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Mesa County clerk reports 12 ballots stolen and filled out for counting
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At least a dozen election ballots were stolen, filled out, and mailed to the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder for counting. Nine of the 12 were caught in the signature verification process, but three have been counted and cannot be reversed, although the voters will be given another ballot. The ballot problem was discovered on…
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Suspicious ‘powdery’ substance found on Colorado ballot
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Adams County’s election workers found what they described as suspicious powdery substance spilling out of a ballot envelope on Wednesday. Some of the substance was cooking material, but that it also included an unknown chemical, which the state lab is testing, officials confirmed. VOTER GUIDE: Nov. 8 general election for Colorado Adams County Clerk and…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper team up on legislation aiming to protect election workers
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U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a team of Democratic lawmakers in sponsoring legislation to address threats made against election workers. The bill arises from several efforts: A year ago, the U.S. Justice Department, responding to a rising number of threats against election workers, set up a task force to assess allegations of those…
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Recount complete: Tina Peters, Pam Anderson each add 13 votes in recount for Secretary of State race
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The completed statewide recount of the June 28 GOP primary for Secretary of State shows no major changes in the ballot totals, with Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters still losing the race by almost 89,000 votes. Jeffco Clerk and Recorder Pam Anderson, who won the GOP primary and Peters both added 13 votes, while…
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Dick Durbin says a Colorado clerk now wears bulletproof vest amidst threats and harassment
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Threats against election workers in Colorado prompted at least one county clerk to begin wearing a bulletproof vest, according to comments made during a Wednesday hearing of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Committee Chair Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, said that election workers are spending their own money to install elaborate home security systems, and others,…
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Colorado House committee OKs election integrity bill after dueling testimonies from Peters, Griswold
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A state House committee on Monday approved legislation to tighten security controls around elections and in county clerks’ offices following dueling testimonies from Colorado’s leading candidates for secretary of state. The House State, Civic, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee approved, on a party-line vote, Senate Bill 153, which sponsors say is a response to alleged security breaches in…
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Colorado County Clerks Association announces Matt Crane as new executive director
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Former Arapahoe County Clerk Matt Crane will take over as the new executive director of the Colorado County Clerks Association, the association announced Thursday. Crane served as the Arapahoe County clerk from 2013 to 2019. He has worked as an officer with the CCCA and as president in 2016. Before 2013, Crane worked in the…
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Unlike other states, candidates in Colorado accept close results
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Ballots are still being counted in Colorado, yet there is no outcry despite some really close races. While close elections in Arizona, Florida and Georgia have led to lawsuits, candidates in Colorado who 9News talked with are accepting the results. Three statehouse races are within a few hundred votes. The Castle Rock mayor’s race is…
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Williams readies constitutional amendment
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A constitutional amendment that would reduce the lengthy and repetitive language regarding judicial retention questions on election ballots is on Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams‘ wish list for the upcoming state legislative session. Williams and his staff outlined his legislative plans to the Bipartisan Election Advisory Committee Thursday, Dec. 15. The committee includes county clerks,…
