Tag: election
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Federal judge halts $1,000-per-day fine against conservative podcaster until 10th Circuit weighs in
A federal judge on Tuesday paused his order requiring a conservative podcaster to pay a $1,000 daily fine and canceled a hearing scheduled for Wednesday to consider more drastic sanctions, citing a need to let the federal appeals court based in Denver have its say. Last month, U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez ordered…
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Colorado Supreme Court committee advances election-related change, goes back to work on magistrate rules
The Colorado Supreme Court’s civil rules committee approved a procedural change on Friday for court challenges to presidential electors, a move that complies with legislation passed this year. The committee also heard from the Supreme Court that it must perform further work on proposed changes to the rules governing magistrates, after the justices heard criticism…
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Divided appeals court strikes down campaign disclosure requirement in Colorado law
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday concluded the state’s requirement that ballot issue advocacy groups disclose the name of their legal representative on their election communications violates the First Amendment. By 2-1, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals believed there was no material benefit to the public from knowing who the registered agents are…
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El Paso County fairgoers react to Trump assassination attempt
While hundreds of people reveled among the games, rides and food trucks at the El Paso County Fair on Sunday, a primary topic of conversation was an apparent attack on former President Donald Trump the day before. At a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, a gunman fired several rounds in Trump’s direction, one of…
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El Paso County fairgoers react to Trump assassination attempt
While hundreds of people reveled among the games, rides and food trucks at the El Paso County Fair on Sunday, a primary topic of conversation was an apparent attack on former President Donald Trump the day before. At a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, a gunman fired several rounds in Trump’s direction, one of…
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Consumer data company helps El Paso County correct voter rolls
In last year’s coordinated election, more than 33,000 ballots were returned undelivered to the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. Using national credit data, clerk and recorder Steve Schleiker says that number is decreasing. The data, mined from international consumer credit reporting company Experian, has helped Schleiker’s office identify out-of-date addresses among the county’s…
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Consumer data company helps El Paso County correct voter rolls
In last year’s coordinated election, more than 33,000 ballots were returned undelivered to the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. Using national credit data, clerk and recorder Steve Schleiker says that number is decreasing. The data, mined from international consumer credit reporting company Experian, has helped Schleiker’s office identify out-of-date addresses among the county’s…
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10th Circuit rejects Tina Peters’ request to halt Mesa County prosecution
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Friday that former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters had not shown why its intervention was warranted in her pending state-level prosecution related to election equipment tampering. Peters, a Republican who unsuccessfully ran for secretary of state in 2022 and GOP party chair in 2023, is set to face…
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Cherokee Board members recalled and replaced by candidates promising change
Cherokee Metro District voters recalled two board members Tuesday in an off-cycle election. Board members Steve Hasbrouck and Linda Keleher lost their seats on the five-member board following a recall campaign that centered largely on water hardness concerns. Early results showed about 1,000 residents voted “yes” to recall Hasbrouck and Keleher in separate questions. Keleher’s…