dan kennedy
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Trail Mix: Can’t keep track? Follow the string
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You know the familiar creepy scene in crime dramas when we discover the culprit’s lair and get a glimpse into the twisted mind behind the mayhem we’ve been witnessing? There’s usually a wall covered with photos and newspaper clips – though, to be fair, those might brand it as a period piece these days –…
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Candidate Stapleton dumps petitions, accuses signature-gathering firm of ‘misconduct’
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In a startling turn in Colorado’s race for governor, Republican candidate Walker Stapleton said Tuesday he is withdrawing petitions that won him a spot on the June 26 primary ballot, accusing the firm that gathered signatures on his behalf of engaging in “fraudulent conduct” and lying about it to Stapleton’s campaign and state officials. The Colorado…
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Stapleton wants to intervene in lawsuit challenging Lamborn’s petitions
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Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton is asking to intervene in a lawsuit filed last week seeking to remove U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn from the 5th Congressional District’s GOP primary ballot – a suit that alleges some signatures on Lamborn’s petitions placing him on the ballot were gathered improperly. Five Republican voters have sued Colorado Secretary…
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Walker Stapleton qualifies for gubernatorial primary ballot by petition
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State Treasurer Walker Stapleton on Friday became the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to qualify for the June primary ballot after state officials determined he submitted enough valid signatures on nominating petitions. Democrat Mike Johnston, a former state senator from Denver, is the only other candidate for governor who has so far made the primary ballot,…
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Lawsuit alleging petition fraud seeks to keep Lamborn from primary ballot
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DENVER – A lawsuit filed Tuesday by five Republican voters is asking a judge to remove U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn from the 5th Congressional District’s GOP primary ballot, alleging petition circulators hired by Lamborn didn’t meet legal requirements to gather signatures for his campaign. The lawsuit, filed in Denver District Court, claims Lamborn fell more…
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Petition misdeeds? Colo. secretary of state weighs in on signature allegations in governor’s race
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DENVER – Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams said Friday that his office has found no evidence to back up accusations leveled this week by a Republican candidate for governor that a rival’s petition signatures were gathered illegally and should be thrown out. “We have not seen any evidence” proving alleged wrongdoing by petition circulators…
