All Entries in the "Politics" Category
Unofficial Prowers County Primary Results (8am Update)
With 1,926 ballots counted, the Prowers County Coroner race has Thomas Dunagan ahead with 1,206 votes or 62.62% of the ballot. Jacqueline Parker has 720 votes with 37.38% of the counted vote. These results are unofficial at this time. State level balloting is still being compiled at this time. Republican Statewide races were as […]
Farms & Ranches Challenge Constitutionality of Farm Access Law
Denver, Colo — Colorado farm and ranch owners filed suit in U.S. District Court challenging newly adopted legislation that requires agricultural employers to open their private property to trespassing by so-called “key service providers.” The following statements may be attributed to the Colorado Council of Rural Employers: “As farm and ranch owners, we […]
ELECTION NEWS From 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 will be open on Saturday, June 25, 2022 […]
ELECTION NEWS: Ballots have now been sent out
Have you returned your voted ballot back to the County Clerk’s Office? The earlier voted ballots are returned, the earlier election night results can be released. We highly recommend that you: • Drop your ballot off at the Prowers County Clerk & Recorder’s Office, 301 S. Main St., Ste. 210, Lamar, CO. • Use […]
Registered Voters Can Expect Ballots in the Mail
ELECTION NEWS Ballots for the June 28, 2022 Primary Election are being mailed from Denver today, Monday, June 6, 2022 and will be arriving during this week. If you do not receive your mail ballot by June 17, 2022, please contact our office at 719-336-8011 for a replacement ballot. RETURNING YOUR VOTED BALLOT: Return your […]
Coloradans Receiving Tax Windfall Later this Year
With the recent signing of Senate Bill 233, Colorado taxpayers will be at least $500 mailed to them by the state this September. Governor Jared Polis signed the bill into law on Monday, May 23rd. Under the bill, 85% of excess state revenue collected in 2021 will be used for the rebate which usually […]
Gov. Polis Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments
Ground Water Commission The Commission determines the boundaries of designated ground water basins by geographic description and considers well permit applications for persons desiring to appropriate designated ground water for beneficial use. The Commission is responsible for the development of policies and procedures for maximum economic development, as well as the protection of the vested […]
Prowers County Clerk & Recorder, May 20, 2022 Election Alert
ELECTION ALERTS: Ballots will be sent out to all active registered electors the week of June 6-10, 2022 for the 2022 Primary Election. Sample Ballots are posted on the Prowers County website at www.prowerscounty.net under the Election Department. Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Primary Election will be conducted as an all Mail Ballot Election. The ballot […]
Prowers County Elected Officials Sign Statewide Letter Calling on Polis to Veto Collective Bargaining Bill
Prowers County, Colorado, May 19, 2022 – Prowers County Commissioners have joined a statewide coalition of over 170 county elected officials to call on Governor Polis to veto the collective bargaining bill. The letter, and the signers are below. An Open Letter from Elected County Officials throughout Colorado Concerning the expansion of county employees’ rights […]
Logic and Accuracy Testing Announced from Prowers County Clerk & Recorder
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 Wednesday, May 25, 2022 and the Public Test is Thursday, May 26, 2022, with a 9:00 a.m. start time for both days, in the County Commissioner’s […]
Mesa County Court Judge Removes Peters as DEO for the 2022 Election
Denver, Colo – Today, a Mesa County Court Judge removed Tina Peters as the Designated Election Official (DEO) for Mesa County, barring her from overseeing the 2022 Primary and General Elections. The Court granted the Secretary of State’s request to appoint Brandi Bantz as the DEO. “The Court’s decision today bars Peters from further threatening the […]
Bill to Make Juneteenth a Colorado State Holiday Becomes Law
DENVER, CO – Governor Jared Polis signed landmark legislation championed by members of the Black Democratic Legislative Caucus of Colorado to make Juneteenth a Colorado State Holiday. The bill, SB22-139, is sponsored by Senators James Coleman, D-Denver, and Janet Buckner, D-Aurora, as well as Representative Leslie Herod, D-Denver. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Soldiers, led by Major General […]
Prowers County Hospital District Board of Director Election Results
(Lamar, CO) May 4, 2022 – The Prowers County Hospital District Board of Director Election was conducted on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. “Unofficial” results are in as we wait for the absentee ballots associated with the Uniformed And Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). These ballots must be received by May 11th. An “official” […]
Election Information: From Prowers County Clerk & Recorder
If you want to change your political party affiliation or withdraw from your party the last day to make those changes is June 6, 2022 providing you want to vote in a different party’s primary election. After said date whatever party you are affiliated with is the ballot you will get in the mail to […]
Election Information: 2022 Primary Election Alerts:
June 28, 2022 is the Primary Election. Please be aware that Primary Elections are to select candidates to go on to the November General Election. Voting in a Primary Election can be the deciding vote for an office if there are more than one candidate running for an office. Pursuant to C.R.S. 1-4-105 […]
