(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(D) Julie Gonzales
(R) Janak Joshi
80%
40%
20%
(D) Jena Griswold
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Hetal Doshi
50%
40%↓
30%
(D) Jeff Bridges
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
50%↑
40%↓
30%
(D) Diana DeGette*
(D) Wanda James
(D) Milat Kiros
80%
20%
10%↓
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Alex Kelloff
(R) H. Scheppelman
60%↓
40%↓
30%↑
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) E. Laubacher
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
30%↑
20%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Jessica Killin
55%↓
45%↑
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Shannon Bird
(D) Manny Rutinel
45%↓
30%
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
FOX 31's Eli Stokols reports on last night's not-so-surprise announcement that Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler is running for Governor in 2014, instead of re-election to his post as the "Honey Badger" of Colorado elections: “Going around the state, talking to people and just thinking about it myself, I really got a sense of just how […]
Yesterday, Colorado Springs Gazette editor Wayne Laugesen published an editorial demanding a special session to "fix" the election modernization bill passed by the General Assembly this year, House Bill 1303. Republican opponents of this new law, which was written in large part by county clerks from both parties, have made a range of highly dubious claims […]
This is an ad which has reportedly running in Senate District 11 for several days. The ad asserts that "due to Democrat shenanigans," voters won't be receiving a mail ballot. The ad instructs viewers to visit polling locations. As our readers know, mail ballots were indeed halted by a court order this year, but the […]
On Tuesday, we took note of a new website from the right-wing Independence Institute that appears to give instructions on how to vote in the upcoming recall special elections in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, even if you don't live there. The severely flawed premise of the site is a fictitious "unintended consequence" of this year's […]
What to vote in the recall election, but dont currently reside in the district? Go to http://t.co/XfbhKUgIIx to learn your rights #coleg — Jon Caldara (@JonCaldara) September 3, 2013 Clicking through on that eyebrow-raising Tweet from Jon Caldara takes you to a new website, Bring In The Vote, which advertises itself as "a project of […]
Following court action today, a major development in the Senate District 3 recall election against Senator Angela Giron of Pueblo–as a press release this evening from Pueblo County Clerk Gilbert "Bo" Ortiz explains: Pueblo County Clerk Gilbert “Bo” Ortiz announced today that Senate District 3 voters can begin casting their ballots for the recall election […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Back in court again Thursday August 29, for more recall election challenges, , Judge McGahey was having "the most fun I've had since being a judge." He called the recall election a "Labradoodle", meaning a hybrid of a traditional polling place and the new all mail-ballot election mandated by HB1303. Challenges which […]
In the sunny dales of Pueblo town, there was great woe. Repetitive ads whined on all the TV channels. There were portents and signs, saying "Vote Yes” or “Vote No”. The village mailboxes were stuffed with mailers with pictures of sad women and pompous men. Peasants feared to answer their doors or telephones, lest they […]
Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder Pam Anderson is apparently still weighing a decision to run for Secretary of State and seek the Republican nomination in 2014. While she hasn't decided what she would do if there is an open seat on the GOP side, she made it clear to Our Colorado News that she wouldn't […]
Colorado Springs Gazette: Today Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced that Jan Brooks, Libertarian candidate for the State Senate District 11 recall election, failed to collect enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The Pueblo Chieftain reported this morning that a potential alternate candidate in the SD-3 recall against Sen Angela Giron, Richard Anglund, […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Southern Colorado's little spat over a few gun buying restrictions has gone national and international. Very heavy hitters in the media and public life are weighing in. And, naturally enough, what started out as a modest change which would have brought revenue into state coffers (via the $10 buyer-paid background check […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATE: Today, August 15, 2013, the Colorado Supreme Court denied an appeal to McGahey’s previous ruling. County Clerk and Recorder Gilbert “Bo” Ortiz had appealed to the court to not allow the Libertarian candidates extra time (until August 26) to get on the recall ballots as “successor” candidates. By a vote of […]
UPDATE #2: FOX 31's Eli Stokols: The Sept. 10 recall elections of two Democratic Colorado lawmakers was supposed to be the first test-run of a new election overhaul, passed this year by Democrats, that would have sent mail ballots to every voter. Now, those elections won’t involve any mail ballots at all. After a long […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Richard Anglund, a Democrat from Pueblo, and Gordon Butt from El Paso County, a Libertarian, have filed suit to be included on the September 10 recall elections in Pueblo and El Paso Counties. The basis for the plaintiffs asking to be included is a conflict between the State petition filing deadline, […]
Three weeks ago, FOX 31 aired a story about Colorado’s state-owned jet, including the fact that Gov. John Hickenlooper flew on the plane, along with businessman Ken Gart and his son, to the 2012 Pro Cycling Challenge in Durango. The FOX 31 story wasn’t received very well. Denver Post editorial writer Tim Hoover reviewed the […]
As the Colorado Independent's John Tomasic reports, also noted by our friend Jason Salzman yesterday: In the storm of passions that erupted this spring in Colorado around proposed state gun-control laws, The Pueblo Chieftain made little attempt to hide its opposition and blasted Pueblo Democratic Senator Angela Giron for supporting the measures… On Sunday, activist group ProgressNow […]
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo rolled out his new campaign website yesterday: Overall, Tancredo probably has the best website of the three GOP gubernatorial candidates designwise, although we have to say we're captivated by the scowling photo of primary opponent Greg Brophy now featured at gregforgovernor.com. As for the third Republican contender (so far) in the race, […]
UPDATE: Recall opponents tell us that Twila Sue Peach, whose name appears on the petition to recall Sen. John Morse but has in fact been dead for two years, was NOT invalidated by the Secretary of State's office's screening of signatures. What questions does that raise about the validation process? Developing… —– Above are three […]
Emailed to us today, and we just about spat our coffee. A meme for the upcoming GOP gubernatorial primary? We might have had Secretary of State Scott Gessler (right) play Moe, but otherwise this is more or less perfect.
UPDATE #4: In a joint press release, the campaigns of Sens. John Morse and Angela Giron announce that they will not appeal today's decision by Denver District Court. Today, the Denver District Court determined the recall election should proceed despite our constitutional concerns. A September 10th election date has been set. Both campaigns have decided they […]
SUNDAY UPDATE: FOX 31's Eli Stokols covers Greg Brophy's official campaign launch today: Brophy, a quirky, deeply-conservative and somewhat unconventional politician, joins a primary field that already includes Tom Tancredo, who challenged Hickenlooper in 2013 as a third-party candidate, and Secretary of State Scott Gessler, who has formed an exploratory committee but has yet to officially […]
The Washington Post reports, one of the GOP's darling conservative "Tea Party" state governors, outgoing Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia, is facing calls to resign before his term ends as revelations of large gifts to family members from a corporate benefactor continue to grow: Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says he’s “the wrong guy” […]
UPDATE 5:00PM: As expected, Deputy Secretary of State Suzanne Staiert (R) rules against the constitutional challenge to Morse's recall petition. The case will now move to district court. —– UPDATE: The Colorado Independent's Tessa Cheek supplies useful additional backstory: Gessler and Morse also have a history of butting heads. Morse spearheaded a move in 2011 to […]
Unexpected news out of Pueblo, as a press release from Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced today: Today Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced the petition to recall Senator Angela Giron (SD-3) was found sufficient. On June 10, 2013, the proponents of the recall effort submitted 13,466 petition signatures to the Secretary of State. The […]
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) UPDATED June 22 with a response from Jimmy Sengenberger and a correction that the organization I am Created Equal donated over $55,000 to Colorado-Springs consulting company Kennedy Enterprises, as opposed to at least $14,000 as previously reported, to gather signatures and perform other functions for the Morse recall campaign. ————— On […]
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