Emil Krogh

Politics reporter

Campaigns, elections, parties, the ballot

Stories by Emil Krogh

A pile of I Voted stickers at a polling station, in a file photograph. Proposition 132 is one of 14 statewide measures Colorado voters will decide in the Nov. 3 general election.

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Proposition 132 would make fentanyl distribution a Level 1 felony, at eight to 32 years, and possession a felony at any amount

The citizen initiative on the Nov. 3 ballot raises fentanyl penalties across the board, mandates treatment for the lowest possession tier, trims sentencing reductions, and, state analysts estimate, adds $68.2 million a year in state spending by its fifth year.

Emil Krogh · 2026-10-16

A voter deposits a Douglas County ballot into an official drop box. Douglas County printed Issue 7A, the Front Range passenger-rail tax question, on all 289,000 ballots it sent, though only 5,967 residents in Sterling Ranch are eligible to vote on it.

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Opponents call for Issue 7A to be tossed after 800,000-ballot error

About 800,000 ballots in four counties list a rail tax those voters cannot decide; the state will count only eligible votes, and opponents want the measure tossed.

Emil Krogh · 2026-10-12

A Boulder County Elections official ballot drop box. Colorado mails a ballot to every active registered voter without a request, which is why texts from Elon Musk's America PAC telling voters their ballot request was in left recipients confused.

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Musk's America PAC told Colorado voters their ballot request was in

CNN took 9NEWS' Oct. 2 report national: the texts confused voters, drew warnings in two states, and came as the PAC reported $228,000-plus in race spending.

Emil Krogh · 2026-10-11

The National Western Center campus in Denver. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting luncheon takes place Thursday at the Legacy at National Western Center, with gubernatorial nominees Phil Weiser and Victor Marx sharing the stage.

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Weiser and Marx meet in Denver today in their only scheduled joint forum of the governor's race

The Colorado Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting luncheon at the National Western Center brings Democratic nominee Phil Weiser and Republican nominee Victor Marx to the same stage, with a keynote from Donna Brazile.

Emil Krogh · 2026-10-08

The 14th Street entrance of the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver.

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Denver to host post-midterm summit with Buttigieg, Gallego and other potential 2028 contenders

Majority Democrats will hold its 'What's Next' summit in Denver from Nov. 12-14, days after the midterms, drawing Pete Buttigieg, Rahm Emanuel, four senators and two governors. Organizers picked Denver partly because it is a finalist to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention.

Emil Krogh · 2026-10-06

The Colorado State Capitol in Denver, where statewide measures including Proposition NN and Ballot Issue 7A will be decided in the Nov. 3 general election.

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Your ballot is in the mail: what Colorado voters need to know for Nov. 3

County clerks began mailing ballots to every active registered voter on Oct. 2, with all initial mail ballots required out by Oct. 9. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3; ballots must be in clerks' hands by 7 p.m. Postmarks do not count.

Emil Krogh · 2026-10-05

The Colorado State Capitol. Voters will choose a new governor on Nov. 3, 2026, as term-limited Gov. Jared Polis leaves office.

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Weiser and Marx to meet in November for an open governor's office

After bruising primaries, Democrat Phil Weiser and Republican Victor Marx face off Nov. 3 to succeed term-limited Gov. Jared Polis.

Emil Krogh · 2026-09-27