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Proposal to let 16-year-olds vote in Colorado school board elections advances
The bill calls for the change to go into effect by July 2021
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The 6 numbers that tell the story of Colorado’s Democratic presidential primary
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Bernie Sanders wins Colorado’s Democratic presidential primary, but late ballot surge may tighten race
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
How 5 Coloradans, undecided on the Democratic presidential primary, are weighing their candidate options
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Nearly 600 uncounted 2019 ballots have been found in a western Colorado county
By The Associated Press Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado Springs is emblematic of the gender gap opening among Hispanics who could be key in 2020
Overall, Latinos are far more likely to be Democrats than Republicans, but Hispanic men are more likely than Hispanic women to vote Republican
Coloradans keep rejecting statewide tax questions to fund transportation. Democrats are now eyeing a regional approach.
“If the same ideological opposition gathers to any new transportation revenue, we’re running out of ways to tell local communities they can’t act on their own,” said state Rep. Matt Gray, a Broomfield Democrat
Comparing voters to their neighbors can dramatically boost turnout. A Colorado mailer, however, really missed the mark.
Studies have shown that when the tactic is put to use in the right way it can be extremely effective. When it’s not, political operatives say, the results can be disastrous.
Proposition DD too close to call: Future of Colorado sports betting, water project funding hangs in balance
By 10 p.m., with perhaps tens of thousands of ballots left to count, the margin between yes and no on Proposition DD was less than 0.1 of a percentage point. For a few minutes, the result was even tied 50% to 50%.
On eve of Colorado school board elections, youth coalition renews push to lower voting age
This latest attempt comes amid a wave of youth activism on everything from climate change to immigration and amid national conversations about lowering the voting age for presidential and other elections
The public, election officials may be kept in the dark on hacks around the U.S. But not in Colorado.
At least two states — Colorado and Iowa — have implemented policies to compel local officials to notify the state about suspected breaches involving election systems.
Colorado’s highly coveted unaffiliated voters overwhelmingly support Trump-impeachment inquiry, new poll shows
The question is key to how voters view the candidates in Colorado’s pivotal 2020 U.S. Senate race. The poll also showed former Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, easily besting Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in a hypothetical matchup.
17,774 Aurora voters got a ballot instructing them to choose one at-large City Council candidate. They are supposed to be picking two.
The Aurora city clerk says the Adams County Clerk and Recorder’s Office is working with state elections officials to find a solution
Polling shows support for a tax hike to pay for a Front Range passenger train. But the devil is in the details.
The effort — showing 61% support for a sales tax increase to pay for the route — is starting off strong and supporters can make their case to state lawmakers. However, that share will likely decline when an exact tax increase is finalized.
