There is a state senate recall election starting in Colorado Springs next week, you may have heard. We have early voting here, and there are four early voting locations. One might applaud our local voting clerk's enthusiasm for early voting--except that of the four early voting sites, two are completely outside of the senate district and one is literally on the edge.
Here's my letter to the Denver Post about this interesting situation.
Hello Mr. Hoover.
Your article about the recall elections in Colorado Springs and Pueblo was good, and covered most of the issues. One thing that seems to have been missed, though, is an obvious question about how Colorado Springs chose its early voting sites.
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