Tag: League Of Women Voters
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Colorado title board rejects government transparency measure, backers plan appeal
A broad coalition’s push for stronger government transparency hit a major setback last week when Colorado’s title board rejected a proposed ballot measure that would allow more public access to most legislative deliberations. The three‑member title board on April 15 voted 2–1 to reject Measure No. 286, ruling that it violated the state constitution’s single‑subject…
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Voter turnout rates higher in Denver jails, clerk says
Ahead of Super Tuesday next week, hundreds of inmates from the two Denver County jails submitted ballots this week to vote in the presidential primary election. Officials expect the votes will result in higher internal turnout rates than those voting as a free citizen. “The turnout within participation of folks who are in custody is…
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Federal judge allows voter intimidation lawsuit to proceed against Colorado group
A federal judge has declined to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges a Colorado-based group’s door-to-door canvassing amounts to illegal voter intimidation and a conspiracy to prevent people from voting. Earlier this year, three civic groups filed a federal complaint asking that a judge order the U.S. Election Integrity Plan — a group that believes there were illegal…
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Barriers remain for El Paso County inmates eligible to vote
As advocates race to register parolees across Colorado, made possible through a 2019 law, many eligible but unregistered inmates inside El Paso County jail will likely not vote this upcoming election. The law, which passed in July 2019, restored voting rights to nearly 11,000 people convicted of felonies who are out on parole in Colorado…
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Proponents talk taxing the rich to balance the budget
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Proponents of cutting taxes for most Coloradans and raising them for richer ones talked about why in an online forum put on by the Colorado League of Women Voters Wednesday night. The Fair Tax, as it’s called, would net about $2 billion a year for…