It’s here! It’s here! It’s here!
It’s Election Day, finally, and we’re mere hours away from knowing who the next POTUS is (and whether Colorado will have universal health care or have a harder-to-amend constitution or ).
I promise, we’ve got non-political news in this Roundup, but let’s just power through this while we can, shall we?
But first …
The Rundown
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+ Today’s Editorial: “” ()
How to stay (over)informed on Election Day
+ Watch and starting around 7 p.m. tonight when the first round of results come in.
+ , where all of our reporters and photographers out covering Election Day will be updating from the field.
+ Here’s a .
+ If you really want to drive yourself crazy, .
+ If you really don’t want to drive yourself crazy, .
Sprint to the finish
+ Are you staring at your ballot like a test you had 18 months to study (but didn’t) and need a cram session? , it’s like Cliff Notes for local democracy.
+ According to our The final election turnout for the 2012 election was only 71%!
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+ Some clerks think that , which means counting could take quite a while tonight.
+ In Denver, thanks to a Secretary of State’s Office initiative.
+ In El Paso County, in wake of the student newspaper’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton.
+ , and this is .
+ Hillary Clinton won .
+ Mike Shanahan .
By The Numbers
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Everything that isn’t politics
+ The defense team for Clarence Moses-El, who has already served 28 years for a rape he says he did not commit, is .
+ Rocky Allen, the HIV-positive surgical tech who swapped syringes to feed his addiction to powerful painkillers, .
+ Aurora announced a record-setting , an unarmed black parolee .
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+ Denver police are looking for a .
+ A 46-year-old woman .
+ The family of Red Fawn Fallis, who is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly firing at officers at the Dakota Access Pipeline protest, .
+ . Mark Kiszla thinks he’s . will surely help that quest.
+ On Nov. 13 — when this election will be ancient history — you can dive headfirst .
+ The Bay Area has had a couple of good days sports-wise: and just one game after hitting zero three-pointers, .
+ Retired Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer thinks .
+ A million-dollar real estate scam .
+ and John Aguilar has the scoop.
What We’re Reading
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+ I think 10,000 pieces are written about this every year, but it’s worth saying again: .
+ On Friday, I learned about the #mannequinchallenge, which is . It hasn’t even been five days and the meme . The half-life of memes is getting downright microscopic.
+ There are lots of claims about “voter fraud” around the country . The problem is that those claims are . I don’t care about your party affiliation, but if you actively campaign for voter suppression, you are garbage. Looking at you, North Carolina.
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+ If you’re frowning a lot today, good news: .
Song of the Day
Song: “” (in honor of t)
Artist: Dorothy Moore
Sounds like: I actually first heard this song , but it’s been in heavy rotation ever since. Relax, folks, it’ll all be over soon.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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