Tag: 2020 Election
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Georgia case against Trump dropped, ending efforts to punish president over 2020 election aftermath
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the charges, ending the last effort to punish the president in the courts for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Pete…
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Federal judge finds no Colorado voter intimidation by ‘election integrity’ organizers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Thursday concluded three civic organizations failed to provide evidence that the leaders of an “election integrity” effort illegally intimidated Colorado voters through a door-to-door canvassing project to search for election fraud in the wake of the 2020 presidential race. After three…
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Federal judge considers bringing early end to Colorado voter intimidation trial
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After three full days of testimony, a federal judge will decide on Thursday morning whether three civic groups have proven their claims that the organizers of an “election integrity” initiative illegally intimidated voters in the wake of the 2020 presidential race with a door-to-door canvassing…
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Plaintiffs struggle to prove intimidation in second day of Colorado voting rights trial
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The plaintiffs who are trying to prove an “election integrity” effort resulted in the illegal intimidation of Colorado voters ran into multiple stumbling blocks in federal court on Tuesday, including the aggressive questioning of the lone voter who claimed she was intimidated and the judge’s…
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Trial begins in lawsuit alleging voter intimidation in Colorado after 2020 election
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three civic organizations began to make their case in federal court on Monday that the organizers of a Colorado election auditing effort conspired to intimidate voters in violation of longstanding voting rights law following the 2020 presidential race. Testimony veered in various directions, touching on…
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Tina Peters surrenders on felony warrant, vows to keep campaigning for secretary of state
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and her deputy, Belinda Knisley, turned themselves in to authorities Wednesday afternoon at the county sheriff’s department hours after prosecutors released a 13-count grand jury indictment alleging the pair took part in a “deceptive scheme” to breach secure voting equipment,…
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Jena Griswold joins bipartisan coalition condemning threats against election officials
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold joined the National Association of Secretaries of State in a bipartisan coalition to denounce threats against election officials following the 2020 election. State election officials throughout the country have…
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Voter turnout surged among Colorado’s Native American tribes this election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Voters in the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute tribes turned out in droves during the 2020 general election, drastically increasing voter turnout compared to 2016. From 2016 to 2020, active voter turnout on the Ute Mountain Ute tribal lands increased from 36% to nearly…
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Arapahoe County adds RTD station ballot box, bringing total to 33
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arapahoe County added a new 24-hour ballot drop box at the Iliff RTD station in Aurora, the county Clerk and Recorder’s Office announced Monday. The ballot box, paid for with federal CARES Act funding, brings the county’s total drop off locations up to 33 heading…
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Denver receives 8,000 poll worker applications for 1,100 openings
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Approaching a historically consequential election, Denver citizens are stepping up in a big way. The Denver Elections Division reports it has received over 8,000 applications from volunteers wanting to work as election judges in the 2020 election. There are about 1,100 positions available. Despite the abundance…