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Aug. 8, 2024: New election challenge for county clerks; Ballroom culture makes its mark in Colorado

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An official Arapahoe County ballot box in the tri-county polling station inside Aurora’s Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Nov. 7, 2023.

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Colorado's county clerks have been fighting back against disinformation and election lies for years. But this election, there's a twist -- Artificial Intelligence -- and they're training to ensure election integrity, before and after the vote. Then, ballroom culture has been sweeping the nation -- and the world -- for more than 40 years. How the spirit of the LGBTQ sub-culture that originated in New York City in the 1960s is shaping pop culture globally today, and making its mark here in Colorado. Plus, finding the right tree for your yard.