UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect that Rachel Stovall served in paid roles at Pikes Peak Library District and Springs Rescue Mission. An earlier version said she volunteered.
Besides deciding nearly a dozen state ballot measures, and several local issues, El Paso County voters will help choose statewide office holders, House and Senate members, county officials and town
In early returns in what appeared to be a light voter turnout election, the fringe candidates of the El Paso County Republican Party were taking a beating from more moderate
or some, getting a COVID-19 vaccine is simply pragmatic.
âMy thought was, if it could in some way speed up putting a period on this mess, Iâm in,â El Paso County Treasurer Mark Lowderman says, noting heâs fully vaccinated.
Others cite personal reasons, like El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman. Noting his wife and one of his four daughters are nurses, he says via email: âThey have been in the trenches fighting against this devastating virus. I fully understand the impact this virus has had on our community.â
Broerman got his second shot in March. âI know the hope these vaccines bring to our community and the importance the vaccine brings in keeping them and my loved ones safe,â he says.
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