Tagged: Election 2012

The first wave of Colorado voters will begin casting their ballots for the November election next week/starting this week. On Monday county clerks send out mail ballots to thousands of voters across the state. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol.

Headlines:

• Mail Ballots Mailed Out Today
• Tax Break For West Elk Coal Mine
• Bi-Partisan Collaboration For Forest Health
• Gov, US Senators Pushing For Post-Fire Recovery
• Uranium Drive-in Sign Still Glowing

Headlines:

• Democrats Fed Up With Republican Secretary of State
• First Lady Visits Colorado Springs
• Wildfire Updates
• Energy Fuels Moving To Re-open Newly Acquired Uranium Mines
• Telluride and San Miguel County Support Pinon Ridge Uranium Mill
• Amendment 64 Draws Support and Opposition

This is the debate between candidates for State House District 61, which, after redistricting, includes Summit, Lake, Pitken, and parts of Gunnison and Delta counties. There are actually five candidates for this race, but three were present at the Club 20 debate: Democratic Incumbent Millie Hamner, Independent Kathleen Curry and Republican Debra Irvine. Derek Wagner, Director of Special Projects at Colorado Mesa University, moderated the debate.

It’s election season, and for anyone who turns on the television that means being bombarded with political ads and information. Now imagine those ads coming from candidates you can’t even vote for. That’s the case for some people in southwest Colorado who can only get New Mexico television. As Bente Birkeland reports, the lack of Colorado TV has been a major complaint in the region for decades, but especially flares up this time of year.