Tag: Elections Division
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Audit of Denver election results set for Tuesday
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Denver’s election officials will conduct an audit of election results, which they said would help ensure the integrity of ballots cast in the Nov. 5 general election. This post-election audit, slated for Nov. 19 at the central office of the election division of the Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Office, will be used to verify that…
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How to run for Denver mayor — it may be easier than you think
This time next year, Denver will have a new sitting mayor. The field of candidates is already crowded — 21 people have filed paperwork announcing their intentions to run for the office. In coming days, the Denver Gazette will publish a complete list of candidates. Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock is term limited after serving…
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Third campaign finance complaint filed against GOP AG candidate’s campaign
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Republican attorney general candidate John Kellner is facing a third campaign finance complaint, a benchmark among those seeking to become Colorado’s chief legal officer. No attorney general or other candidate for that office has more than one complaint in the 22 years TRACER, the campaign finance database run by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, has tracked…
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Colorado appeals court says Joe Salazar’s lawsuit against Public Trust Institute can move forward
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The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that a lawsuit by a former legislator alleging malicious prosecution by the Public Trust Institute and its former director can move forward. The ruling came with a first-ever determination that an administrative proceeding, which could form the basis for a malicious prosecution claim, must be “quasi-judicial.” In this…
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Republican Erik Aadland sues for spot in primary, argues Griswold threw out valid signatures
Republican congressional candidate Erik Aadland has filed a lawsuit asking a district court judge to order his inclusion on Colorado’s June primary ballot, claiming he submitted enough valid signatures on nominating petitions despite an earlier ruling by election officials that he hadn’t. In a lawsuit filed late Monday in Denver District Court, Aadland argues that…