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Forgotten ballots. Allegations of errors. Missed deadlines: The recall of Mesa County’s clerk is a political potboiler
First-term Republican Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters is trying to fend off an effort to remove her from office
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Carman: Colorado, the “gold standard” in safe, accessible voting must lead the way for the nation
By Diane Carman Opinion
Proposal to let 16-year-olds vote in Colorado school board elections advances
By Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat 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
Nearly 600 uncounted 2019 ballots have been found in a western Colorado county
The missing ballots would not have changed the results of any of the 2019 elections, Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters said
Colorado’s 2020 presidential primary ballots are hitting the mail. Here’s what you need to know.
The March 3 contest will be Colorado’s first presidential primary election in 20 years
Nicolais: Thanks to a recent law change, I’ll be voting in my first Democratic primary this month
Between the ability for unaffiliated voters to cast ballots in major party primaries and the all-mail ballot, Coloradans like me will be more important than ever in the upcoming election
Opinion
States like Colorado are on front lines of 2020 election-security efforts
At the training were officials from California, Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, West Virginia and other states
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
Andrew Romanoff’s record on immigration complicates his progressive bid for U.S. Senate
The Democrat led the Colorado House in 2006 when it passed a series of measures targeting people living in the U.S. illegally. Romanoff says he deeply regrets that legislation, which came during a wave of anti-immigrant policies across the nation.
Here’s a roundup of the most important 2019 local election results in Colorado
From Mike Coffman’s apparent political comeback to an anti-fracking sweep of the City Council in Broomfield and the rejection of big tax measures in the Denver area, these are the results you need to know from Tuesday night
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
