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• Some Denver voters picking multiple candidates

  October 31, 2012 8:12 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Some early voters in Denver have been marking more than one presidential candidate on their ballots, invalidating their votes in a tight race. Denver election worker Ron Weil told a Denver television station that he's seen hundreds of early voter ballots that have multiple votes for the... more »

• Ortiz says double ballots happen when voters re-register Play Video

  June 10, 2012 6:48 PM

  As we first told you Saturday night, several voters in Pueblo are claiming they received two ballots. The Secretary of State is calling for an investigation, and Sunday the Clerk and Recorder spoke out saying this will not affect election results. Out of 59,000 ballots sent out in... more »

• Inactive voters increase after court ruling

  November 3, 2011 11:51 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Inactive voters in Colorado jumped at the chance to vote in the November election following a court ruling that it's legal. Returns show that 6 percent of voters who didn't vote in the prior general election took part. That's twice the average the state has for counties... more »

• Coloradans face nation's only statewide tax vote

  October 30, 2011 4:35 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The nation's only statewide tax vote on the November ballot asks Colorado voters whether they want to temporarily raise taxes to generate $3 billion for classrooms and colleges. It's a proposal that has stirred fierce opposition because of the stagnant economy. The vote could serve as... more »

• $3B tax hike for schools on ballot for CO voters

  October 22, 2011 6:20 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The nation's only ballot measure this fall that proposes a state tax increase pits some defenders of Colorado's underfunded schools against those who warn it will cost jobs. Proposition 103 would raise state taxes for five years to generate nearly $3 billion for the education system.... more »

• Pueblo clerk sends ballots to inactive voters

  October 7, 2011 8:04 PM

  A judge has denied the Colorado secretary of state's request for an injunction to block the city of Denver from mailing ballots to inactive voters. The ruling opens the door for the Pueblo County Clerk to send ballots to inactive voters as well. Pueblo County Clerk Gilbert Ortiz says... more »

• Group seeks to intervene in Gessler's Denver suit

  October 5, 2011 4:07 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A government watchdog group is trying to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Colorado's top elections officer against Denver that seeks to prevent city officials from mailing ballots to inactive voters. Colorado Common Cause filed a motion Wednesday to be part of the case and argue... more »

• Ballots ready to go out in El Paso Co

  September 12, 2011 2:30 PM

  The first ballots for this year's mail-in election in El Paso County go out this Friday. Around 2,000 ballots for active military are the first to go. 231,000 more ballots go in the mail October 11th. The official election day in Colorado is November 1st. more »

• Taxes or firefighters in Black Forrest

  August 7, 2011 11:40 AM

  BLACK FOREST, Colo. (AP) - Voters in the small unincorporated community of Black Forest in El Paso County could face a bleak choice on ballots later this year - higher taxes, or fewer firefighters? A board overseeing the Black Forest Fire/Rescue plans to ask residents for the property tax increase... more »

• You have just a few hours left to turn in your ballot

  May 17, 2011 6:45 PM

  Colorado Springs city ballots are due at the city clerk's office by 7 p.m. tonight. It is too late to mail in the ballot. You must drop off your ballot in person. Ballot drop off locations: City Clerk's Office - 30 S. Nevada Ave., Suite 101 Colorado Springs Senior... more »

• Voters have turned in half of the city ballots

  May 16, 2011 4:27 PM

  Of the more than 154,000 ballots mailed out by the Colorado Springs City Clerk's office for Tuesday's mayoral election, voters have turned in about half of them. So far, the city clerk's office has received 77,536 ballots. It also has had 5,709 ballots returned as undeliverable. The clerk's office... more »

• 10,000 ballots not yet counted

  April 5, 2011 11:47 PM

  At about 8:30 p.m. the Colorado Springs City Clerk's Office reported all the ballots in the city election had been counted. Unofficial numbers were posted on the city website showing 100 percent of the votes were tallied. About a half hour later the city reported another 10,000 ballots had... more »

• City Clerk's office tests new ballot-counting machine

  March 28, 2011 10:11 PM

  The election is just one week away, and the Colorado Springs City Clerk's office has tested a new ballot-counting machine. The DS850 Central Scan can process 300 ballots a minute, according to City Clerk Kathryn Young. "It's top of the line," remarks Young. The reason for the change... more »

• Summit County proposes more mail-in ballots

  March 26, 2011 6:37 PM

  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) - The Summit County clerk and recorder's office is proposing that primaries and November elections in odd-numbered years in the county be conducted completely by mail. By law, in-person and early voting polls have to be available for mid-term and presidential elections. At a work... more »

• Owners to discuss sale of NH 1st ballots hotel

  March 12, 2011 6:38 PM

  DIXVILLE, N.H. (AP) - The owner of the New Hampshire hotel where the first-in-the-nation presidential primary ballots are cast is making an announcement about its pending sale. The 150-year-old-plus Balsams Grand Resort in Dixville Notch was put up for sale in July. The Tillotson family has owned the northern... more »

• Not All Candidates Are Done Campaigning

  November 7, 2010 8:55 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Incumbent state Representative Kathleen Curry says her write-in candidacy is still alive. She was trailing Democrat Roger Wilson by less than 500 votes, but a judge is ordering inspections of more than 2,000 ballots that may contain write-in votes for Curry, but were not marked properly. more »

• Republicans outnumber Democrats in early voting

  October 20, 2010 6:20 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado elections officials rolled out the first look at who's voting early this election - and so far more Republicans are voting than Democrats. The Colorado Secretary of State reports that about 195,000 voters have already cast ballots as of Wednesday afternoon. That figure includes mail-in... more »

• Candidates scramble for early votes

  September 20, 2010 8:36 AM

  It's still six weeks to the midterm elections, but candidates far and wide know the early voters are a prime target. They just differ on how to approach them. The move away from trekking to the polls on Election Day gained popularity after the contentious 2000 presidential election, producing... more »

• Colorado refused waiver on military ballots

  August 27, 2010 3:20 PM

  The Pentagon has told Colorado Secretary of State Bernie Buescher that it has denied a waiver to exempt the state from a federal requirement to mail ballots to military service members overseas 45 days before the November election. Spokesman Rich Coolidge confirmed that Colorado's waiver request has been denied.... more »

• Colorado awaits word on military ballot waiver

  August 27, 2010 12:03 PM

  Colorado is awaiting word on whether it will be exempted from a federal requirement to mail ballots to military service members overseas 45 days before the November election. Wisconsin was notified Friday that its waiver request had been denied. If Colorado's waiver is approved, some military ballots from... more »

• Colorado wants waiver for military ballots

  August 2, 2010 12:05 PM

  Colorado Secretary of State Bernie Buescher is asking the federal government for a waiver of the 45-day rule to mail ballots to military servicemen overseas for the November election. Spokesman Rich Coolidge says the ballots will still be mailed, but some soldiers might not have enough time to mail... more »

• Colorado's Senate primary getting feisty

  July 22, 2010 8:09 AM

  With just three weeks left before Colorado's primary elections and mail-in ballots already hitting mailboxes, the sleepy Democratic Senate primary is showing more life. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet aired his first negative ad Tuesday against challenger Andrew Romanoff. The same day, Romanoff launched an attack at the incumbent. Romanoff... more »

• Lawmakers may change unaffiliated candidates law

  December 31, 2009 11:25 AM

  A Colorado lawmaker who recently switched from Democrat to unaffiliated is considering legislation to make it easier for unaffiliated candidates to get on the ballot. Rep. Kathleen Curry says Colorado has the longest waiting period of any state for unaffiliated candidates. In order to run as an unaffiliated under current... more »

• Handful of elections shed light on US politics

  November 2, 2009 12:19 PM

  Election '09 won't pack the same oomph of last year's presidential spectacular. But a handful of ballots in a few states will offer hints to the country's state of mind. In Virginia and New Jersey, voters will reveal whether President Barack Obama's campaigning has paid off. The states are... more »