Voting

Since the 2020 election, officials across the country have imposed more requirements to insure voter eligibility. It's an issue that is on the ballot in some states in our region.

On Election Day, Coloradans will decide whether to overhaul the state-wide election system or maintain the status quo. The result will impact state elections for years to come.

On Friday, the Bipartisan Election Advisory Commission met to tour an election facility, while some questioned Colorado's election security after leaked passwords.

Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over terminology and impact — and that’s just in English. In many places where English isn’t the primary language among communities of voters, the federal Voting Rights Act requires that all elections information be made available in each community’s native language. The law aims to ensure that everyone knows what they're voting for

More than a dozen statewide ballot measures are on the November ballot. They deal with major issues like abortion, gun violence, elections and conservation, but they can also be confusing. KUNC's State Capitol Reporter Lucas Brady Woods broke down each measure and what a “yes” vote on each of them really means.

An annual poll released this week shows inflation, low wages, unaffordable housing, and expensive healthcare are major concerns for Latino voters in Colorado. Also on the list are abortion, immigration, and gun violence.

Roughly 1 in 4 Native Americans are not registered to vote, according to the Native American Rights Fund, which analyzed Census Bureau data. In recent years, however, three Mountain West states have passed laws to allow tribes to register them automatically.

Residents in Steamboat Springs rejected a city plan to annex 420 acres of the Brown Ranch property. The property was intended to help provide affordable housing to more than 6,000 workers. The plan also called for the city to invest in parks, improvements to Highway 40 and police and fire stations. Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to discuss the aftermath of the vote.

Automatic voter registration systems are in place across the country, but Native American reservations have historically been excluded—until now. State and tribal officials in Colorado are rolling out the first voter registration system of its kind for tribal members ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

A new bill introduced this week in the state legislature would make historic advances in voting access for Colorado’s two Native American tribes. It would also expand access to students and inmates, and make changes to ballot counts, election transparency and campaign finance.