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Voter turnout, registration debated in race for Denver clerk and recorder
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Given all the attention soaked up by the Denver mayor and council races this spring plus some significant ballot questions in the May 7 city election, it is easy to lose sight of the contest for Denver clerk and recorder. And yet, there’s a three-way race for an open seat in that office which oversees…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH | Peg Perl unveils backers in Denver clerk race
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The municipal election isn’t for another 10 months, and she has yet to draw an opponent, but Denver clerk and recorder candidate Peg Perl is already racking up support for her bid, the attorney and former senior counsel for Colorado Ethics Watch announced this week. The current and former officials supporting Perl include House House Majority…
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Former Colo. Secretary of State Gessler loses ethics fight at Supreme Court
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The Colorado Supreme Court upheld an ethics-violation finding filed against former Secretary of State Scott Gessler in a 6-0 ruling announced Monday. The case dates back to 2012, when Gessler traveled to a Sarasota, Florida, seminar hosted by the Republican National Lawyers Association. The day after the two-day seminar ended, on Aug. 26, Gessler went…
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Peg Perl to kickoff campaign for Denver clerk with Wednesday event
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Peg Perl will officially kickoff her campaign for Denver city clerk next Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Paramount Cafe in Denver, she tells Colorado Politics. “I am excited to talk with community members about the importance of the Denver clerk position and how I will continue my longstanding fight for government transparency,…
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Denver Councilman Paul López considering bid for city clerk office
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Among the longest-serving members on the Denver City Council, Paul López won’t be able to run again for his seat representing District 3 due to term limits. But he’s not quite ready to leave city government once his term expires. Instead, López is “seriously considering” a bid for Denver clerk and recorder, Denverite reported over…
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Democratic congressional candidate pays himself salary from campaign fund
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Democratic congressional candidate Mark Williams paid himself a salary out of his campaign funds for two months last year – but after Colorado Politics pointed to a federal election rule that limits the practice, Williams said he’ll return the money to his campaign account and delay putting himself back on the payroll until next month.…
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Counting down the Colorado politicos to watch in 2018
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10. House Speaker Crisanta Duran, D-DenverThe state’s first Latina speaker has a galaxy of political opportunities ahead of her, locally or nationally. She is term-limited in the House after this session. She hasn’t decided yet what she’ll do next,. Meanwhile, she must earn her reputation as a leader this session with a House caucus divided…
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Hey, taxpayer: Want to know who’s funding your local school board races?
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A lot of voters may not have a clue how much money is raised and spent in their local school board races. Plenty of those voters also may not know where all that campaign cash comes from in the first place. It isn’t necessarily for lack of interest so much as a lack of knowledge…
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Good government advocate Peg Perl will run for Denver clerk
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Marianne Goodland of the Colorado Independent was the first to report Thursday that Peg Perl will run for Denver County clerk and recorder. Perl hinted at such a move in a chat with Colorado Politics in June, and our Ernest Luning outright predicted she would jump in, if Debra Johnson chose not to seek a third…
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Ethics Watch dynamo Peg Perl starting a firm, eying a run for Denver office in 2019
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The MVP of good government and public policy at the Colorado Capitol is changing jerseys. Peg Perl, tenacious senior attorney for Colorado Ethics Watch, is starting a consulting firm, Democracy TNG. She’s also thinking about running for local office in Denver in 2019. That’s as much of an announcement as she’s making right now. If…
