Election Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Fri, 22 May 2026 22:02:40 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 22:02:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 One week before prison release, Tina Peters shows how remorseful she is https://www.westword.com/news/tina-peters-victory-lap-social-media-release-40889049/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40889049 Thomas Mitchell https://www.westword.com/news/tina-peters-victory-lap-social-media-release-40889049/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 15:32:35 -0600 News

"They are attacking the governor for showing mercy, and they have put a bullseye on a 70-year-old, nonviolent, first-time offender."

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/tina-peters-victory-lap-social-media-release-40889049/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Scott Bottoms says pedophiles are hiding in Colorado’s Democratic-led government. Is he looking in the right place? https://www.westword.com/opinion/scott-bottoms-should-provide-proof-pedophile-claims-40887833/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40887833 Brendan Joel Kelley https://www.westword.com/opinion/scott-bottoms-should-provide-proof-pedophile-claims-40887833/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 13:29:13 -0600

The arrest of the Weld County GOP leader in a child prostitution sting raises questions.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/scott-bottoms-should-provide-proof-pedophile-claims-40887833/feed/ 0 Denver Westword “This will be Polis’ legacy and may it haunt him forever” https://www.westword.com/opinion/coloradans-respond-to-jared-polis-giving-tina-peters-clemency-40887623/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40887623 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/coloradans-respond-to-jared-polis-giving-tina-peters-clemency-40887623/#respond Sun, 17 May 2026 09:22:30 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

Many voters are up in arms over the governor granting clemency to election denier Tina Peters.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/coloradans-respond-to-jared-polis-giving-tina-peters-clemency-40887623/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Republican Candidates Sue to Block Unaffiliated Voters From Participating in June Primary https://www.westword.com/news/republican-candidates-sue-keep-unaffiliated-voters-colorado-primary-884829-40884829/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40884829 Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline https://www.westword.com/news/republican-candidates-sue-keep-unaffiliated-voters-colorado-primary-884829-40884829/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 06:05:40 -0600 News

More than half of Colorado's registered voters are unaffiliated.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/republican-candidates-sue-keep-unaffiliated-voters-colorado-primary-884829-40884829/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Tina Peters Plans Appeal to Colorado Supreme Court, Lawyer Says https://www.westword.com/news/tina-peters-plans-appeal-to-colorado-supreme-court-40878301/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40878301 Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline https://www.westword.com/news/tina-peters-plans-appeal-to-colorado-supreme-court-40878301/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:40:36 -0600

The appeals court upheld her conviction but ordered a resentencing; it denied a rehearing.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/tina-peters-plans-appeal-to-colorado-supreme-court-40878301/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Denver Public Schools Could Ask Voters to Approve a $44 Million Tax Increase https://www.westword.com/news/denver-schools-could-ask-voters-44-million-tax-increase-40875551/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40875551 Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado https://www.westword.com/news/denver-schools-could-ask-voters-44-million-tax-increase-40875551/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:45:00 -0600

The district plans to float several spending options at a series of community meetings.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/denver-schools-could-ask-voters-44-million-tax-increase-40875551/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Will Colorado’s Longest-Serving Congressmember Be Unseated This Year? https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-longest-congressmember-new-challengers-primary-40868999/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40868999 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-longest-congressmember-new-challengers-primary-40868999/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:45:00 -0600 News

"Nobody should be in office for thirty years. Nobody."

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-longest-congressmember-new-challengers-primary-40868999/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Republicans Pick Scott Bottoms, Victor Marx for Colorado Governor Primary Ballot at State Assembly https://www.westword.com/news/republicans-pick-colorado-governor-primary-state-assembly-40871738/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40871738 Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline https://www.westword.com/news/republicans-pick-colorado-governor-primary-state-assembly-40871738/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:05:16 -0600 News

The event was marred by technical difficulties and hours of delay.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/republicans-pick-colorado-governor-primary-state-assembly-40871738/feed/ 0 Denver Westword “Trump Doesn’t Like Colorado’s Voting System Because He Doesn’t Win Here” https://www.westword.com/opinion/coloradans-defend-voting-by-mail-despite-trump-exec-order-40870449/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40870449 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/coloradans-defend-voting-by-mail-despite-trump-exec-order-40870449/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:37:36 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

After a March 31 presidential order took aim at mail-in voting, readers defended this state's elections.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/coloradans-defend-voting-by-mail-despite-trump-exec-order-40870449/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Grassroots Campaign Wins Blowout Victory in Lakewood https://www.westword.com/opinion/grassroots-campaign-wins-blowout-victory-in-lakewood-40870289/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40870289 Regina Hopkins https://www.westword.com/opinion/grassroots-campaign-wins-blowout-victory-in-lakewood-40870289/#respond Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:31:00 -0600

"This was not just a simple repeal of ordinances. It was a referendum on how decisions are being made."

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