Inactive voters playing major role in Pueblo County election

Pueblo County Clerk Gilbert “Bo” Ortiz defended his right to send ballots to “inactive voters” this year over the objections of Secretary of State Scott Gessler. Ortiz told the Colorado Independent he believes his main objective as clerk is to facilitate participation in elections and, on that score, he has succeeded. As of Monday night, 16 percent of the county’s roughly 17,000 inactive voters had cast ballots. That’s 2,700 votes, nearly 9 percent of all votes cast in the county, which is a lot of votes.

Sticky bud, green energy get nod from Colorado ski-country voters

Things just got a whole lot greener in Colorado’s high country.

Voters in Breckenridge overwhelmingly backed the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana and paraphernalia Tuesday, while in the counties surrounding Vail and Aspen, voters approved special-improvement districts for…

Conservatives rework rhetoric after high-profile New York loss

SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. –Slightly before midnight on Tuesday, reality reared its ugly head. Hoffman lost to Democrat Bill Owens, who became the first member of his party to represent this region of New York in Congress since the 1870s. The margin when Hoffman conceded was slightly more than 4,000 votes. Nothing went right. Owens won his base in the northeastern part of the district, and he won or held his own in the parts of the district that Scozzafava–who endorsed Owens after leaving the race–represents in the assembly. Hoffman underperformed in the Syracuse, N.Y., suburbs that neither candidate had political ties to, even though polls had him leading by a 2-1 margin there.

Republicans downcast but forward-looking in Denver

As Democrats counted win after win this evening, Republicans at the Colorado GOP event in Littleton appeared exhausted as the results rolled in. Thousands of people roamed slowly around the Marriott Hotel and several lounged on chairs and couches in the hallway. A few engaged in philosophical discussion about the election results, while others asked their friends where to find more food or what they had in mind for tomorrow.

Musgrave soundly defeated in CD 4 upset

A stunning win by political newcomer Democrat Betsy Markey over ultra-conservative, three-time incumbent Rep. Marilyn Musgrave in Colorado’s fourth congressional district has taken politicos by complete surprise. The 57-43 victory has been sealed with 69 percent of precincts reporting.

The race was characterized by vicious attack ads, ethics complaints and an enormous fundraising haul by the candidates themselves and special interests groups.

Live: 2008 Colorado federal election results

Follow live Colorado election results courtesy of Google on the presidential and congressional races. Check our liveblog threads for the latest on state races and ballot measures.

Liveblog: Colorado election returns for president, Congress, state assembly

Throughout the evening, The Colorado Independent will be tracking election returns across the state for hotly contested races from the the presidency on down.

Liveblog: Colorado ballot amendment results

Early results are starting to trickle in for Colorado’s record slate of 10 ballot amendments and four referenda, and just as the latest polling numbers indicated, it’s not looking good for controversial measure ranging from a personhood (or egg as a person) amendment to a slew of right-to-work measures to an anti-affirmative action amendment critics claim was deceptively worded.

Tweet the Vote: Election Day updates from Colorado

Liveblog: Early election night results

The polls are closing on the East Coast with results, prognostications and wild-ass guesses streaming in. Coloradans have two hours remaining to cast their ballots. Need help finding your polling place or figuring how to vote, check out our handy guide.