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Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Politics
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Municipal election ballot counting complete
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs City Clerk's Office has completed its ballot processing for the 2025 Municipal Election and will begin certifying results by April 11. Turnout for the municipal election was historically low, with only 23.55% (78,185) of the 332,001 registered voters in the city returning a ballot, according to the City. District One had the highest voter turnout at 25.4%, while District Four only saw 9.7%. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Low voter turnout for City Council election The unofficial results of the election are as follows: District One – Dave Donelson District Two – Tom Bailey District Three – Brandy Williams District Four – Kimberly Gold District Five – Nancy Henjum District Six – Roland Rainey, Jr. According to the City, the post-election period, now through Wednesday, April 9, allows time for military and overseas citizens' ballots to arrive by April 9 at 5 p.m., and allows voters who did not sign their ballot or voters with signature discrepancies to cure those ballots. Election workers will process those additional ballots on Thursday, April 10 and updated results will be posted at the conclusion of that ballot processing. Results will be certified by Friday, April 11. District City Councilmembers will be sworn in on Tuesday, April 15 at 10 a.m. at the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum. City Council will also hold a leadership meeting that afternoon to elect a Council President and President Pro Tem. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Politics
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Monday last day to mail ballot before April 1 election
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The City Clerk said Monday, March 24 will be the last day to mail-in ballots for the April 1 Municipal Election. For the 2025 election, there are four City Council seats available of the six seats, and only two incumbents are running in the election–Dave Donelson from District 1 and Nancy Henjum from District 5–all other district members are either term-limited or decided not to run. Sarah Johnson, the City Clerk for Colorado Springs, said voter turnout so far has been equal to previous years. However, she emphasized that it is important to vote as city elections will have a greater impact on your day-to-day life. 'These are your local elected officials, these are your city council district members… They're the person that you're going to see at the grocery store, you're going to see them in the park, you're going to see them at church, various other places. They're the elected officials that are the closest to you,' said Johnson. 'You have a voice, I think it's really important, we all have opinions on everything. These are the local officials that can help you, and vote for you and on your behalf on council.' There are 28 drop-off locations across Colorado Springs and ballots can be dropped off until 7 p.m. on election night, Tuesday, April 1. 'Every year we get fewer and fewer that are returned by mail, and its fine to do that, but at this point, put it in a box, there are 28 across the city so there's got to be one close to you,' said Johnson. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Business
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COS City Council moves forward with e-bike policy
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Colorado Springs City Council is on-board with the use of electric bikes in the city, but they're still figuring out if the rules around e-bikes should be left to the voters. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, City Council voted 6-3 to approve an ordinance allowing the use of class one e-bikes on urban or community trails that run throughout the city, like Sinton and Pikes Peak Greenway Trails. Under the ordinance, class one e-bikes would be allowed on trails where other bikes are already allowed. These e-bikes come with motors that provide a boost of up to 20 miles per hour, but only when the rider is pedaling. 'I absolutely support class one e-bikes being classified as non-motorized,' said Randy Helms, City Council President. 'I'm convinced of that. I think we decide later down the road, class two and class three.' City Council is now deciding if they will allow them on properties acquired by the 1997 voter-approved Parks, Trails, and Open Space, or TOPS ordinance, which set aside sales tax dollars to fund parks and open spaces like Ute Valley Park and Red Rock Open Space. 'I would support putting that on the ballot at our next scheduled election or even if we felt it was important enough before that,' explained Dave Donelson, City Council District 1. 'I think that would allow parks to go ahead and move forward with e-bikes on trails, urban trails, city parks, just not in the TOPS area.' While City Council decided to delay asking voters to approve e-bike rules on TOPS properties, the ordinance passed Tuesday requires a second reading, set for Feb. 25. 'I think the right thing to do to maintain trust with voters, even though it's less convenient, even though it makes it more difficult for the parks department in the short-term, is to let the voters vote on it on a ballot,' Donelson said. City Council decided Tuesday's deadline for the April ballot did not leave enough time to properly create a ballot question. If the ordinance fails at its second reading later this month, voters could see this issue on the April 2027 ballot. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Politics
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City Council may give recreational marijuana measure 'final opportunity'
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The City Council may be giving voters one more opportunity to vote on recreational marijuana this upcoming April. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the City Council will vote on a new measure that could be added to the April 2025 ballot and would repeal Ballot Question 300, which voters approved in November. The approval of Question 300 allowed current medical marijuana dispensaries to apply for a license to sell recreational marijuana. However, any new recreational dispensaries must be 1,000 feet away from schools, treatments, or care facilities. Springs City Council votes on retail marijuana Question 300 appeared with Ballot Question 2D in the November election, which asked to amend the Charter of the City to prohibit retail marijuana establishments within City limits. Some councilmembers said the conflicting ballot measures during the previous election were too confusing. Councilmember Dave Donelson said the opportunity would 'give voters a final opportunity to make it clear what they want,' while Councilmember Yolanda Avila said that 'it would be a travesty to subvert' the majority of the people. The City Council will vote on the measure on Tuesday. This article will be updated as more information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
