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  • El Paso County voters set election record

    November 21, 2012 8:18 PM

    COLORADO SPRINGS - A record 292,698 voters cast ballots in El Paso County during in the 2012 General Election. The county election department finished the canvassing process Wednesday which officially certifies the results. The final vote tally beat the 2008 record by 17,991 votes. According to a news release... more »
  • Girl in viral voter registration video worked for shady firm

    September 30, 2012 1:46 AM

    We've learned the girl filmed in a viral YouTube video while registering voters at a local grocery store was employed by a company just dumped by the Republican National Committee over allegations of voter fraud. The video got a half-million views in just a few days, becoming an overnight... more »
  • Viral voter registration video: the truth from officials Play Video

    September 24, 2012 1:55 AM

    We found the truth behind a YouTube video gone viral. The video shows a young woman standing outside a local grocery store, saying she's registering voters on behalf of the County Clerk, but at one point she says she prefers to register only Republicans. After speaking with El Paso... more »
  • Downtown DMV closed next week

    November 28, 2011 7:53 PM

    The Downtown Branch of the El Paso County Clerk & Recorder's Office be closed from Monday December 5 through Friday December 9, 2011 because of construction. The county is encouraging customers to visit their main office in the new Citizens Service Center at 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road.... more »
  • Windows add transparency to El Paso Co. elections

    September 29, 2011 7:55 PM

    The election process in El Paso County will have added transparency this year. The elections office has moved to the new county building on Garden of the Gods Road. The new design includes windows where anyone can look into the rooms where ballots are verified, counted and totaled. It puts... more »
  • Voter info cards to be mailed

    July 18, 2011 8:19 PM

    The El Paso County Clerk and Recorders Office will be mailing voter information cards to citizens in the county over the next few days. The card gives voters the opportunity to update and reactivate their registration if they did not cast a ballot in the 2010 election. Voters who... more »
  • Thousands of inactive voters won't receive April ballot

    March 6, 2011 7:16 PM

    Colorado Springs is less than a month away from electing it's next Mayor -- and picking the first person to do it as a full-time job in a strong mayor system. Mail-in ballots go out this week, but there's a lot of talk about the thousands of voters that won't... more »
  • Anti-incumbent fervor stops in El Paso County

    September 20, 2010 8:40 PM

    The strong anti-incumbent sentiment that has swept through many national political races seems to stop at El Paso County where several familiar faces are back on the ballot, although many of the candidates are running different offices. Clerk and Record Bob Balink is term limited and running unopposed to... more »
  • Commissioners' Term-Limits Extension Question on Nov. Ballot

    September 2, 2010 1:11 PM

    El Paso County Commissioners voted 4-1 Thursday morning to put two questions on the November ballot asking voters whether to allow commissioners, the county treasurer, clerk and recorder, assessor, and surveyor to seek election to a third four-year term. If passed, the term-limits extension would apply to current holders of... more »
  • County mulls move to old Intel building

    June 1, 2010 5:21 PM

    El Paso County Commissioners are considering a $50 million consolidation project that would relocate several of their offices into one central building.  Should the Sustainable Facilities plan be approved, a vacant office building at the former Intel Processor Plant on Garden of the Gods Road could house the Health... more »
  • Opening locked gate unlocks concerns

    January 4, 2010 8:21 PM

    The possibility of opening a locked gate between neighborhoods in Monument is unlocking concerns from many residents. "It's something people in this area of Woodmoor have been against," said Larry Goad, who's lived in the area for years. Goad's biggest worry is safety. "We're concerned about the traffic coming... more »
  • Plan to save FREX moves forward

    December 17, 2009 9:02 PM

    It looks like the Front Range Express transit system (FREX) will be saved for another year. A plan to fund the commuter bus route for 2010 cleared a major hurdle in Denver Thursday as the Colorado Transportation Commission gave its approval to the transit system to sell up to nine... more »
  • Gambling crimes up, but governor may take away money used to fight it

    August 27, 2009 5:02 PM

    El Paso County leaders are gearing up for a fight with the governor's office. They say the democratic governor's trying to balance the budget by breaking a promise that was made to the voters back in 1990. District Attorney Dan May told the commissioners about it at their... more »
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