A note to Dave Morlan Dear Editor:David, I have known you almost all of your life and you are one of my favorite people. Having said that, I have been waiting the last few weeks, since this recall started against Gary Moyer, for you to come forward and sign the[Read More…]
Tag: 2020 Election
Voter Guide — Election 2020
The following links are from publications statewide participating in COLab — the Collaborative Media Project — to provide information about races, ballot measures, voting trends, election procedures and more. Scroll through and check the tabs for information. iframe creator
Guest Column: Who Judges the Judges
The question is sometimes asked, especially at election time, “who judges the judges.” Judges in Colorado are initially appointed by the governor from a list of screened qualified candidates. The retention of those judges after their initial term is a matter for the voters to decide. In 1988 Colorado created[Read More…]
Interview with Lauren Boebert
EDITOR’S NOTE: After initially declining a request for an interview, Boebert’s campaign reversed course on the decision. We spoke with the candidate on Monday, Oct. 12. RBC | Lauren Boebert is running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District this election. She comes to the race against opponent Diane Mitsch Bush after[Read More…]
Interview with Diane Mitsch Bush
By LUCAS TURNER | [email protected] RBC | Diane Mitsch Bush is running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District this election. She comes to the race citing past experience, having served as a Routt County Commissioner from 2007 to 2012, and as a Representative for the 26th House District in the Colorado[Read More…]
RBC ballots will start going out this Friday, Oct. 9
RBC | Colorado’s 64 county clerks will start mailing ballots Friday for the Nov. 3 election. With national concern about the integrity of mail-in ballots, Colorado is getting national attention for its system. Colorado began statewide vote by mail in 2013, although some counties adopted mail ballots before that. We[Read More…]
Interview with Bob Rankin
By LUCAS TURNER | [email protected] RBC | Bob Rankin is seeking re-election to Colorado’s 8th Senate District, after being appointed to the seat by a vacancy committee in 2019. Before the appointment he served three terms as the representative for Colorado House District 57. In 2020 he sits as a[Read More…]
The life of a mail ballot
By NIKI TURNER | [email protected] RBC | Voting by mail has been a hot topic in this year’s election, complete with errors and innuendos about the safety and veracity of the process coming from multiple sources. For Colorado voters, voting by mail isn’t new. Every county in the State of[Read More…]
Wilhelm begins campaign tour, will visit Meeker Aug. 15, Rangely Aug. 22
RBC | Glenwood Springs attorney Colin Wilhelm is running for Colorado House District 57 as a Democrat this election. He faces incumbent Rep. Perry Will, R-New Castle for the district encompassing Garfield, Moffat, and Rio Blanco counties. Starting this week Wilhelm begins a “socially distanced tailgate tour” to hear from[Read More…]
General election will be held as scheduled
U.S. Constitution does not grant the president power to move election date Special to the Herald Times RBC |Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold today reaffirmed that the state’s General Election will be held as scheduled on Nov. 3. This comes in response to President Trump’s assertion that the election[Read More…]
Gates leads Avey in unofficial commissioner race results
In unofficial results posted Tuesday, the Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder’s office reports Ty Gates is the winner of the District 3 commissioner seat over challenger Mona Avey. Gates has 1,043 votes (62.49%) and Avey has 626 votes (37.51%). The winner of the race will replace Si Woodruff on[Read More…]
Interviews with commissioner candidates Avey and Gates
The HT interviewed both candidates for the open commissioner’s seat. Their responses below have been edited for clarity and brevity, and some of the questions have been omitted for length. View a full video of each candidate interview on our Facebook page or YouTube channel, or listen to them on[Read More…]
