Tag: jena griswold
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EDITORIAL: Michael Allen for Colorado attorney general — more than ever
When The Gazette editorial board endorsed 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen for Colorado attorney general in the June 30 Republican primary, it did so because of his extensive legal experience and deep commitment to the law as well as to public service. Leave it to his opponent in the AG’s race, Democratic Secretary of…
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Gong Show Griswold’s latest data dump a disaster | George Brauchler
Last week, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s office discovered that they had exposed the addresses of more than 130,000 “confidential voters”— including victims of sexual assault, domestic violence — and her political opponent in the attorney general’s race, District Attorney Michael Allen — for weeks. The act itself, another in a growing list of…
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DA calls out election opponent over confidential voter breach
Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen said his office was investigating after a software glitch temporarily exposed his own personal information along with the information of more than 130,000 confidential voters in Colorado. “This represents a glaring safety issue,” he said Monday during a news conference. Allen is the Republican candidate for Colorado Attorney General.…
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Colorado election website error exposes personal data of confidential voters
A system update accidentally lifted protections on confidential records in Colorado, exposing dozens of voters’ personal information, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. The limit that normally blocks access to confidential voter profiles was inadvertently disabled during an update to the Find My Voter Registration Tool, revealing the personal information for 59 voters who…
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Griswold faces criticism for corruption and incompetence | Dick Wadhams
There is no statewide elected official going back decades who is as breathtakingly corrupt and incompetent as Secretary of State Jena Griswold, who is now running for attorney general of all things. And compliant ruling Democrats know it. Their silence is nothing short of complicity with Griswold’s shameful political grift. CBS Colorado’s political reporter Shaun…
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Attorney general candidates present priorities at Colorado Water Congress
The two major-party candidates for attorney general — Republican Michael Allen, the district attorney for Teller and El Paso counties, and Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold — on Thursday outlined their priorities at the Colorado Water Congress. Griswold attended the session after originally being scheduled to speak on Wednesday at the annual conference held…
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Federal judge rejects DOJ bid to force Colorado to hand over voter information
A U.S. district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold for refusing to provide the agency with personal voter information. Last December, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division asked Griswold’s office to provide unredacted voter data, including full names, dates of birth, residential addresses and…
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Jena Griswold beats 3 rivals to win Colorado’s Democratic attorney general primary
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold won the Democratic nomination for attorney general Tuesday night, leading a field of three primary opponents by a wide margin. Four Democrats were on the ballot for the office held by term-limited Democratic Attorney General Weiser, who is running for governor. In addition to Griswold, who is serving her…
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Colorado Attorney General Democratic primary: Meet the candidates
One of the most closely watched contests on the June primary ballot is the four‑way Democratic race for Colorado attorney general. With Attorney General Phil Weiser term‑limited and running for governor, attention has shifted to the candidates vying to replace him and the qualifications they bring to the state’s top legal office. Running for attorney…
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Michael Dougherty is literally running for attorney general in Colorado Democrat’s 1st TV ad
Democratic attorney general candidate Michael Dougherty, the Boulder County district attorney, runs laps around the judicial complex in Denver that houses the office he’s seeking in a TV ad released Friday that includes a subtle dig at one of his primary opponents. Dougherty, a veteran ultramarathoner — he covered 100 miles in under 24 hours…