voter registration
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Democrat Jena Griswold lands EMILYs List endorsement in Colorado attorney general race
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EMILYs List, a national organization that works to elect pro-choice, Democratic women, this week endorsed Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s bid for attorney general in next year’s election. The 41-year-old Griswold, who is term-limited, was the first Democrat elected secretary of state by Colorado voters in 60 years when she denied Republican Wayne Williams…
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Federal judge declines to reopen case against Jena Griswold over voter registration discrepancy
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A federal judge on Tuesday declined to reopen a conservative group’s lawsuit against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, following revelations that her office misstated the number of voters recently removed from the state’s registration lists due to address changes. Initially, Washington, D.C.-based Judicial Watch filed suit against Griswold, joined by the American Constitution Party…
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Thursday’s ballot returns show more than 360,000 Coloradans voted
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Thursday’s ballot return numbers from the Colorado Secretary of State’s office show 360,593 ballots have now been received and counted, according to a news release. Those numbers reflect both mail-in and in-person voting, although only about 1,500 people have voted in person. That’s up almost 90,000 in the last 24 hours, and represents about 9.5%…
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DA balks at effort to dismiss voting complaint against state senator
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The district attorney who obtained a grand jury indictment against state Sen. Pete Lee is continuing to fight for the complaint to go forward to trial. Lee, D-Colorado Springs, was indicted in August on one class 5 felony charge of falsifying his residency information for voting purposes. Last month, Lee’s attorney filed a motion to…
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El Paso County opens more voter service and polling centers
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Four additional voter service and polling centers opened Monday in El Paso County, and will stay open through Election Day for the primary elections June 28. Five locations are now open, including the main office at the El Paso County Clerk’s Office at 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road. The centers that opened Monday…
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Federal judge declines to issue restraining order against alleged voter intimidation
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A federal judge has declined to issue a temporary restraining order after finding no imminent threat from a group who allegedly interrogated and intimidated Colorado voters at their homes, including while armed. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer rejected a request from three civic organizations to temporarily block the U.S. Election Integrity Plan…
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Website that alleges purge of Colo. voters is wrong, says secretary of state
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The biggest problem with any election is misinformation, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, which has been dealing with complaints about a website that alleges thousands of state voters have been purged from the voter registration rolls. The website, gregpalast.com, claims to hold lists of purged voter registration information on six states, including…
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Joe Biden throws weight behind secretary of state hopeful Jena Griswold
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Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday endorsed Jena Griswold, the Democratic nominee for secretary of state, saying the attorney “understands the importance of making sure every vote counts.” “Now more than ever, we need leaders who are committed to protecting our democratic institutions and the integrity of our elections,” Biden said in a statement.…
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A week into voting, Colorado primary ballots begin to trickle in
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One week after ballots started going out in the mail to Colorado’s 3.28 million active registered voters, nearly 38,000 have been returned to election officials, Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced Monday. The ballots logged so far – in what election officials stressed is a very preliminary report – account for just over 1 percent…
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Columbine High School students get shout-out from Parkland student leader
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas student David Hogg is among those calling for a nationwide student walkout to protest gun violence on Friday, April 20. But he’s also standing in support of Columbine High School students who won’t be walking out Friday, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine massacre. On April 11, Hogg re-tweeted a call for…
