Voter guide: Colorado Springs city election

COLORADO SPRINGS – Voters in Colorado Springs will elect a mayor, three at-large city council positions and decide one ballot issue in Tuesday’s citywide election.

News5 will have full coverage and reaction of the election tonight at 5, 6 and 10. News5’s Zach Thaxton will be covering the mayoral and city council races. News5’s Sam Kraemer will be covering ballot issue 1, collective bargaining for firefighters.

Ballots must be submitted by 7 p.m. for your vote to count. Ballot drop-off locations are included at the bottom of this story.

Haven’t voted yet? The links below can help you decide who you think will best represent and serve Colorado Springs.

Meet all 11 candidates for Colorado Springs City Council At-Large seats

Meet the candidates for Colorado Springs Mayor

WATCH AGAIN: Colorado Springs City Council Candidate Forum

Election Watch: Colorado Springs Issue 1 – CSFD Collective Bargaining

Collective Bargaining ballot question debate draws full house

The following is a list of candidates as they appear on the ballot. Municipal elections are non-partisan.

Mayor:

• Lawrence Martinez – contact information – Campaign Finance
• Juliette Parker – contact information – Campaign Finance
• John Pitchford – contact information – Campaign Finance
• John Suthers – contact information – Campaign Finance

At-Large City Council:

• Gordon Klingenschmitt – contact information – Campaign Finance
• Bill Murray – contact information – Campaign Finance
• Val Snider – contact information – Campaign Finance
• Wayne Williams – contact information – Campaign Finance
• Tony Gioia – contact information – Campaign Finance
• Terry Martinez – contact information – Campaign Finance
• Regina English – contact information – Campaign Finance
• Tom Strand – contact information – Campaign Finance
• Randy Tuck – contact information – Campaign Finance
• Athena Roe – contact information – Campaign Finance
• Dennis Spiker – contact information – Campaign Finance
• John Pitchford – *withdrew from the race*

Issues:

Issue 1: Collective Bargaining for All Uniformed Fire Department Employees

• Shall the Charter of the City of Colorado Springs be amended by the addition of a new Article XVI thereto granting collective bargaining rights to all uniformed City fire employees except for the Fire Chief and his direct reports, and specifically: providing that such employees shall have the right to select and remove an employee organization to serve as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative, to bargain on behalf of such employees for a collective bargaining agreement with the City as employer, concerning items related to safety, wages, salaries, monetary payments, employer-paid health insurance, employer-paid accident, life and disability insurance, employer-paid pension programs including the amount of pension and contributions, employer-offered deferred compensation, health insurance for retired fire employees, paid time off, uniform and equipment allowances, employer-paid expense reimbursement, hours of work, and all other terms and conditions of employment of such employees; providing for the term of collective bargaining agreements of not less than one I) year nor longer than three (3) years; providing for impasse between the City and the exclusive bargaining agent regarding any issues to be presented to a fact-finder, with the fact-finder to be selected by agreement between the exclusive bargaining representative and the City; providing the factors that the fact-finder shall consider in his or her decision; providing that if either the City or the collective bargaining representative does not accept the decision of the fact-finder on any issue, it shall be presented to the voters only at a special municipal election, with each issue to be a separate question; and providing that any adopted appropriations ordinance shall be amended as necessary to comply with the recommendations from the fact-finder or the special election results?

Ballot Drop-Off Locations and Hours of Operation: