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Colorado’s top election official targets AI-generated ‘deepfakes’ in elections
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is targeting AI-generated “disruptors” – such as “deepfakes” – as her office prepares for this year’s elections. Griswold unveiled her legislative priorities at a time of social anxiety over “deepfakes.” This week, pornographic “deepfake” images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualizing people without their consent hit the singer Taylor Swift,…
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Colorado GOP makes case to judge for barring unaffiliated voters from casting primary ballots
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The Colorado Republican Party presented a series of witnesses in federal court on Tuesday in its effort to block unaffiliated voters from participating in the party’s primary elections, months after the GOP failed to secure enough support from its own members to close its nominating process to those who are not registered Republicans. The defendant…
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Federal judge dismisses Tina Peters’ attempt to halt state prosecution for elections charges
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A federal judge on Monday threw out an attempt by former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters to avoid standing trial for criminal charges related to election equipment tampering. Grand jurors indicted Peters, a Republican who unsuccessfully ran for secretary of state in 2022, on multiple counts of attempting to influence a public servant, official misconduct…
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Denver judge to rule soon on Trump’s ballot eligibility following closing arguments
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After listening to closing arguments on Wednesday, a Denver judge could become the first in the country to rule the 14th Amendment’s prohibition on insurrectionists holding office applies to Donald Trump and, as a result, he is disqualified from Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. Earlier this month, District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace held a…
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Federal judge advances lawsuit against Griswold over non-disclosure of dead voter data
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A federal judge has rejected an attempt by Secretary of State Jena Griswold to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to declare her office has withheld data about deceased voters in violation of the law. Colorado, and more than two dozen other states, are members of the Electronic Registration Information Center – a data-sharing organization that enables states…
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Colorado election bill seeks to expand tribal voting, disclose candidate income
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Update: Senate Bill 276 passed the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Thursday in a 5-0 vote. It will next be sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Colorado lawmakers will soon consider a host of changes to the state’s election system with the introduction of Senate Bill 276 on Tuesday. The near-annual election “clean…
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New Colorado Chamber of Commerce report identifies possible business roadblocks
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Colorado business leaders expressed concerns about Colorado’s regulatory landscape, increasing “wages and benefit affordability,” and high cost of living for employees due to housing affordability here. That’s according to a report released Thursday by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce. The report, produced with Dietrich Partners, a Colorado-based business consulting firm, focused on the economic landscape…
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A software glitch? A fake candidate? Judge weighs unusual facts of campaign finance lawsuit
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A federal judge is considering whether to block Colorado’s constitutionally-embedded campaign spending limits from being enforced against a single Republican candidate, little over one week before the 2022 election. While the outcome may hinge on a pair of legal doctrines without much reliance on the facts of the case, the circumstances are nevertheless unusual. After…
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Colorado’s early ballot returns reach over 440,000, hitting double-digit turnout
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Roughly 443,000 Coloradans have returned their mail ballots for the November election so far, according to data released Friday from the Secretary of State’s Office. That total represents approximately 11.7% of the 3.8 million active registered voters in Colorado with less than two weeks to go until Election Day. Returned ballots jumped by over 82,000…
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Early in-person voting begins in Colorado
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Early in-person voting began in Colorado on Monday with the opening of 411 drop boxes and 121 voting centers throughout the state. Voters can find their closest drop box or voting center at GoVoteColorado.gov, in addition to the hours of operation. By Election Day on Nov. 8, there will be over 350 voting centers available to…
