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• County facing $129,705 shortfall from new election laws, Morse recall

  May 21, 2013 4:52 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Last minute changes in state election laws and the potential recall of State Senator John Morse could leave the El Paso County Clerk and Recorders Office nearly $130,000 in the red. Clerk Wayne Williams told the Board of County Commissioners today he estimates it will cost... more »

• Even without town hall, Green Mtn Falls set to vote

  April 2, 2012 7:30 PM

  The town of Green Mountain Falls is holding local elections Tuesday; the first since the town hall burned down in February. Two men were arrested and are facing arson charges for burning down the historic government center. Now, with the building gone, Tuesday's elections will be held at... more »

• Colorado Republican caucus to play national role

  January 23, 2012 8:23 PM

  Colorado's Republican caucus shifted from March to February. Local political figures expect that our caucus--only two weeks from now--will have a loud voice in the national conversation about our next president. Political analysts believe Mitt Romney could have swept the nations votes with a win South Carolina. To the surprise... more »

• Increase in terrorism won't help the president in elections

  October 1, 2011 8:56 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama may have a string of counterterrorism successes and earned high marks from the public on foreign policy, but that's probably not going to help him hold the White House. When he won the presidency, questions lingered about his readiness to handle national security... more »

• Fountain political signs attack council members

  September 26, 2011 12:47 AM

  Some bad blood is brewing in the City of Fountain over political signs heading in to city elections. The signs refer to city council members Lois Landgraf and Harold Thompson as "bums". Another sign shows Landgrafs name next to a toilet with the words "flush it". Landgraff, who is... more »

• CO Republican convicted of multiple voting

  September 12, 2011 6:49 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - A suburban Denver man has been convicted of voting twice in county elections in 2008 and again in 2009. The Denver Post reports Monday that 69-year-old David Harold Shackley was convicted by an Arapahoe County jury. Prosecutors say the registered Republican voted early in Denver... more »

• Lack of competition may scrap small town election

  August 28, 2011 1:17 PM

  FORT MORGAN, Colo. (AP) - The small town of Fort Morgan may decide not to bother with local elections this November - because so far there's only one candidate for every office on the ballot. The Fort Morgan Times reportsthat unless someone signals by Monday that they plan to... more »

• Perry spokesman confirms he's running

  August 11, 2011 6:25 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - It's a move that is certain to shake up the race for the GOP presidential nomination. A spokesman says Texas Gov. Rick Perry is running for president. He says Perry will make his intentions known on Saturday while visiting South Carolina and New Hampshire. ... more »

• Calif. governor calls for Obama to step up to GOP

  August 7, 2011 6:25 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - California Gov. Jerry Brown is calling for President Barack Obama to respond to Republicans in what he calls "a very powerful way" during the upcoming presidential election. Brown says the Republicans are gearing up to destroy Obama during the campaign, and he says that, in response,... more »

• Colorado primary elections will happen sooner

  May 28, 2011 2:40 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed a bill that changes the dates for some elections in Colorado so the state complies with a federal law designed to give military and others living overseas enough time to vote. The bill Hickenlooper signed yesterday makes Colorado's primary elections and precinct... more »

• Aspen local withdraws request for election recount

  May 11, 2011 5:09 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - An Aspen resident has withdrawn her request for a recount in the city's recent mayoral election after a postelection audit revealed no inconsistencies. Marilyn Marks had questioned the preliminary results of the election, saying there might have been errors with the computer-analyzed ballot system. She... more »

• Big money spent on Colo. legislative races in 2010

  December 11, 2010 12:28 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Final campaign finance reports show Republican and Democratic candidates spent $2.9 million this year on the top 15 races for Colorado's Legislature. Candidates estimate outside groups spent up to 10 times that amount under new campaign finance laws. Why so much money for state legislative races?... more »

• GOP Boswell concedes to Riesberg in house race

  November 14, 2010 2:40 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Republican Bob Boswell has conceded the state House District 50 race to incumbent Democrat Jim Riesberg nearly two weeks after the election. Riesberg leads Boswell by about 300 votes, although a final vote tally hasn't been completed. Boswell told the Greeley Tribune Saturday that it... more »

• Colorado investigating Saguache County vote changes

  November 12, 2010 6:28 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado Secretary of State Bernie Buescher has sent two investigators to Saguache (suh-WAHCH') County to find out why vote totals changed during a retally of votes three days after the election. The recount affects two Republican candidates who thought they had won, but are now behind... more »

• Colorado candidates prepping for recounts

  October 29, 2010 8:53 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A sure sign Colorado's elections are down to the wire: Both parties are quietly making plans for possible recounts. Colorado has a neck-and-neck Senate race, a three-way governor's race and at least three House races where party control could flip. With polls showing some contests... more »

• Early turnout lags among Colorado independents

  October 26, 2010 8:31 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Independent voters in Colorado are voting at a slower pace than Democrats and Republicans this year. Early-voting totals released Monday by Colorado elections officials show that unaffiliated voters are way behind party members in casting early ballots. About 96,000 unafffiliated voters had voted by mid-afternoon... more »

• Groups allied to GOP boost their fundraising

  September 20, 2010 6:27 AM

  New freedom from fundraising restrictions established by the Supreme Court are paying off for at least some Republican-allied groups. Two affiliated groups led by a blue-chip cast of Washington Republican strategists have raised a combined $32 million, creating a parallel and unofficial Republican campaign to defeat Democrats in November.... more »

• Incumbents struggle for survival in primaries

  August 25, 2010 9:13 AM

  With 98 percent of the election day ballots counted in Alaska's Republican Senate primary, the race is too close to call. Sen. Lisa Murkowski trails newcomer Joe Miller by fewer than 2,000 votes out of more than 91,000 counted. As many as 16,000 absentee votes won't be counted until Aug.... more »

• President Obama wants social security 'fix'

  February 19, 2010 3:47 PM

  President Barack Obama says Social Security is slowly running out of money but that it can exist well into the future with a slight fix. The system is funded with a tax on earnings, up to $109,000 a year. Obama says lifting that cap to tax a larger share... 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 »

• Fremont County voters say no to sales tax increase

  November 3, 2009 7:29 PM

  One of the major issues in Fremont County was Question 1A. It was asking for a half-cent sales tax increase to go to public safety. Voters turned down the measure by 356 votes: 5,884 "no" votes to 5,528 "yes" votes. Fremont County Sheriff Jim Beicker says his department has... more »