Tag: Dallas Schroeder
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Elbert County officials quietly settle open-meeting lawsuit
Nearly six months after a group of residents filed a lawsuit in district court, alleging the Elbert County Board of Commissioners had given two senior county employees hefty employment contracts outside the public’s view, the county quietly settled the case in exchange for payment of attorney fees. Steven D. Zansberg, attorney for the plaintiffs, confirmed…
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Elbert County sued over alleged open meetings violation in $220,000 contracts for manager, attorney
A group of residents has filed a lawsuit in district court alleging that the Elbert County Board of Commissioners gave two senior county employees hefty employment contracts outside the public’s purview. The legal action, filed on Thursday morning, lists the county board and commissioners Chris Richardson, Dallas Schroeder, and Grant Thayer as defendants in their…
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Big Brother or crime fighter? Elbert County says ‘no’ to license plate readers
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In a clash between personal freedoms and technology-driven public safety, the guys controlling Elbert County’s purse strings won. In May — to the dismay of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office — its own panel of county commissioners became what is likely the first governmental entity in Colorado to challenge the reach of cutting-edge surveillance technology…
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Citing errors, Griswold appoints election supervisor for Pueblo County
Secretary of State Jena Griswold has appointed Teak Simonton to supervise the general election in Pueblo County, citing numerous errors by the county’s Democratic clerk, Gilbert “Bo” Ortiz. Simonton is a professional election administrator, according to a news release from the Griswold’s office. He begins his duties Monday. Simonton is the former clerk and recorder…
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Elbert County commissioners blast Griswold for ‘partisan political action’ in appointing election supervisor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Elbert County’s commissioners this week blasted Secretary of State Jena Griswold for pursuing what they described as a blatant “partisan political action” when she appointed a supervisor tasked with ensuring an accurate primary election in the county. The commissioners said they have “full and complete confidence”…
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Elbert County Clerk and Recorder admits copying election hard drives, says it’s his duty to ‘preserve’ 2020 records
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dallas Schroeder, the Republican Clerk and Recorder for Elbert County, made copies of two hard drives of the county’s Dominion Voting Systems equipment, received instructions from two non-election staffers on how to do so, and admitted giving a copy to two private attorneys, who included…