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Elections and Voting

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Voter suppression bill dies in front of House Judiciary Committee

    Yesterday, state Republicans killed a bill that sought to make it a felony-level crime to intentionally mislead citizens about voting information during an election. Known as the Fairness in Voting bill, it came under political fire during its tenure in the legislation over accusations that it was a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    American Constitution Party has a major problem preparing for own caucus

    Doug Campbell​The American Constitution Party has a major problem in Colorado. Because Republican renegade Tom Tancredo, who ran for governor on the ACP ticket in 2010, got more than 36 percent of the vote in 2010 in the race against Republican Dan Maes and Democrat John Hickenlooper, the ACP ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Carla Madison is still on ballot, with two dozen eyeing her empty Denver City Council seat

    Carla Madison​Denver ballots arrived in mailboxes across town this past weekend -- and those that went to residents of District 8 still include the name of incumbent councilwoman Carla Madison, who was running unopposed when she passed away on April 5, after the ballots for this all mail-in el ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Dick Wadhams, not running to lead Republicans in CO, is tired of carping, conservative strategies

    ​Yesterday morning, I was talking to Dick Wadhams, the chair of the Colorado Republican Party, about the upcoming State Central Committee meeting, where he would be going for a third term. Yesterday evening, I was talking with Wadhams about his sudden announcement that he would not run again.

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Fantasy Voter Fraud

    ​Yesterday morning, I was talking to Dick Wadhams, the chair of the Colorado Republican Party, about the upcoming State Central Committee meeting, where he would be going for a third term. Yesterday evening, I was talking with Wadhams about his sudden announcement that he would not run again.

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    John Hickenlooper does the math, stays at City Hall until January

    John Hickenlooper isn't turning his back on City Hall ​Even as John Hickenlooper was heading to the Capitol the day after the election to discuss his plans for the state, city employees were reading this e-mail from the governor-elect: "Many of you have already asked what happens now. As excit ... More >>

  • News

    November 4, 2010

    If the GOP goes down the toilet, at least Republicans can get gigs regulating toilets in Colorado

    John Hickenlooper isn't turning his back on City Hall ​Even as John Hickenlooper was heading to the Capitol the day after the election to discuss his plans for the state, city employees were reading this e-mail from the governor-elect: "Many of you have already asked what happens now. As excit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Election day warning: Quit looking in the mailbox -- because your ballot's not coming

    ​Think this campaign season has been messy? The all-mail August primary created an unprecedented amount of confusion with voters who assumed a November 2 ballot would arrive in their mailbox. Get a clue: If a ballot hasn't been delivered, it's not coming. But you can still vote. And in this ti ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2010

    Signed, sealed and rejected: These political activists are rabble with a cause

    ​Think this campaign season has been messy? The all-mail August primary created an unprecedented amount of confusion with voters who assumed a November 2 ballot would arrive in their mailbox. Get a clue: If a ballot hasn't been delivered, it's not coming. But you can still vote. And in this ti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Medical marijuana good for Colorado Springs? "Yes," says mayor -- and so is a TABOR time-out

    Lionel Rivera.​Lionel Rivera, the Republican mayor of Colorado Springs, says his city has a chance to resurrect itself from pummeling budget cuts brought on by the recession and the state's tax law that limits the city's ability to fund its coffers. The medical marijuana industry boon, among ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Colorado politics 2010 tarot deck

    ​Note: This story cartoon will appear in this week's issue of Westword. Politicians and tarot decks are amazingly similar. Both were created for trick-taking games, and both are largely used by the foolhardy to foretell the future. The personalities of Colorado's most widely known politicians ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Mason Tvert on Fort Lewis College approving a marijuana initiative -- and what it means for legalization

    These days, Mason Tvert is a big man on campus.​After an attempt to decriminalize statewide the adult possession of an ounce or less of marijuana failed at the polls in 2006, Mason Tvert, executive director of the drug policy reform organization Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (SAFE ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2010

    How Colorado cooled the controversy between the Humane Society and big agriculture

    These days, Mason Tvert is a big man on campus.​After an attempt to decriminalize statewide the adult possession of an ounce or less of marijuana failed at the polls in 2006, Mason Tvert, executive director of the drug policy reform organization Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (SAFE ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    John Hickenlooper could be very late to dinner

    Mayor John Hickenlooper is stranded in Washington, D.C., where he went to make a fast speech -- and now is stuck in that snowbound city. Which means he probably won't make the Colorado Restaurant Association "Candidates & Cocktails" event that starts at 5 p.m. today at Elway's in Cherry Creek, wher ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Wake-Up Call: Whoa for all those would-be mayoral candidates after John Hickenlooper's job

    ​It may be "giddyup" time for John Hickenlooper, but his announcement that he does not plan to resign as Denver mayor in order to run for Colorado governor put a major "whoa" on all the dark horses already preparing for a run at the top slot at City Hall. And that's a good thing. Here's why: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Scott McInnis isn't the real tea party candidate, says rival Dan Maes

    Dan Maes would like to have his tea and drink it, too.​Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is upset about the effort by GOP heavyweights to make Scott McInnis the de facto party standard bearer months before the primary -- and he says lots of tea party members will express the same sen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Scott McInnis unity platform fix is in

    Where Scott McInnis leads, all of his former rivals plan to follow.​Last Thursday, Tom Tancredo confirmed in this space that he was part of a group coming up with a unity platform Republican Scott McInnis could use against Bill Ritter in the 2010 gubernatorial campaign -- and that if all went ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Republican candidates on parade

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • News

    November 6, 2008

    War is heck in the battleground state of Colorado

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    The mail-in ballot horror stories continue

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    Waits for early voting: a preview of tomorrow?

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Boo! Denver procrastinators get a ballot break today

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008

    Mail-in ballots, down for the count

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    A vote for voting early in Denver

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    The Tiger Lovers behind Ryan Frazier’s Right to Work Crusade

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    Denver stopped processing new voters just as the DNC arrived

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Last Chance for Mail-in Ballots

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2008

    It's Mile High for the Obama Acceptance Speech

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    Q&A With Gary Hart

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2008

    The Long Way Down: Clinton Trounces Obama

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2008

    March 4: "Critical Tuesday"

    ​Politicians were out in force at the Arapahoe County Republicans fundraising roast of former congressman Tom Tancredo on Saturday. John Suthers, the only GOP member currently elected to a statewide office. Mike Coffman, who moved from a statewide office to fill Tancredo's seat in the Sixth Co ... More >>

  • News

    February 21, 2008

    Superdelegate to Rescue Obama

    Able to cast a powerful vote with a single belch, Funny the Superdelegate will save the world.

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Obama Courts the Juggalo Vote. Seriously.

    Able to cast a powerful vote with a single belch, Funny the Superdelegate will save the world.

  • News

    December 21, 2006

    Countdown

    At the Denver Election Commission, there’s no safety in numbers.

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2006

    An Election Disaster

    At the Denver Election Commission, there’s no safety in numbers.

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2006

    Pollish Joke

    At the Denver Election Commission, there’s no safety in numbers.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2006

    The Early Bird Feels Like a Worm

    At the Denver Election Commission, there’s no safety in numbers.

  • News

    October 26, 2006

    Keeping Up With the Jones

    This gadfly gets our vote.

  • News

    September 28, 2006

    Slants

    A think tank levels a bias accusation.

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    Imagine a Great Campaign

    It takes more than money to make a mayor. You have to know your way around Colfax, when to cry Republican and how to handle a drag queen.

  • News

    September 19, 2002

    Off Limits

    Party on!

  • News

    August 22, 2002

    Do We Have a Caucus?

    Four November ballot measures could change Colorado politics, starting in the living room.

  • News

    August 8, 2002

    Off Limits

    Foam-town rule

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Every Vote Counts

    Mail-ballot elections force candidates to change their campaign strategies.

  • News

    March 20, 1997

    Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been...?

    A party leader's "affiliation" comes under fire in the state GOP chairman's race.

  • News

    April 18, 1996

    Machine Politics

    The bankruptcy of a tiny voting-machine company ensnares a gaggle of big names.

  • News

    July 26, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    The bankruptcy of a tiny voting-machine company ensnares a gaggle of big names.

  • News

    January 11, 1995

    THE TWO-PERCENT SOLUTION

    COLORADO'S THIRD PARTIES SCREAM ABOUT PROPOSED ELECTORAL CHANGES.

  • News

    November 2, 1994

    THE NOVEMBER NUMBERS GAME

    COLORADO'S THIRD PARTIES SCREAM ABOUT PROPOSED ELECTORAL CHANGES.

  • News

    October 26, 1994

    NO MINORS ALLOWED

    "THIRD-PARTY" CANDIDATES GET SECOND-RATE TREATMENT.

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