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Peters, Hanks seek another recount
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Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters and state Rep. Ron Hanks, R-Canon City, have both filed a second request for hand recounts tied to the June 28 primary. Hanks is seeking a recount only in El Paso and Pueblo counties. Peters, meanwhile, is seeking a statewide recount. Peters lost by 14 percentage points to…
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Tina Peters seeks recount of June 28 Secretary of State primary
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Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters is seeking to challenge the results of the June 28 primary for the Republican nod for Secretary of State. Peters signed a notarized letter seeking a recount on July 12, according to information from the Mesa County District Attorney’s office. That letter was received by the Secretary of…
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Mesa County District Attorney Daniel Rubinstein seeks revocation of Tina Peters’ bond
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Mesa County District Attorney Daniel Rubinstein is seeking to revoke the bond posted by Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who is under indictment for allegedly taking part in a “deceptive scheme” to breach secure voting equipment. Rubinstein confirmed he is pursuing the bond’s revocation, alleging Peters violated its conditions for going out of state without permission. No…
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Arrest affidavit describes how alleged election security breach took place in Mesa County
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An arrest affidavit for former Mesa County Elections Manager Sandra Brown offers a comprehensive look at how the alleged election security breach took place in May 2021 and which has now led to criminal indictments of Brown, Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters and Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley. The affidavit was filed on Monday…
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Mystery man identified in alleged Mesa County election breach
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For months, one of the key questions surrounding the alleged election systems breach in Mesa County centered on the identity of a man who allegedly assisted with the copying of election software last year. That man has finally been identified as Conan James Hayes of California, according to an arrest affidavit for the county’s former elections…
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Colorado GOP primary results pave way for more competitive November elections
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Colorado voters made two things clear in Tuesday’s primary election: The state’s blue streak could be put to the test in this year’s general election, and the Democrats who spent millions of dollars trying to pick Republican nominees failed spectacularly. In linked developments, voters in the state’s Republican primary — including a record-high share of unaffiliated…
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Tina Peters barred from overseeing this year’s primary and general elections in Mesa County
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Tina Peters, the Colorado county clerk under indictment for allegedly tampering with voting equipment, is prohibited from overseeing Mesa County’s 2022 primary and general elections, a judge ordered on Tuesday. Ruling in a lawsuit filed in January by Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and a Mesa County voter, Mesa County District Court Judge Valerie J.…
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Democrat Jena Griswold raises $850K for reelection as secretary of state, smashing Colorado records
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold raised more than $850,000 for her reelection bid during the first fundraising period of 2022, the Democrat’s campaign told Colorado Politics on Friday. The sum dwarfs receipts reported in any previous quarter by down-ballot, statewide Colorado candidates, including candidates for attorney general, secretary of state or state treasurer. Her…
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John Suthers, Hank Brown among Republicans backing Pam Anderson in secretary of state primary
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Republican secretary of state candidate Pam Anderson has won endorsements from a bevy of current and former elected officials, including three of the Republicans elected to the office she’s seeking. Among the Colorado Republicans announcing support for Anderson ahead of the June 28 GOP primary are former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown, former U.S. Rep. Scott…
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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…