Tag: Election Day
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Ballot Issue 7A: Voters hand RTD permanent TABOR override
Voters approved the measure overwhelmingly, 78% to 22%.
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Colorado turnout trails past elections: Only 35% of voters have returned ballots
With only one day remaining until Election Day, just over 35% of voters have returned their ballots so far, according to Monday’s data from the Secretary of State’s Office. As of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, around 1.34 million ballots were returned out of the over 3.81 million active registered voters in Colorado. That’s an increase of…
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Thursday’s ballot returns show more than 360,000 Coloradans voted
Thursday’s ballot return numbers from the Colorado Secretary of State’s office show 360,593 ballots have now been received and counted, according to a news release. Those numbers reflect both mail-in and in-person voting, although only about 1,500 people have voted in person. That’s up almost 90,000 in the last 24 hours, and represents about 9.5%…
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RTD to provide free public transportation on Election Day
To encourage voter participation, Colorado’s Regional Transportation District will provide free public transportation on Election Day and National Early Vote Day. RTD announced Tuesday that its services will be available to all users at no cost on Oct. 28 and Nov. 8, as part of a partnership with the Secretary of State’s Office. RTD offers…
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Colorado Democrats increase fundraising advantage in nearly all competitive state House races
With only a month remaining until Election Day, Democratic candidates are still winning the money race in all but one of the most competitive elections for the Colorado House of Representatives. Campaign finance data released Tuesday shows that Democrats are out-fundraising their Republican opponents in nine of the 10 House races projected to be the…
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Air Force football adjusts schedule for NCAA-mandated off day for Election Day
Air Force center Nick Noyen had strategic plans for his election night — studying. With the NCAA mandated day off Tuesday because of the general election, Falcons football players made use of extra time to knock off work in their classes to help take ease the end of the week that will culminate with a trip…
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Downtown Denver businesses prepare for Election Day turmoil
Dozens of businesses downtown have covered their doors and windows with plywood in preparation for potential protests or riots following Election Day on Tuesday. Entire city blocks of the 16th Street Mall were boarded up Monday morning. “Someone’s going to be upset with the result of the election,” said the manager of Where the Buffalo…
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Douglas County to close DMV services on Election Day
Motor vehicle, driver’s license and recording services will be unavailable on Election Day in Douglas County, it was announced Wednesday. The services are being suspended to allow the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder staff to focus on general election operations, officials said. Vehicle renewal services for Douglas County are available online at douglasdrives.com or at…