Earlier this month, Secretary of State Scott Gessler asked nearly 4,000 registered voters to prove that they are citizens as part of an effort, he said, to prevent fraud. The results are now in and one in eight voters who showed a non-citizen document to the Division of Motor Vehicles…
In this week’s feature, “Purple Haze,” we outline how the close fight for Colorado’s nine electoral votes could determine the next president of the United States. And a key part of that battle, nationally and in Colorado, involves the women’s vote. Here’s more from our interview with state GOP Chairman…
After months without a place to legally camp outside following passage of the city’s controversial urban camping ban, Occupy Denver members have finally found a place to bed down where the police can’t really bother them: outside Sports Authority. With the company snagging a special permit for its big Sniagrab…
Colorado is a key swing state in the upcoming presidential election, with polls suggesting a toss-up between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. And no wonder, since Colorado is a purple state, with nearly equal numbers of Democrats, Republicans and independents. Still, parts of Colorado are definitely Democratic blue or Republican…
The announcement that President Barack Obama will be speaking at CU-Boulder’s Norlin Quad on Sunday marks the first time this particular campus spot has made headlines since April — when the news was very different. Note that Norlin Quad is the site of CU’s annual 4/20 event — or it…
Some government jobs are too important to be left up to the whims of voters. That, at least, seems to be the thinking behind the exit strategy of Summit County Coroner Joanne Richardson, who announced her upcoming resignation this week — just after the deadline passed for scheduling an election…
Earlier this month, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow spoke about Colorado’s Personhood Amendment as if it had already been approved for the ballot. We suggested this assumption might be premature given the number of signatures proponents submitted — and indeed, the Secretary of State’s office has just announced that it’s fallen short…
President Barack Obama’s visit to Fort Collins yesterday spurred plenty of videos, many of which are on view below. But the funniest involves a critical sign placed on his motorcade route. As you can see, it reads, “You were here in 08′ & you sold us like Cupid! ‘Your’ economy…
In what amounts to a landmark decision, a federal judge has ruled that the conditions of solitary confinement at the Colorado State Penitentiary constitute “a paradigm of inhumane treatment” and must change — notably, so that inmates locked down in their cells 23 hours a day can have at least…
This week, we shared a CU forecast predicting a Mitt Romney win in Colorado and the U.S. as a whole based on data that also proved accurate when applied to past presidential races. But a new poll says Barack Obama is maintaining his close lead in Colorado. Who to believe?…
Actor Kal Penn, who is campaigning for Barack Obama nearly full-time, stopped in Colorado yesterday to promote the president on college campuses. While his well-known character in Harold & Kumar may know quite a bit about marijuana, Penn, at a stop at the Auraria campus yesterday afternoon, didn’t have much…
Yesterday, CBS4’s Shaun Boyd got a one-on-one opportunity to quiz presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney — a nice coup for a local reporter. But Boyd’s chat with Romney, seen in multiple clips below, made more news for his refusal to talk about Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin than the talking…
Mitt Romney will win key swing states like Colorado and become the next president of the United States. So says a new study released this morning by the University of Colorado — and the researchers behind the forecast say they have a solid methodology that ensures their predictions will probably…
After a voter advocacy group offered proof that county clerks and other election officials could identify how specific people voted — which would violate a citizen’s basic right to a secret ballot — Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced an “emergency rule” effective immediately that will prevent officials from…
Should House Speaker Frank McNulty work as a fry cook at a certain “hate chicken restaurant”? Fight Back Colorado, a group devoted to defeating lawmakers in November’s election who voted against a bill to legalize civil unions, wants to know. Though the group hasn’t announced which lawmakers it will target,…
No, we’re not making this up: In discussing Missouri Representative Todd Akin’s bizarre claim that “legitimate rape” victims seldom get pregnant, Colorado state Senator Shawn Mitchell used the phrase “explosive boners.” And then he may or may not have tried to make a joke about it, as you’ll see in…
Nearly 4,000 registered voters in Colorado received a letter this week from Secretary of State Scott Gessler asking that they prove their citizenship or otherwise remove themselves from voter rolls. Gessler, who says he is preventing fraud, identified these residents through the Division of Motor Vehicles — but watchdog groups…
As the local campaigns for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama compete to attract voters in this key swing state, the Colorado Republican Party is now dealing with its own internal battle, with one national delegate alleging that the state’s GOP chairman won an important committee seat in a botched election…
Secretary of State Scott Gessler wants to make it easier for political groups to remain secretive about their spending by rewriting election rules and weakening disclosure laws. That’s according to two watchdog groups, who praise a court ruling that blocks most of Gessler’s efforts. Denver District Court has struck down…
Editor’s note: This election cycle,Westword is exploring the public records of television stations for information about how candidates are spending money on ads in Denver. Seems that Jude Judy has bipartisan appeal in Denver. After reporting last week that Barack Obama’s campaign is pouring money into Denver television ads that…
Although a handful of students weren’t allowed to attend a speech by Mitt Romney running mate Paul Ryan yesterday, thousands of others crowded into Lakewood High School to hear Ryan speak. Here’s what ten of those attending said about why they were there…
Update:After we wrote about six different students who were banned from attending Congressman Paul Ryan’s speech in Lakewood yesterday, an anonymous source sent us a screenshot from one of their Facebook pages that mentions tomatoes and glitter bombs. The image seemingly contradicts claims by at least one of the students…
