Colorado clerks hope they’ve turned a corner on election disinformation
At their annual conference, election officials vow to win over doubters
DATE: Jan 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Bente Birkeland
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A diverse slate of Colorado GOP candidates hopes to prove the party is more than ‘old white men’
Republicans focused on recruiting more people of color to run in state legislative races
DATE: Sep 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
In final hours of legislative session, GOP state lawmakers dig in on delay tactics
Representatives are asking for bills to be read out loud, in their entirety
DATE: May 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
New Colorado law bans open carry firearms near voting locations
Vote Without Fear Act was a priority election bill for Democrats
DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado lawmaker drops gun in Capitol while hurrying to abortion vote
Witnesses call incident ‘reckless and scary’
DATE: Mar 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News
Colorado secretary of state wants security amid threats
DENVER (AP) – Across the political spectrum, Colorado’s elected officials say they’re facing increasingly significant threats of violence and online harassment just for doing their jobs.
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DATE: Mar 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters arrested for allegedly recording court hearing
Grand jury is investigating election official for possible security breach in her office
DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Officials weary as Mesa County election breach probe continues
DENVER (AP) – Mesa County has occupied an uncomfortable place in the national spotlight since last summer, when security information from the county’s voting machines was leaked to a right w...
DATE: Dec 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Mesa County clerk fights to keep her job in new court filing
Embattled election official says her removal was an overreach by Colorado secretary of state
DATE: Sep 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Lauren Boebert is becoming a big name in fundraising – for Democrats
Candidates, some who won’t even face her, use congresswoman as foil to bring in campaign cash
DATE: Sep 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado’s new law to restrict teen marijuana use faces legal challenge
The parents of a medical marijuana user in Colorado say a new law that aims to curb young people’s access to highly potent marijuana is unconstitutional.
Nineteen-year-old Benjamin Wann uses...
DATE: Jul 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Election of war veteran puts focus on wheelchair access at Colorado Capitol
Denver resident hopes changes made for him will improve accessibility for all
DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News
