harvie branscomb
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Branscomb: SB17-138 blocks citizen rights to witness and verify election steps
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Ten years ago when Coloradans voted in their precincts, many of us fed anonymous ballots into scanners and personally watched 90 percent of our election process. Results were posted by citizen judges on precinct doors, then summed and reported by county clerks. This process was simple, straightforward, run by citizens and, most importantly, witnessed and…
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Letter: You may not count on my support for ‘Raise the Bar’ initiative
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Editor: “Raise The Bar” is a newly packaged campaign designed to serve some elected officials who want to insulate their influence at the legislature from contrary intentions of a majority of voters. They wish to make it difficult for ballot questions immune from overturn by the legislature to reach the ballot. Initiative 96 resembles a…
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Following election integrity footsteps in Selma
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Last week I joined tens of thousands to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to celebrate the progress made since officials bloodied brave activists for protesting lack of access to their voting rights. But, 50 years later, citizen volunteers including myself are still working long hours for expanded voting rights. We want reasonable…
