All Entries in the "Elections" Category
Election news from the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office – Ballot info
Election News from the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office November 5, 2024 General Election will be conducted as an all Mail-in Ballot Election. Your official ballot will be mailed during the week of October 14 – 18, 2024. RETURNING YOUR VOTED BALLOT: Your voted ballot may be returned to the County Clerk and Recorder’s […]
Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office performing private and public logic and accuracy tests of voting equipment Oct. 1
The Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will be performing a Private and Public Logic and Accuracy Test of the election voting equipment. The Private Test is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, 2024 and the Public Test is Wednesday, October 2, 2024, with a start time for both days at 9:00 a.m., located in the […]
County assessors in Colorado offer mixed views on property tax compromise
County assessors from around the state offered their insights into the compromise legislation that lawmakers approved at the conclusion of a special session on Thursday. The product of negotiations between Gov. Jared Polis, legislators, and the groups behind a pair of ballot initiatives seeking deeper property tax cuts, House Bill 1001 is relatively similar to […]
Infighting among Republicans in Colorado continues regarding Dave Williams
Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party Dave Williams speaks in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) At closed-door GOP meeting, supporters of Dave Williams reaffirm him as chair as dispute drags on What comes next in the conflict isn’t clear. But the dispute over the […]
Initiative 138 is controversial – allows parents to send children to any school of choice
Colorado voters will decide whether they want to protect the right to school choice in the state constitution in November after a measure with that goal qualified for the ballot Friday. Put forth by conservative political nonprofit Advance Colorado Action, Initiative 138 sets out to reinforce parents’ ability to send their children to any public school, […]
Initiative 112 lets voters decide whether certain felons serve longer sentences
Colorado voters will decide whether to force people convicted of certain so-called crimes of violence — like murder, assault and kidnapping — to serve out more of their prison sentences before they are eligible for parole. Initiative 112, which qualified Thursday for the November ballot, would require anyone who commits those crimes after July 1, 2025, […]
November ballot to include initiative banning big cat hunting in Colorado
A ballot initiative that seeks to prohibit the hunting of lynx, mountain lions and bobcats has received enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, the Secretary of State’s office announced. While supporters of the measure argue it will protect the big cats that call Colorado home, opponents have criticized it as “ballot box biology” […]
Proponents of 8 measures for Colorado November ballot fail to turn in signatures by deadline
The proponents of eight measures being pursued for Colorado’s November ballot failed by a deadline Monday to turn in the signatures they gathered to try to get their questions before voters. That means voters this fall won’t weigh in on whether to ban children assigned male at birth from participating in girl’s youth sports and […]
Trump rewrites Republican convention speech to focus on unity, not Biden
Former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024 after attempted assassination attempt Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. USIVE — Former President Donald Trump has completely […]
Harmon wins District 1 County Commissioner Race
Ty Harmon Ty Harmon defeated incumbent Tom Grasmick in the race for the District 1 County Commissioner seat in the June 25 election. I spoke to him recently to congratulate him on his victory and get more information about his goals as a commissioner. Ty is a fourth-generation Prowers County resident and having grown up […]
Prowers County Election Results (Unofficial)
Prowers County Election unofficial results Voter Turnout – 38.51% REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 118TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS – DISTRICT 4 (CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTION) Frank Atwood – 46 Hannah Goodman – 117 Greg Lopez –1,906 Trisha Eloise Calvarese – 405 REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 119TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS – DISTRICT 4 – DEMOCRATIC PARTY Trisha […]
Election News from County Clerk and Recorder’s Office
ELECTION NEWS Prowers County Clerk & Recorder Election Information: All ballots have been mailed out, so please don’t delay in returning your vote ballot back to the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office! The sooner we get them back the sooner we can provide election results on election night. Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office […]
