jena griswold
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Trump pardons Tina Peters, but Colorado officials say he can’t reverse state convictions | TRAIL MIX
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President Donald Trump said late on Dec. 11 that he had issued a pardon for Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted of orchestrating a scheme to breach secure election equipment, though Colorado officials and legal experts immediately countered that the president’s broad pardon powers don’t extend to state-level crimes like those committed by…
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DOJ sues Colorado Secretary of State for refusing to release voter information
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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold after she refused to provide the agency with certain voter information. Last week, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division asked Griswold’s office to provide unredacted voter data, including full names, dates of birth, residential addresses, and driver’s license numbers. Federal…
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Democrat Jena Griswold lands EMILYs List endorsement in Colorado attorney general race
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EMILYs List, a national organization that works to elect pro-choice, Democratic women, this week endorsed Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s bid for attorney general in next year’s election. The 41-year-old Griswold, who is term-limited, was the first Democrat elected secretary of state by Colorado voters in 60 years when she denied Republican Wayne Williams…
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Colorado secretary of state refuses to hand over election records to DOJ
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Colorado will not comply with the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to share certain voter information, Secretary of State Jena Griswold said on Wednesday. Federal authorities have sought voter data from more than two dozen states, framing it as part of an effort to ensure the security of elections. “The DOJ can take a hike;…
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Using AI analysis, campaign finance complaints lodged against Jena Griswold, Phil Weiser
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Using artificial intelligence as analytical tool, a resident of Longmont has filed complaints against two prominent Colorado Democrats, alleging multiple campaign finance violations. The complaints are among a growing number of campaign finance allegations against individuals running for some of Colorado’s top jobs. What’s unique with the complaints is the use of AI as a…
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts cases on campaign transparency, crime victim restitution
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether the state’s requirement that ballot issue advocacy groups disclose the name of their legal representative on their election communications violates the First Amendment. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear an appeal. The justices also accepted a case implicating Colorado’s crime…
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold reacts to Trump’s speech in Aurora, discusses election security in press conference
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Secretary of State Jena Griswold spoke to reporters following former President Donald Trump’s speech at the Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora Friday. “Our elections are the safest, most secure, and most accessible in the nation today,” Griswold said. Trump traveled to Colorado to push racist conspiracies “and to lie, lie, lie, lie,” she said. “The…
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Colorado’s 14 ballot measures include abortion, hunting, ranked choice voting
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Secretary of State Jena Griswold officially certified the 2024 election ballot on Sept. 10, which includes 14 statewide ballot measures. The legislature referred half of the constitutional amendments and propositions, while citizens initiated the rest. Proposals that seek to change the Colorado Constitution require 55% of the vote to pass, while statutory measures require a…
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10th Circuit dismisses constitutional challenge to Colorado’s charitable solicitation law
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The federal appeals court based in Denver dismissed a constitutional challenge to a portion of Colorado’s law governing paid nonprofit solicitors, determining on Friday that the lawsuit against Secretary of State Jena Griswold was now moot. Colorado’s legislature enacted the Charitable Solicitations Act after finding fraudulent solicitations on behalf of charities were a “widespread practice”…
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Divided appeals court strikes down campaign disclosure requirement in Colorado law
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday concluded the state’s requirement that ballot issue advocacy groups disclose the name of their legal representative on their election communications violates the First Amendment. By 2-1, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals believed there was no material benefit to the public from knowing who the registered agents are…
