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Trial over leak of Colorado voting system passwords occurs a day before election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trial over leak of Colorado voting system passwords occurs a day before election

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A one-day trial over whether election machines in 34 Colorado counties should be shut down took place in Denver District Court on Monday, a day before the general election. Colorado officials said Friday that state employees had completed the process of updating passwords on election equipment in affected counties. The press release said the secretary of state first learned of …

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Colorado election equipment passwords were posted online in June, before primary
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Colorado election equipment passwords were posted online in June, before primary

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Election equipment passwords were improperly disclosed on the Colorado secretary of state’s website starting on June 21, meaning they were accessible online when Colorado’s June 25 primary election took place, according to Jena Griswold, the secretary of state. “Storing passwords in this manner is not in line with the Department’s required data security practices and training.” Griswold’s office did not …

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How false claims of a ’complete gang takeover’ drew Trump to Aurora
2 months, 1 week ago

How false claims of a ’complete gang takeover’ drew Trump to Aurora

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Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally at a luxury resort in Aurora on Friday, a little over two months after local right-wing political figures began to spread the false and exaggerated claims about a gang “takeover” that have thrust the city into the spotlight of the 2024 presidential campaign. Trump will be joined at Friday’s rally by Republican …

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Trump’s Aurora visit highlights rising MAGA crime rate
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s Aurora visit highlights rising MAGA crime rate

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In announcing former President Donald Trump’s visit to Aurora, the Trump campaign framed the Republican presidential candidate’s purpose in terms of crime-fighting. The Biden administration’s border policies, it claimed, had left Colorado’s third biggest city vulnerable to criminal migrants who had turned “once-safe communities into nightmares for law-abiding citizens.” Trump, the announcement said, would deport these “criminals” and “Make America …

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Trump plans to speak in Aurora — which he falsely said is overrun by migrant gang members
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump plans to speak in Aurora — which he falsely said is overrun by migrant gang members

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Former President Donald Trump plans to visit Aurora, a city he’s falsely said has been overrun by violent migrant gang members. Aurora became a focus of national attention in recent weeks after local conservative officials, including City Council member Danielle Jurinsky and Mayor Mike Coffman, amplified claims that Venezuelan gang members had taken over several apartment buildings in the city. …

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Colorado Republican citing politics of ‘current events’ resigns and exits race
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Colorado Republican citing politics of ‘current events’ resigns and exits race

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The district attorney for Colorado’s 7th Judicial District is resigning from his seat and not seeking reelection for a second term, he announced earlier this week. “It is no longer sustainable for me to cover the daily requirements of court schedules across our nearly 10,000 square mile District while effectively managing, developing, and supervising staff; circumstances beyond my control cannot …

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Vote to remove Dave Williams as Colorado GOP chair invalid, judge decides
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Vote to remove Dave Williams as Colorado GOP chair invalid, judge decides

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An El Paso County judge determined that opponents of Colorado GOP Chair Dave Williams did not have enough votes to remove him during an August meeting. El Paso County District Judge Eric Bentley wrote in an order on Wednesday night that actions to remove Williams as chair and install Bremer at an Aug. 24 meeting in Brighton were not valid. …

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How a terrorism exhibit in Colorado distorts the story of Jan. 6
2 months, 4 weeks ago

How a terrorism exhibit in Colorado distorts the story of Jan. 6

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When the CELL first opened in 2008, Melanie Pearlman, the executive director, remarked to a Denver Post reporter that the exhibit transcended partisanship. Those being simpler times, the Post referred to him as a “dignitary.” This was a sign from the future that aversion to terrorism is not exactly universal, since Giuliani would be a key figure 12 years later …

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Experts warn vote tally certification refusals could undermine 2024 election
3 months, 1 week ago

Experts warn vote tally certification refusals could undermine 2024 election

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Two months ahead of the November presidential election, Colorado officials are warning that refusal by local election canvass board members to certify results fuels misinformation and threatens voter trust in the entire election process. CREW identified 35 election officials who voted against certifying results between 2020 and 2023, including three in Colorado: Nancy Pallozzi in Jefferson County, Candice Stutzriem in …

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Colorado election officials denounce ‘sham lawsuit’ targeting voter rolls
3 months, 1 week ago

Colorado election officials denounce ‘sham lawsuit’ targeting voter rolls

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Colorado is the latest state to have its election system targeted by a lawsuit from a fringe conservative group repeating debunked claims of widespread fraud. Two Colorado voters and the Missouri-based nonprofit United Sovereign Americans filed suit against Colorado state officials and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in the U.S. District Court of Colorado on Tuesday, alleging that its analysis …

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Top Colorado Republican leader reports death threats
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Top Colorado Republican leader reports death threats

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Hope Scheppelman, who was elected vice chair of the Colorado Republican Party in August 2023, has received death threats and other forms of harassment by phone starting in late July, Scheppelman reported to the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office. “Initially, the harassing phone calls were name calling and telling Hope to jump off a bridge.” A caller at one point …

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'Have to be evicted': Two different Republicans claim they're the head of Colorado GOP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Have to be evicted': Two different Republicans claim they're the head of Colorado GOP

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Eli Bremer and a group of newly selected leaders in the Colorado Republican Party are moving forward with plans to rectify the “damage” done by the previous members of the executive board, even as those same people reject the results of the party central committee vote that sought to oust them, Bremer said. Bremer was elected chair by a group …

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

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

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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 …

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Colorado GOP officials say meeting to oust them is illegal
5 months ago

Colorado GOP officials say meeting to oust them is illegal

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The head of a faction of Colorado Republicans insists that a scheduled vote on whether to oust state party leaders is legal, even as party leaders say otherwise. Party executives determined last week that the meeting is “illegal.” “I assure you that the meeting was legally and properly called in accordance with our bylaws and procedures,” Watkins, vice chair of …

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CO official explains why election deniers' canvassing effort raised alarm bells
5 months, 1 week ago

CO official explains why election deniers' canvassing effort raised alarm bells

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Colorado’s status as a hotbed of the election denial movement is in the spotlight of a civil rights trial in federal court this week. USEIP canvassers, the lawsuit alleges, often targeted “high-density housing, communities experiencing growth among racial minority voters, and communities in which a high percentage of voters supported Democratic candidates in the 2020 election.” Epp, echoing the prior …

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Activist announces settlement in lawsuit against Lauren Boebert
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Activist announces settlement in lawsuit against Lauren Boebert

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David Wheeler, who sued U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert for defamation, announced Wednesday that he arrived at a settlement agreement with the congresswoman from Colorado. Wheeler, a political activist from North Carolina, and the super PAC American Muckrakers, of which he is president, filed a lawsuit against Boebert a year ago in U.S. District Court of Colorado. Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. …

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Colorado GOP chair defeated in congressional primary
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Colorado GOP chair defeated in congressional primary

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Jeff Crank beat former state Rep. Dave Williams in the Colorado Republican primary election in the congressional district that covers Colorado Springs, according to The Associated Press. Williams, an outspoken election denier, became the chair of the Colorado Republican Party in 2023. The party under Williams leadership has jettisoned a tradition of remaining neutral in primary races and has instead …

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How a CO lawsuit against Trump’s eligibility went from ‘long shot’ to the Supreme Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How a CO lawsuit against Trump’s eligibility went from ‘long shot’ to the Supreme Court

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Only a few dozen people, lawyers and court staff included, were on hand in the Denver City and County Building’s Courtroom 209 when a five-day trial in a case known as Anderson v. Griswold began on a cold morning in late October. Just outside the courtroom, footsteps echoed in the otherwise quiet halls of Denver’s city hall as Jason Miller, …

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Supreme Court flooded with amicus briefs in Trump 14th Amendment case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court flooded with amicus briefs in Trump 14th Amendment case

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Constitutional law experts, state elections officials and a long list of Republican political figures are among those who have flooded the U.S. Supreme Court with their views on a landmark Colorado ruling blocking former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot under a Civil War-era insurrection clause. Benson’s brief “takes no position” on Trump’s eligibility but asks the court …

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Colorado secretary of state urges swift Supreme Court action in Trump ballot case filing
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Colorado secretary of state urges swift Supreme Court action in Trump ballot case filing

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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Tuesday became the latest party in a landmark case seeking to block former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot to formally request a prompt review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Colorado Republican Party, granted so-called intervenor status during state court proceedings, on Dec. 28 became the first to appeal the …

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Supreme Court review of Trump ballot ban supported by successful Colorado plaintiffs
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court review of Trump ballot ban supported by successful Colorado plaintiffs

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The plaintiffs who persuaded a majority of the Colorado Supreme Court to block former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot under a Civil War-era insurrection clause urged the U.S. Supreme Court to promptly weigh in on the case in a new filing. Attorneys for the plaintiffs, who are backed by the nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in …

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Colorado GOP threatens criminal complaints against their 'feckless' former leader
1 year ago

Colorado GOP threatens criminal complaints against their 'feckless' former leader

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The chairman of the Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday accused previous party leadership of draining most of the money in the organization’s accounts and threatened to pursue criminal complaints against individual former party officers. Former state Rep. Dave Williams, who succeeded Kristi Burton Brown as state GOP chair in March, said in an email to supporters that a party committee …

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'Like a poster child for insurrection': CO Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump case
1 year ago

'Like a poster child for insurrection': CO Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump case

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Colorado’s highest court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a landmark case seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from Colorado’s 2024 ballot under a Civil War-era insurrection clause. Denver District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace ruled last month that although Trump “engaged in insurrection” within the meaning of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, the clause — which prohibits …

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'At a crossroads': Former GOP elections chief argues Trump should be barred from CO ballot
1 year ago

'At a crossroads': Former GOP elections chief argues Trump should be barred from CO ballot

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Mary Estill Buchanan, a former Republican Colorado secretary of state, argues in court papers filed Wednesday that former President Donald Trump should be barred from the Colorado presidential ballot in 2024. In September, six unaffiliated and Republican voters, backed by the nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, sued Trump and Secretary of State Jena Griswold, arguing that the …

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