Head of Colorado Republicans sues party members who want to oust him

Dave Williams, chair of the Colorado Republican Party, is suing two party officials who are leading an effort to oust him. It comes after Watkins called a meeting for July 27, when members of the party’s central committee would vote on whether to remove Williams and other party officials from leadership positions. State party leaders determined the Watkins-called meeting is invalid according to state law and party bylaws, but state law is silent on how the party can enforce the decision against “noncompliant members,” the lawsuit says. The lawsuit recounts that Pallozzi in early June sent an email to party members from a party-owned platform demanding Williams’ resignation and threatening a vote to oust him. Her own county party’s executive committee censured her, saying her actions regarding Williams were “null and void and all the results and/or consequences are revoked and retracted, including petitions, surveys, etc.” Pallozzi said that while she used the party email platform to distribute a link to collect petition signatures, the link went to a personal Google sheet.