Election

Candidates discuss election security and voter education at Montezuma County Clerk debate

Republicans Lenetta Shull and Jerri Frizzell make their pitch to voters ahead of primary

May 8, 2026

Colorado’s growing share of unaffiliated voters is making it harder for candidates to get on the ballot

Democratic and Republican candidates collecting signatures to make their party’s primary ballot can only collect signatures from voters in their…

March 23, 2026

‘No Secret Police’ group gathers enough signatures to advance anti-mask initiative

Durango City Council could adopt proposal banning masked officers or send measure to voters

March 12, 2026

GOP faces uphill battle to flip Colorado. La Plata County Republicans are hopeful

‘We’re really encouraged,’ said Deborah Shisler, after candidate forum

February 14, 2026

Cortez voters to choose from 11 candidates for City Council

Officials confirm ballot order after Thursday’s drawing at City Hall

January 30, 2026

Application deadline nears for April municipal elections in Cortez

seats will be on the ballot

January 20, 2026

Cortez Mayor Rachel Medina announces resignation at council meeting

Council also discusses land use code and repairs to the Rec Center’s slide tower

January 16, 2026

Cortez announces job openings, council candidate session

Cortez City Council meetings take place on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at City Hall, 123 Roger…

January 7, 2026

Undersheriff Tyson Cox announces bid for Montezuma County sheriff

identifies rebuilding relationships with the Board of County Commissioners, narcotics trafficking and staffing as major issues

December 18, 2025

Five new Montezuma-Cortez school board members sworn in

The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school board after Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony. From left: Barbara Mate, Lara Maria Blair, Vice President Laura DeWitt,…

December 4, 2025

Prosecutor, attorney general urge Gov. Polis to ignore requests to aid Tina Peters

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters leaving her arraignment in 2022 in Grand Junction. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) They are…

November 21, 2025

State election officials, including Colorado, ask if they were ‘misled’ by Trump administration

Secretaries of state raise questions with DOJ, DHS over voter data security

November 18, 2025

Mancos RE-6 mill-levy override leads with 61.16% support in unofficial results

mill-levy will increase staff pay

November 4, 2025

Colorado woman found guilty of voter fraud for casting ballots for late ex-husband and son

FILE – A voter places a ballot in a drop box outside the Denver Elections Division headquarters, Nov. 8, 2022,…

October 24, 2025

Nov. 4 ballots went out Friday as election season begins

Questions for board seats, local funding and statewide propositions await voters Nov. 4

October 18, 2025

Selwyn Whiteskunk unofficially elected as new Ute Mountain Ute chairman

A White Mesa representative wins against the incumbent, while two Towaoc candidates tied and a councilman is reelected

October 12, 2025

Two November ballot measures will determine fate of Colorado Healthy School Meals for All

schools cite program’s positive impact

October 10, 2025

Mancos school district hopes to see mill levy pass in November for teacher salaries

District has the lowest teacher pay in the surrounding area

October 6, 2025

League of Women Voters to host school board candidate forum in October

are 11 candidates running for the school board

September 26, 2025

Who are the candidates of the Mancos RE-6 school board?

candidates are vying for two open seats

September 16, 2025

Who are the candidates for the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school board?

almost entirely new board will be elected in November

September 13, 2025

Phil Weiser undeterred by polling gap in governor’s race

Attorney general says he’ll keep fighting Trump-era overreach despite trailing Bennet

July 1, 2025

Colorado attorney general says Trump administration cannot free Tina Peters

referred to former elections clerk as a hostage being held for political reasons

May 15, 2025

These bills on elections and democracy passed the Colorado Legislature in 2025

Gov. Jared Polis already signed Colorado’s Voting Rights Act into law

May 14, 2025