The Nov. 5 election will include races and ballot measures at the federal, state and local levels.
All registered Lake County voters were mailed ballots prior to Oct. 18. Mail ballots must be received by the Lake County Clerk and Recorder by 7 p.m. on Nov. 5.
In-person voter service and the polling center at the Lake County Courthouse will be available on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4, Saturday, Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to noon and Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. There is also a 24-hour ballot drop-off box located outside the front entrance of the Lake County Courthouse.
The Lake County Clerk and Recorder’s Office provides voter registration up to and including election day, Nov. 5. They also provide disabled access voting.
At the federal level, Lake County voters will have the option to vote for the next president of the United States as well as their representative to the 119th United States Congress.
Candidates for office of president of the United States include Kamala Harris/Tim Walz (Democrat), Donald J. Trump/J.D. Vance (Republican), Blake Huber/Andrea Denault (Approval Voting), Chase Russell Oliver/Mike ter Maat (Libertarian), Jill Stein/Rudolph Ware (Green), Randall Terry/Stephen E. Broden (American Constitution), Cornel West/Melina Abdullah (Unity) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (unaffiliated).
Candidates for representative to the 119th United States Congress for Colorado’s Seventh Congressional District include Sergei Matveyuk (Republican), Brittany Pettersen (Democrat, incumbent), Patrick Bohan (Libertarian) and Ron Tupa (Unity).
At the state level, the ballot includes an at-large University of Colorado regent office, the District 13 state representative and the district attorney for the Fifth Judicial District.
Candidates for regent of the University of Colorado include Eric Rinard (Republican), Elliott Hood (Democrat), Thomas Reasoner (Approval Voting) and T.J. Cole (Unity).
Candidates for the District 13 state representative include Dave Williams (Republican) and Julie McCluskie (Democrat, incumbent).
The only candidate for the district attorney of the Fifth Judicial District is incumbent Heidi McCollum.
At the local level, Lake County residents can vote for all three spots on the Board of County Commissioners. The candidates for District 1 are Hal Edwards (Democrat, incumbent) and Andrew Lee (Independent). The candidates for District 2 are Christian Luna-Leal (Democrat) and Matthew Bullock (Independent). The candidates for District 3 are Elsa Tharp (Democrat), Stephanie McBride (Republican) and Tina Tekansik (Independent). The office of Lake County assessor is also up for election. The only candidate is incumbent Peleg Mark Wadsworth (unaffiliated).
The ballot includes the option to vote yes or no on whether to retain nine judges in office from the Colorado Supreme Court, the Colorado Court of Appeals and the district court judge for the Fifth Judicial District, Rachel J. Olguin-Fresquez.
Between the state and local entities, there are a total of 18 ballot measures and propositions on the ballot and seven proposed amendments to the Colorado Constitution.
Two ballot measures, 2A and 2B, were proposed by Pb Swims via a citizen’s initiative. In conjunction, the two ballot measures would approve a 0.5-percent sales tax in the city of Leadville for the purpose of operating and maintaining an aquatic center.
Measure 4A is a Lake County School District issue that would approve an increase to the district’s mill levy override for a total of an additional $1,200,000 annually to be used for staff recruitment and retention as well as maintenance and capital renewal. The increase would last for 16 years.
Finally, 6A is a Leadville Lake County Regional Housing Authority (LLCRHA) issue that proposes that LLCRHA be exempt from limitations on spending the revenue it generates provided that the spending is only for LLCRHA’s statutory purposes. The measure is not a tax increase and only affects LLCRHA’s ability to spend or save existing funds.
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