All Entries in the "Elections" Category
Coen Announcement of Candidacy – To: The Citizens of Prowers County
I, Jana Coen, would like to announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of Prowers County Clerk and Recorder. I have had the pleasure of serving the citizens and would like to continue in doing that. I am registered as a Republican and it’s my honor as Prowers County Clerk to serve all […]
GREETINGS to the PROPERTY OWNERS of PROWERS COUNTY
I wish to inform you, the property owners, and citizens of Prowers County of my decision to seek re-election to the office of Prowers County Assessor. “Indebted to the Past and Obligated to the Future”. I am “Indebted” to the citizens of Prowers County for the trust and confidence they have placed in me […]
January 13th Deadline for Citizen of the Year Nominations
Thursday, January 13th, is the deadline for submitting a nomination form or letter for the ‘Citizen of the Year’ Award 2021, which will be presented during the Lamar Chamber of Commerce’s 100th annual banquet, at the Lamar Eagles Lodge on Friday, January 28th. They should be returned to the offices at 109A East Beech […]
Bennet, Phillips Celebrate House Passage of their Bill to Promote Ranked Choice Voting
Denver – U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) celebrated House passage of the Voter Choice Act as an amendment to the Protecting our Democracy Act, which passed the House 220-208. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is also a co-sponsor of the Voter Choice Act. “House passage of the […]
Lamar City Council Wraps Up 2021 with Final Meeting of the Year
City Treasurer, Kristin McCrea, provided a rundown for the Lamar City Council during its December 13th meeting, on some of the grants received by the city for a variety of municipal projects, totaling $7.1 million during their lifespans. Among those listed was $2.9 in total for the city’s water/wastewater improvement projects that have […]
Lamar Marijuana Ballot Survives Challenge
“The Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s Office (Division) moves the Deputy Secretary of State to dismiss the above-entitled Lobbyist Complaint on the grounds that Complainant failed to specifically identify violations of Colorado lobbyist laws under section 24-6-301, et seq, C.R.S.” Belinda Sturges approached the Lamar City Council during a public meeting […]
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Announces Certification of Colorado’s 2021 Coordinated Election
DENVER, Colo– Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced yesterday the certification of the 2021 Coordinated Election. “Colorado’s 2021 Coordinated Election again proves that our state’s election system is the nation’s gold standard,” said Secretary Griswold. “Once again I’m proud that we conducted a seamless election and that over 1.5 million Coloradans made their […]
County-/-City Discuss Areas of Common Concerns
Lamar Mayor and Mayor Pro-tem, Kirk Crespin and Anne-Marie Crampton met recently with the Prowers County Commissioners to discuss some elements of mutual concern; the on-going 3 Mile Intergovernmental Agreement, shared costs to maintain Prowers Area Transit Service and the application of building permits. Historically, county customers receiving city services pay a rate double to […]
Evans and Bellomy on Board for New Line-Up
The Lamar City Council hosted a reception for the outgoing and incoming council members this past Monday, November 8th at the Cultural Events Center. Two council sessions were held with the outgoing council meeting at 7pm and the incoming council meeting followed at 7:30pm. A work session was also conducted at 6:30 to discuss […]
Area Election Results, Not Official at this Time
City of Lamar Ballot Issue 2A Shall the City of Lamar taxes be increased by $450,000 annually by imposing an additional sales tax of 5% on the sale of retail marijuana and medical marijuana? Yes 989 No 808 City of Lamar Ballot Issue 2B Shall the establishment and operation of medical and retail […]
Crespin Wins Return to Mayor for Lamar
Voters in Lamar returned a yes vote for incumbent mayor, Kirk Crespin. The vote was 1,248 in favor versus 690 for those voting for his challenger, Nick Lopez. Crespin will remain in office for a new, two-year term. There was a three-candidate race for two seats on the Lamar City Council for Ward III representation. […]
City Votes to Approve Recreational/Medical Marijuana Sales
Voters in Lamar approved the two-part November ballot question to legalize sales of marijuana within the City of Lamar. Both questions, 2A and 2B had to pass in order for the city to join other communities with legalized sales. The vote was 1,102 to 902 on 2A which set the level of taxes […]
Lamar Moves Forward with Housing Project
The Lamar City Council received an update on the workforce housing program which will construct 60 new houses for essential workers in six southeastern Colorado communities. During the October 25th meeting, John Fulton, representative for Southern Colorado Economic Development District, said these are pre-sold homes which will be made available first, to those […]
Early In-Person Voting Begins Statewide Today
DENVER, Colo– Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPCs) across Colorado are now open statewide for the November 2 Coordinated Election, enabling Coloradans to vote or drop off their ballots in-person. To date, 313,372 ballots have been returned. “Colorado historically has been engaged in the state’s elections, and we expect that will continue,” said Colorado Secretary […]
BallotTrax Returns for November’s Election
DENVER, Colo– Colorado voters will once again have the opportunity to track their ballots online for this November’s election using BallotTrax, an initiative that was implemented by Secretary of State Jena Griswold in 2020. “Last year, we introduced a new technological advancement that added transparency and access to our elections, BallotTrax,” said Secretary Griswold. […]
