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Local Man Files Paperwork To Recall Mayor, Vice Mayor
Patrick Ayers has made it publically known that he does not believe Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera and Vice Mayor Larry Small are fit to make the City of Colorado Springs financially stable.
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City Agrees To Phase Out Stormwater Enterprise Fees
Almost a week after Issue 300 passed on Election Day, the Colorado Springs City Council has asked the city manager to draw up a plan to begin phasing out the Stormwater Enterprise fee.
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Springs Firefighter Voices Concern After Voters Reject Tax Hike
"What do we do now? Where do we go with it?"
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Democrats Scratch Heads, Republicans Celebrate
The Chairmen of both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are speaking out about yesterday's GOP Gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey.
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Republican Christie Captures NJ Governor's Seat
Chris Christie says he will restore hope and dreams to New Jersey as its next governor.
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Breckenridge Legalizes Pot
Early returns Tuesday night showed the proposal winning with 72 percent of the vote. Breckenridge is poised to clear adults over 21 to have up to 1 ounce of marijuana.
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Bloomberg Wins 3rd Term As NYC Mayor
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has narrowly won a third term as New York mayor in a race that was startlingly close.
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Denver Driving Measure Losing In Early Returns
The proposal is losing more than 2-to-1 in early returns. About 36,000 voters rejected the proposal, and 17,595 said yes.
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Senator Dave Schultheis Retiring
Republican state Sen. Dave Schultheis says he's retiring from the Legislature.
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Colorado Springs Voters Reject 2C, 300 Passes, High Voter Turnout
Election results are in and it looks like El Paso County voters have said "no" to a property tax increase. Meanwhile, Issue 300 passes, which could require the city to phase out enterprise fees.
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Boston Mayor Menino elected to a record 5th term
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has won an unprecedented fifth consecutive four-year term.
Colorado Voters Weigh Pot, Driving Rules in Elections
It's election day for many Colorado municipalities, and this year's ballots include questions on legalizing marijuana and taking away cars from people driving without licenses.
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It's Election Day
A lot of hype and controversy are surrounding two major Colorado Springs issues on this year's ballot.
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Large Voter Turnout in Colorado Springs
As of 3:45 p.m. Monday, more than 88,000 ballots have been returned.
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Ballot Drop-Off Locations In Pueblo
The Pueblo County Clerk & Recorders Office says there will be four Pueblo locations open for ballot drop-off from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 3.
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Obama Adds NY, Mich, PA, Minn.
After capturing the sought-after prize of Pennsylvania, Barack Obama has added New York, Michigan, Minnesota, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
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Top Races Across The Nation
Obama has won 107 electoral votes in 11 states and the District of Columbia. He is leading in 5 states for a total of 76 more electoral votes.
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VP Candidate Biden Votes With Family In Delaware
The Democratic vice presidential contender voted shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday at a private school about half a mile from his Delaware home.
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McCain To Campaign In CO On Election Day
The GOP presidential nominee is breaking tradition, heading to a rally in Grand Junction and a volunteer site in New Mexico before returning to Phoenix to watch election night returns.
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Palin Arrives In Alaska To Cast Ballot
Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin has arrived in Alaska to cast a ballot for president in her hometown of Wasilla.
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Obama Casts Ballot In Chicago Neighborhood
Obama and his wife, Michelle, were among the first to vote after polls opened Tuesday at Chicago's Beulah Shoesmith Elementary School. They cast paper ballots in side-by-side booths with their two daughters looking on.
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Record Number Of Voter Expected To Deluge Polls
Beyond the legal challenges, monitoring by attorneys for both parties and the usual paper jams, a few other problems have been reported during early voting in today's national elections.
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McCain: There's A Path To Victory
With long lines reported as polls opened across the country, the Republican acknowledged during an interview broadcast on CBS' "The Early Show" that he's still the underdog.
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Americans Finally Get The Chance To Cast Their Ballots
Election Day 2008 is under way, with long lines reported as polls opened in the swing states of Ohio and Virginia.
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Obama's Grandmother Dies
Barack Obama says his grandmother passed away Monday.
Palin Headed To Colorado Springs For Final GOP Push
John McCain and Sarah Palin are making final visits to Colorado to try to nab the state's nine electoral votes.
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CO Abortion Opponents Urged To Fast
Colorado voters have a ballot measure making them the first in the nation to decide whether life begins at conception. The measure asks to amend the Colorado Constitution to say that a person includes a fertilized egg.
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Obama Bristles At Attacks On His Wife
Obama told CBS' "The Early Show" that targeting his wife for political reasons was what he called "just completely out of bounds." Obama blamed what he termed a "Republican or ring wing media outlet."
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Campaigning To Continue Into Election Day
As if today's fever-pitch campaigning weren't enough, the presidential candidates will break tradition and stump on Election Day.
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Woman Disturbed By Excessive Political Phone Calls
How many phones calls are you getting from the Obama or McCain campaign a day? Three, four, five? How would you feel if you got ten or more phone calls a day? One Pueblo woman tells 11 News she gets more than a dozen phone calls a day. She says her phone doesn't seem to stop ringing.
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Obama Accuses McCain Of Trying The Low Road To The White House
Speaking to a crowd of about 25,000 in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, Obama said he admired McCain for saying "I will not take the low road to the highest office" in the land. But he says, McCain made that comment eight years ago -- and because it didn't get him to the White House then, "he decided to take a different route" this time.
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To help Obama effort, Al Gore Goes Back To Florida
The last time he needed support from Florida, things didn't work out so well. This time, Al Gore is asking on behalf of Barack Obama.
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Judge Orders Colorado To Stop Purging Voter Rolls
A federal judge has ordered Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman to immediately stop removing names from voter registration rolls.
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Palin May Not Be Able To Cash In On Fame
If her bid for vice president fails, Gov. Sarah Palin could almost surely use her sudden fame to obtain a lucrative book deal or high fees on the lecture circuit, or even get her own TV talk show. But Alaska law might not allow it.
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Michelle Obama Announced Another CO Stop
They're joking on political blogs that the Obamas might want to rent an apartment in Colorado because they're here so often.
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Last Day To Vote Early In Colorado
Want to vote early? It's your last day for it in Colorado.
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McCain To Appear On Saturday Night Live
John McCain is set to appear on "Saturday Night Live" just three days before the presidential election.
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AP Poll: One in Seven Voters Still Persuadable
A new poll suggests one of the deciding factors in Tuesday's presidential election could be the undecideds.
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Candidate Forum For Lamborn, Challengers
U.S. Congressman Doug Lamborn (R), Colorado, is defending his seat in the state’s 5th District, just days before the election. Lamborn met for an open forum with his two challengers at Sand Creek High School.
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Obama Says McCain Would Keep Economy In A ditch
Democrat Barack Obama says President Bush has "driven our economy into a ditch" and Republican John McCain would keep it buried there if he gets elected.
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Obama's Pueblo Rally Set In Historic District
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will hold a rally in Pueblo's Union Avenue Historic District Saturday afternoon.
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New Obama TV Ad Takes Swipe At McCain and Bush
Barack Obama's presidential campaign is releasing two new ads that it's calling its "closing argument" for supporting Obama over Republican John McCain.
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Settlement Accepted In Voter Registration Suit
A federal judge Wednesday night accepted an agreement in a lawsuit that could potentially allow thousands of people listed as ineligible to vote to cast provisional ballots with special protections on Election Day.
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GOP Continues Colorado Push As Election Nears
The battle for Colorado's electoral votes continues in the race for the white house. Thursday, Senator Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) and the former President of the NRA will be campaigning in southern Colorado in support of the Republican ticket.
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Early Voters Turnout in Big Numbers
El Paso County election officials say we could see a record number of early voters this year.
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Democrats Dominate Early Voting In Key States
Election and party officials say Democrats have been outnumbering early-voting Republicans in Iowa, North Carolina, Florida, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada.
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Obama Airs 30 Minute Advertisement
In addition to today's 30-minute infomercial, Barack Obama will be airing a new 30-second TV ad that gets in a few shots at John McCain.
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Early Voting Numbers Increase Daily
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorders Office says the number of early voters have increased every day since early voting began. Click on Full Story to see early voting locations.
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Obama To Rally In Pueblo Saturday
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will campaign in Pueblo on Saturday, making his second visit to Colorado in six days.
"Hispanics for Victory" Bus Rolls Through Southern Colorado
"Hispanics for Victory" bus is Campaigning in Southern Colorado Wednesday.
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El Paso County:
Drop-off locations open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Centennial Hall
200 South Cascade Avenue (curbside drop offs)
Colorado Springs

Powers Branch
5650 Industrial Place
Colorado Springs

Chapel Hills Mall
North Academy, next to JC Penney
Colorado Springs

Pueblo County:
Drop-off locations open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Pueblo County Clerk & Recorders Office Election Department
2nd Floor
215 W. 10th Street
Pueblo

Pueblo West Library
298 S. Joe Martinez Blvd.
Pueblo West

Pueblo County High School
1050 35th Lane
Pueblo

Pueblo City Hall
1 City Hall Place
Pueblo

Fremont County:

Fremont County Clerk and Recorder's Office
615 Macon Avenue Rm 102
Canon City
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Florence City Hall Municipal Building
600 West Third Street
Florence
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Huerfano County:
Huerfano County Clerk and Recorder’s Office
401 Main St. Ste.204
Walsenburg
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Elbert County:
Elbert County Clerk and Recorder's Office
215 Comanche Street
Kiowa
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.