Election - The Journal

Rhonda Tracy beats JJ Lewis to join Montezuma-Cortez school board

JJ Lewis and Rhonda Tracy both fought for the District C seat, with Tracy receiving the most votes

DATE: Nov 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Education

Montezuma County voters reject tax hike to boost the Cortez Fire Protection District’s budget

The $1 million increase would have helped offset staff raises and with equipment repairs

DATE: Nov 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Secretary of State says voter turnout could exceed 2019, 2021 numbers

Jena Griswold said variables such as particular ballot issues (i.e., Prop HH) may resonate with voters and can dictate turnout

DATE: Nov 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What to expect in Colorado’s ballot measure election

Don’t look for results until the polls close, state secretary says

DATE: Nov 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

After vote recount, Wall is sworn in to third term as a Ute councilman

After a recount, Wall beats challenger Leland Collins in the October election by six votes

DATE: Nov 4, 2023 | CATEGORY:

Colorado secretary of state’s robocall reminding millions of voters to cast their ballots cost $50,000

The call comes after Jena Griswold faced criticism last year when her office spent more than $1 million to run a TV ad featuring her and former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams, a Republican, in the months leading up to the 2022 election

DATE: Nov 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

For Boebert’s GOP rivals, it’s a race to the middle

Jeff Hurd and Russ Andrews pitch themselves as moderate options

DATE: Oct 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boebert touts work to GOP voters in SW Colorado, but theater scandal resurfaces

Boebert apologizes again for the September incident, but her Republican rivals aren’t ready to let her off the hook

DATE: Oct 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado GOP requires presidential candidates pay up to $40,000 to appear on the state’s 2024 primary ballot

Democratic and Republican parties in other states also force presidential candidates to pony up to appear on their primary ballots, but it doesn’t seem to have been imposed in Colorado in at least a decade

DATE: Oct 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado counties take steps to safeguard elections processes in the face of misinformation and threats

Under pressure from the forces of election misinformation and increased intimidation of election workers, clerks in Colorado’s two largest counties – Denver and El Paso – are rethinking how ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Voter rolls are becoming the new battleground over elections

Groups push to access and sometimes publish state voter registration rolls

DATE: Oct 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Silverton residents reject push to allow OHVs in town

Residents of the mountain town affirmed a decision made two years ago

DATE: Oct 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News