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PRIMARY PREVIEW: Races for treasurer, AG play out across parties’ fault lines
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The top-of-the-ticket primaries for Colorado governor have been hogging the spotlight, but Democrats and Republicans are also angling for nominations for state treasurer and attorney general. While the down-ballot primaries differ from each other in several ways, they all feature a battle between the parties’ mainstream and more hard-core versions, and strategists say the outcomes…
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Colo. Supreme Court rejects Levin appeal, leaves Dem AG hopeful off primary ballot
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The Colorado Supreme Court declined to review motions filed late last week by Democratic attorney general candidate Brad Levin, who asked the court to takes steps to put him on the June primary ballot despite earlier rulings that he didn’t gather enough petition signatures. Levin argued that signature verification methods employed by Secretary of State…
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Democratic AG hopeful asks Colo. Supreme Court to rule on petition battle
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Denver lawyer Brad Levin filed an appeal Thursday with the Colorado Supreme Court in an attempt to qualify for the Democrats’ June primary for attorney general. Following a hearing that stretched into the night on Wednesday, Denver District Court Judge Jay Grant ruled just hours before midnight that Levin hadn’t collected enough valid petition signatures…
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Trail Mix: Can’t keep track? Follow the string
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You know the familiar creepy scene in crime dramas when we discover the culprit’s lair and get a glimpse into the twisted mind behind the mayhem we’ve been witnessing? There’s usually a wall covered with photos and newspaper clips – though, to be fair, those might brand it as a period piece these days –…
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Brian Watson makes ballot in GOP state treasurer’s primary, judge rules
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State treasurer candidate Brian Watson has qualified for the Republican primary ballot after a Denver District Court judge ruled Tuesday he collected enough signatures on his nominating petitions. Watson’s win in court makes it a three-way race, with state Rep. Justin Everett, who made the ballot at the GOP state assembly, and state Rep. Polly…
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‘It’s in the judge’s hands’: Ruling on Lamborn’s political fate expected soon
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A federal judge in Denver said Monday he plans to issue a ruling “soon” on a lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in an attempt to get his name on the Republican primary ballot. U.S. District Court Judge Philip Brimmer listened to several hours of testimony and arguments Monday morning as an attorney representing…
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Judge denies Hill’s bid to intervene in Lamborn’s lawsuit over ouster from primary
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A federal judge ruled over the weekend that state Sen. Owen Hill and a group of fellow Republicans won’t be allowed to intervene in a lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in the six-term GOP incumbent’s bid to get back on the primary ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court removed him. It’s the latest…
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Lamborn lawsuit over spot on primary ballot headed to federal court
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has his day in court Monday in Denver, when a federal judge has scheduled a hearing over a lawsuit that could determine whether the six-term Republican can appear on the June primary ballot. Lamborn sued Secretary of State Wayne Williams in U.S. District Court this week in response to a unanimous…
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Lamborn files federal lawsuit to secure spot on GOP primary ballot
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn filed a lawsuit in federal court late Wednesday asking a judge to overturn a Colorado law that could keep the Colorado Springs Republican off the ballot in his bid for a seventh term in Congress. The move follows a unanimous ruling Monday by the Colorado Supreme Court that ordered Secretary of…
