colorado secretary of state’s office
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Coloradans could legalize psychedelic mushrooms in November
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A measure to legalize psychedelic mushrooms and create a system of healing centers across Colorado has made it onto the November ballot. The Natural Medicine Health Act, otherwise known as Initiative 58, has qualified for the general election ballot, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. The office said in a news release that…
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Secretary of State Williams’ office lauded nationally for innovation
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Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams’ office has picked up national recognition for its statistical review to make sure vote-counting is as precise as it can be. Colorado’s risk-limiting audit, as it’s called, is among the winners to be presented a Government Innovation Award in Washington, D.C., in November. (WATCH a provided video below.) The…
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Dougherty makes primary ballot by petition, will face Foote in Boulder DA race
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Democrat Michael Dougherty, the Boulder County district attorney, will be on the primary ballot for the seat after turning in a sufficient number of petition signatures, state officials said Wednesday. Dougherty will face off in the June primary against state Rep. Mike Foote, D-Louisville, who won top line in the primary at the Boulder Democrats’…
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THE PODIUM: One vote can make all the difference in any election
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Every vote matters. I learned that when I was still a teenager. The mayoral candidate I volunteered for, my friend Bob, lost by 12 votes. A dozen. That hurt. As the El Paso County clerk and recorder I oversaw two school board races that were decided by a single vote. This was after all the…
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NOONAN: 61 independent expenditure committees plan to spend in 2018 — and hide their donors
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Active independent expenditure committees, aka political action committees (PACs), currently number 61 registered at the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. These committees collect money to support candidates. The sources of the funds are undeclared, so only the total amount of donations shows in Secretary of State’s Office forms. These PACS do not coordinate with candidates.…
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A surge in unaffiliated voters helps set a new record for Colorado
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For all you hand-wringers fretting over the purportedly fragile state of our democracy – worrying that voters are turning away from politics out of frustration, disgust, apathy or, most recently, out of fear their personal voter data will be shared with the feds – Colorado has a tonic for you: Voter registration just hit…
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Colorado Supreme Court asked to weigh what constitutes a ‘tax’ or a ‘fee’
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The Colorado Supreme Court is being asked to review what constitutes a “fee” or a “tax,” which could leave funding for elections in jeopardy. The case, initially filed by the National Federation of Independent Business, claims that businesses carry an unfair burden of the cost of funding state and county elections through business filings. The group…
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Small-biz lawsuit: A tax by any other name — still smells like a tax
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ColoradoPolitics.com’s Peter Marcus reported in March on a legal development that could have big implications for the ability of the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office to fund its wide-ranging operations – including the state’s elections. At issue is whether the fees the office charges businesses to register and file other paperwork with the state are in fact…
