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Colorado’s Democratic convention delegates throw support behind Kamala Harris as party’s nominee
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Many of Colorado’s leading Democratic elected officials and others who will have a say in picking the party’s presidential ticket said Sunday that they support nominating Vice President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden’s historic decision to withdraw from the race less than four months before the November election. Harris drew endorsements from Colorado’s governor,…
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Federal judge dismisses Hamilton electors’ lawsuit against Secretary of State Wayne Williams
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A lawsuit filed by a trio of so-called Hamilton electors against Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams has been dismissed, according to a news release sent by Williams’ office. But the attorney for the trio says they will appeal the decision, all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. The three electors sued Williams…
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Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran, former lawmaker Polly Baca honored for Hispanic leadership
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Speaker Crisanta Duran will leave the Colorado House after this session. She might need a moving company just for her awards for her time in office there. Saturday the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute honored Duran and former Colorado lawmaker Polly Baca at its national conference in Chicago. Duran, the state’s first Latina House speaker, received…
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Rep. Faith Winter announces Latino endorsements in north metro Denver Senate race
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State Rep. Faith Winter has released a list of Colorado Latino leaders who are endorsing her candidacy for a state Senate seat in the northern metro area, including Ken Salazar, Polly Baca and other well-known Democrats. Winter, D-Westminster, is taking on Republican incumbent Beth Martinez Humanik, as well as unaffiliated candidate Adam Matkowsky, who is…
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Dozens of Latino leaders endorse Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a leading Democratic candidate for governor of Colorado, announced Friday he’s been endorsed by more than 40 Latino current and former elected officials and civic leaders. “I’m so honored to have earned the support of so many hardworking community leaders, and I look forward to partnering with them to build a…
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From Under Colorado’s Gold Dome: General Assembly, week one
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Here’s some of the notables and quotables from the first week of the 2018 Colorado General Assembly. ICYMI: Last October, Gov. John Hickenlooper called lawmakers back to the state Capitol for what was eventually a two-day session intended to fix a drafting error in Senate Bill 17-267. You do remember that, right? Apparently, memories are…
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Colorado secretary of state, Hamilton electors reach agreement on lawsuit settlement
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The two sides in a lawsuit over who Colorado presidential electors can vote for have reached an agreement that they both hope will move the lawsuit along a little faster. The agreement, announced by Equal Citizens US earlier this week, said the plaintiffs would not seek damages of more than $1 and would not sue…
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Colorado’s wayward electors are back in the news, filing another suit
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…But our working assumption is they won’t get even 15 minutes of notoriety this time around. You do remember Democrats Polly Baca and Robert Nemanich; they were Colorado’s dissident delegates to the Electoral College who hatched a plot with a handful of like-minded electors in other states to derail Donald Trump’s ascent to the presidency.…
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If not now, when? Presidential election reform proposal killed in Colorado, again
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Colorado Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted down a proposal to join the National Popular Vote Agreement, which would require Colorado to deliver all of its electoral college votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote tallied from all 50 states. Ten states and the District of Columbia have already signed on to the…
