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Littwin: Sarah Palin lost in a ranked-choice election. Does that mean Colorado should go next?
Does ranked-choice voting help elect moderates and minority candidates? Or is it, as Trumpists claim, a scam to rig elections?
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Nicolais: Colorado should follow Alaska’s electoral lead
By coupling nonpartisan, open primaries with ranked-choice voting, Alaska has both undercut ugly partisan polarization and offered voters greater choice
Posted inPolitics and Government
The majority of bills that became law in Colorado this year were supported by both Democrats and Republicans
A record number of bills became law in Colorado for the second straight year, and a majority of the 39 Republicans in the statehouse voted in favor of 56% of them, according to a Colorado Sun analysis of legislation considered at the Capitol in 2022. Of the 657 measures introduced, 507 were signed into law, […]
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Misinformation spreads about election recount in El Paso County
By Josh Kelety, The Associated Press CLAIM: Dominion voting machines in El Paso County failed an accuracy test during preparations for a recount following the June 2022 primary election. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS’S ASSESSMENT: False. A test of the county’s equipment, required by law before a recount, found no issues, county officials and Dominion Voting Systems […]
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It’s Election Day in Colorado! Here’s what you need to know to vote and where you can find results.
It’s primary Election Day in Colorado, and voters are going to be making decisions in a host of important races. You have until 7 p.m. to vote in person or deposit your ballot in a drop box. (Here is a link showing where you can find in-person polling places and ballot drop boxes in your […]
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Out on parole in Colorado? You can vote!
By Alexandra Arriaga, Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, Celina Fang, Bo-won Keum, and Liset Cruz, The Marshall Project Illustrations by Zeke Peña, Special to The Marshall Project This explainer is also available for download as a PDF. Haz clic aquí para leer esta historia en español. Anthony Kent spent nearly five years in jail and prison in […]
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¿Está Usted En Libertad Condicional en Colorado? ¡Puede Votar!
By Alexandra Arriaga, Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, Celina Fang, Bo-won Keum, and Liset Cruz, The Marshall Project Illustrations by Zeke Peña, Special to The Marshall Project Descargue este documento en formato PDF. Read the story in English here. Anthony Kent pasó casi 5 años en prisión estatal. Él sabía que quería votar tan pronto fuera liberado, […]
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Still haven’t cast your ballot in Colorado’s primaries? We’re here to help.
If you’re one of the millions of Colorado voters who haven’t yet cast their ballots in this year’s primary election, then you’ve come to the right place. You have until 7 p.m. on June 28 to vote, whether that’s by turning in the ballot that was mailed to you or voting in person. (It’s too […]
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Where the three Republican candidates vying to be Colorado’s secretary of state stand on the issues
Three Republicans are running this year to be Colorado’s next secretary of state, a position in which they would oversee the administration of elections and handle business registration. It’s a job that’s become highly politicized since the 2020 presidential election, which former Republican President Donald Trump and his supporters baselessly claim was stolen from him […]