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Democrat Jena Griswold holds wide lead in Colorado attorney general primary, her internal poll shows
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Democratic attorney general candidate Jena Griswold, Colorado’s term-limited secretary of state, holds a wide lead over her three primary opponents just weeks before ballots are set to go out to voters, a new internal poll released by her campaign on Monday shows. Griswold counts more than twice as much support among likely primary voters as…
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Colorado candidates square off up and down the ballot ahead of primary election
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With just over two months to go until ballots are counted in Colorado’s primary, candidates are squaring off in high-stakes contests for their party’s nominations in statewide and congressional races approaching the midterm election. For the first time in memory, state voters will have the chance to elect an entire new slate of state-level executive…
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Colorado GOP asks judge to bar state from sending Republican primary ballots to unaffiliated voters
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The Colorado Republican Party on Monday asked a federal judge to issue an emergency injunction to prevent the state’s unaffiliated voters from being able to cast ballots in the GOP’s upcoming primary election. Lawyers for the party argue in a motion filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado that requiring Republicans to…
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to force Colorado secretary of state to screen out scam filings
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit last week that sought to require Colorado’s secretary of state to verify corporate filings in the state’s database to reduce the risk of future fraud. Bernard Butts of Florida, who was 83 when he filed suit last year, alleged that he contacted a company listed in the state’s business…
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Colorado appeals court orders new sentencing for Tina Peters, upholds convictions
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Colorado’s second-highest court determined on Thursday that a trial judge improperly sentenced former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters based upon her exercise of protected speech, while at the same time upholding her convictions. The three-judge Court of Appeals panel also concluded that President Donald Trump’s attempted pardon of Peters for state-level convictions last year was…
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Judge rules that Colorado law makes it too hard for parties to bar unaffiliated voters from primaries
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A federal judge ruled in favor of the Colorado Republican Party late Tuesday, saying that a portion of the state law that allows unaffiliated voters to cast ballots in party primaries is unconstitutional because it imposes an unrealistic burden on political parties seeking to restrict the nominating process to their own members. U.S. District Court…
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Phil Weiser wins top spot in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary at party’s state assembly
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Attorney General Phil Weiser’s name will appear first on Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot after his overwhelming win Saturday at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo. Weiser joins U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in the June 30 primary for the office held by term-limited Gov. Jared Polis. Bennet, who successfully petitioned onto the ballot, didn’t participate…
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Federal judge upholds constitutionality of Colorado campaign contribution limits
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A federal judge upheld Colorado’s individual campaign contribution limits as constitutional on Thursday, finding that three Republican plaintiffs failed to prove the campaign finance framework violates their First Amendment rights. U.S. District Court Senior Judge John L. Kane recognized that Colorado’s limitations on individual contributions to state political candidates are among the lowest in the…
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Seligman, Bridges, Gonzales lead downballot races heading into Colorado Democrats’ state assembly
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As Colorado Democrats prepare to designate candidates to the June primary ballot at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo on Saturday, three candidates appear poised to win top-line designation in downballot statewide races, according to data compiled by the state party. There isn’t much suspense about the outcome in the two top-ticket races — for…
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Colorado joins multi-state call to keep ICE away from polling locations
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Monday that the state has formally requested written confirmation from the Department of Homeland Security that ICE agents will not be stationed at polling locations during the 2026 election cycle, according to a news release. The letter comes a week after Kristi Noem, the former Secretary of Homeland…