banned by charter. The resident-backed Citizens for Responsible Marijuana campaign proposes authorizing the sale of retail cannabis in municipal boundaries, allowing only the…
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El Paso County Commission District 2: Geitner vs. Byers | Voter Guide
Democrat Bernard Byers is looking to unseat incumbent Republican Carrie Geitner for El Paso County’s second district commissioner seat. The district encompasses part of the east Colorado Springs and into Cimarron Hills, Falcon, Peyton, Calhan and Ramah. Prior to her work on the five-member Board of County Commissioners, Geitner started a T-shirt and embroidery business.…
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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…