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INSIGHTS | Colorado beat the Russians at its election games
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When Wayne Williams took office in 2015, secretaries of state didn’t talk much about hackers or, if at all, Russians. Now those topics dominate discussions among the sharpest minds and deepest worriers about the security of our elections. Colorado became a tough nut to crack for election meddlers even before the current concerns about the…
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BARTELS: New election commission to study possible fixes to Colorado laws, constitution
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Two proposed ballot measures dealing with primary elections and a presidential primary will drive up costs for counties to run elections. Language concerning recall elections added to Colorado’s constitution in 1913 conflicts with current federal and state law. And what about signature verification for candidate and initiative petitions? Those topics were discussed Friday during the…
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BARTELS: Nevada’s secretary of state joins Wayne Williams for clerk tours
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Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams teamed up with his counterpart from Nevada Monday to visit county clerks in Broomfield, Clear Creek and Arapahoe the day before the primary election. Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske was interested in touring counties using the latest equipment from Dominion Voting Systems. Her state uses an older…
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BARTELS: Deputy SOS Suzanne Staiert: “That sense of duty toward country”
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Deputy Secretary of State Suzanne Staiert told a group of new U.S. citizens Wednesday there’s a reason she feels such a bond with them when she attends naturalization ceremonies. ‘My father and mother met on a U.S. campus. My father’s Iranian, my mother’s American,” she said. “When we were very young we went over…
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UPDATED: Judge tosses lawsuit aimed at keeping votes for Keyser from being counted
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A judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed late last week to remove candidate Jon Keyser from the Republican U.S. Senate primary, contending that the plaintiffs had waited too long to file it. Denver District Judge Morris Hoffman ruled as military and overseas voters were beginning to return their ballots for the June…
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BARTELS: Secretary Wayne Williams emphasizes important of helping other nations
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By Keara Brosnan The cost of elections equipment was one concern of international dignitaries who met with Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams Tuesday. The leaders, who represented 23 different countries, are part of the International Visitor Leadership Program organized by the U.S. Department of State. “Helping other nations and their elected officials is…
