September 28, 2020– The Clerk and Recorder’s Office will conduct a public Logic and Accuracy (L&A) test on all ballot counting equipment that will be used for the 2020 General Election. This includes the Central Count Optical Scanners, and Voter Service and Polling Center ballot marking devices. The L&A test will begin at 10:00…
September 23, 2020 – On Wednesday, the Colorado Small Business Association honored the Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center with not one but two awards for their hard work during COVID-19 and beyond. The Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center was named the “Excellence and Innovation Center of the Year”. Pikes Peak SBDC was also…
El Paso County, CO, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 – Beginning Friday morning, El Paso County Department of Public Works will start the Hanover Road Paving Project. They have contracted with Martin Marietta Materials for the 2020 Asphalt Paving Contract. The contractor will begin road reconstruction and paving operations on Hanover Road from Meridian Rd east…
A group including DHS and Peak Vista staff celebrate the opening of a new location on Jetwing Drive on Sept. 23, 2020. Residents in the Southern part of El Paso County have a new option and fewer miles to travel to reach economic assistance help, especially when they need Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card services.…
September 21, 2020- The Office of the Clerk and Recorder has sent approximately 5,200 ballots for the General Election to voters classified under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). These voters with special circumstances include military and their dependents living out of state, and voters who reside out of the country. Holding…
September 21, 2020 – The Board of El Paso County Commissioners is seeking a community-minded citizen volunteer to serve on the El Paso County Juvenile Community Review Board. Applications are due by October 5, 2020. The El Paso County Juvenile Community Review Board reviews case files of juveniles and makes decisions regarding residential community…
September 15, 2020 – Today, at its regularly scheduled meeting, the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners proclaimed September as National Preparedness month. The Commissioners, along with the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management (PPROEM), recognized the ongoing need for citizens to be prepared for disasters such as wildfires, floods, blizzards or other…
September 14, 2020- The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has been notified the United States Postal Service (USPS) will be sending out a national pre-election mailer to every household in America that contains incorrect election information for Colorado. The mailer incorrectly asks that voters request a mail ballot at least 15 days before…
Thursday, September 10, 2020 – Today, El Paso County’s Veterans Service Office and the El Paso County Board of Commissioners announced Colonel Nanette Brédé Mueller as the Veteran of the Year at their annual ceremony. Colonel Nanette Brédé Mueller is a difference-maker. During her 29 years of distinguished military service in the U.S. Army and…