The Colorado Independent

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Elections/Campaigns

In Colorado, voters do not have to show a photo ID

By | 11.05.12 | 6:35 pm

Potential battles at polling place around the country, including here in Colorado, have been heating up for months. Voter protection volunteers– those mostly on the right looking to guard against fraud and those mostly on the left looking to guard against voter intimidation– have already reported they will be watching for polling place irregularities in counties across Colorado tomorrow. At very least, those volunteers and all registered voters in Colorado should know that voters do not need to show photo identification in order to cast their ballots in this state. Polling place staff can accept photo IDs but they must also, for example, accept as legitimate identification current utility bills, bank statements and paychecks.

Democrats see good news in evolving vote totals

By | 11.05.12 | 3:28 pm

The last round of early-vote tallies in Colorado are buoying Democratic campaigns with just hours to go before Election Day. The latest totals reportedly support trend-lines predicted by Democratic politicos for weeks.

House Democrat Lee faces tight race in conservative Colorado Springs

By | 11.05.12 | 12:02 pm

Pete Lee has served one term in the Colorado House, and as a Democrat from conservative Colorado Springs, he is a marked man. He calls himself a moderate, but he supports abortion rights and same-sex civil unions, which makes him a radical liberal in the eyes of some El Paso County Republicans.

Obama taps energized Boulder supporters for crucial last-stretch turn-out-the-vote drive

By | 11.02.12 | 12:10 pm

BOULDER– In a speech that alternated between conversational asides and full-throat exhortations, President Obama rallied roughly 11,000 supporters at the packed Coors Event Center on the University of Colorado campus here Thursday. It was the latest but not the last scheduled event in the high-intensity swing-state get-out-the-vote effort his campaign here has orchestrated for the final short stretch to Election Day next week.

In Colorado, GOP maintains edge in early voting

By | 10.31.12 | 3:29 pm

The latest early-vote tallies (pdf) released this afternoon by the Colorado secretary of state show Republican holding onto a steady lead. The Halloween release reported that registered Republicans have cast 38.2 percent of 1,150,698 votes collected so far in the state. Democrats have cast 35.2 percent and unaffiliated voters 25.6 percent. Today’s total percentages are roughly unchanged from Tuesday’s but, with less than a week to Election Day, less-partisan unaffiliated voters– the largest voting bloc in the state– seem to be beginning to turn out in greater numbers.

Watchdog eyes Pagosa boss, urges investigation in voter intimidation case

By | 10.30.12 | 4:09 pm

The 2012 election season has seen a surprising uptick in the number of employers willing to wade into voter intimidation gray areas by notifying their employees that their jobs depend on who wins the White House. The not so subtle message: Vote the way your boss wants you to vote.

Far-right state Rep. Brown faces tough election battle in new moderate district

By | 10.29.12 | 2:17 pm

J. Paul Brown may be one of the most conservative members of the Colorado Legislature. He not only votes against virtually all Democrats’ bills, he often votes against his fellow Republicans’ bills. More than once, his has been the only no vote on a bill.

Dems see upward trend in Colorado early voting numbers

By | 10.29.12 | 12:19 pm

Early voter numbers released this morning by the Colorado secretary of state’s office bring good news for Democrats. The lead notched by registered Republicans dipped a point over the weekend to 38 percent of all votes cast so far in the state. Registered Democrats stayed even at 36 percent and unaffiliated voters gained two points to hit 25 percent.

Republicans and Democrats celebrate Colorado early voter stats

By | 10.26.12 | 4:01 pm

Early-voter tallies released by the Colorado secretary of state today list registered Republicans in the state leading the pack. Of the more than 626,000 ballots so far collected here, Republicans have turned in 39.0 percent, Democrats 36.1 percent and unaffiliated voters 23.0 percent.

Social issues come to the fore in CD-7 race

By | 10.25.12 | 10:17 am

U.S. Senator Michael Bennet rode to victory in Colorado two years ago with the support of women, who wanted nothing to do with Republican challenger Ken Buck’s hardline position on abortion and what seemed to be a dismissive attitude toward women in general.

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