Trump asks Supreme Court to halt Colorado ballot ruling - Roll Call Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to strike down a Colorado ruling that would exclude him from the state’s primary ballot. Roll Call · Jan 3, 2024
Maine's SOS, targeted by MAGA, speaks “My decision was based exclusively on the facts presented to me at the hearing and my obligations under the law" Salon · Jan 2, 2024
At the Races: Expect Trump on Colorado ballot - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Dec 21, 2023
Colorado official hit with string of violent threats over Trump ballot lawsuit Jena Griswold received 64 death threats and over 900 non-lethal threats of abuse within three weeks of filing the lawsuit last September The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023
Republicans to blur faces in January 6 footage as ‘we don’t want them charged’ Speaker Mike Johnson to release Capitol riot video but his office later acknowledges that justice department already has footage The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2023
‘You can’t lie’: costly penalties await US lawyers who challenge legal election results From Arizona to Michigan, judges respond to frivolous lawsuits by awarding hefty attorneys’ fees The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2023
GOP working to "undermine" elections New report highlights a nationwide onslaught of threats and harassment that's driving election officials to quit Salon · Sep 30, 2023
What’s the 14th Amendment and can it block Trump’s 2024 presidential bid? Scholars say the US Constitution could bar the ex-president from holding public office for engaging in insurrection. Al Jazeera · Sep 8, 2023
'We’ll … kill you:' Election workers get threats, warnings they'll be lynched, US government says More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a special Justice Department unit The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023
Election workers who face frequent harassment see accountability in the latest Georgia charges The pressure campaign and threats against two Georgia election workers figured prominently in this week’s indictment of former President Donald Trump The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
GOP now funds voting methods it trashed "What they do is lie to try to steal elections, that has not stopped," says Colorado Sec. of State Jena Griswold Salon · Jul 22, 2023
National group promoting women of color in politics wants reboot in Emerge Colorado The national affiliate of a Colorado group that’s trained several prominent Colorado Democratic women has moved to effectively dissolve its Colorado chapter amid dueling accusations of mismanagement and power grabs. The Denver Post · Jul 13, 2023
New Twitter rules expose election offices to spoof accounts Election administrators across the United States say they’re concerned their offices will be targeted for fake Twitter accounts that'll confuse or mislead voters after the social media platform changed its long-standing verification service The Independent UK · May 6, 2023
Parties settle in Colorado voter registration lawsuit Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) and advocacy group Judicial Watch agreed to settle a lawsuit over the state’s voter registration list maintenance on March 31, 2023. Ballotpedia · Apr 10, 2023
WEKU · Apr 6, 2023 The price of a ballot signature is way up, and experts worry it's encouraging fraud A scandal affecting Michigan Republicans last year highlighted instances of suspected fraud in the signature-gathering process. Some states are now looking to crack down on bad actors.
The Denver Post · Mar 29, 2023 Colorado’s top election official wants to limit who can get a recount. A top Democrat thinks it’ll backfire DENVER — Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has called on lawmakers to limit the use of discretionary recounts in state elections to only close races, arguing that the current system allows for “bad actors” to inject doubts into often settled races.
Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023 The fight against election lies never ends for local officials State and local election officials across the country have begun pursuing strategies to combat election lies ahead of the 2024 presidential election: They’re meeting with community organizations, posting social media videos and even inviting skeptics to visit election offices in efforts to “pre-bunk” falsehoods they know are coming.
The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2023 Top state officials push to make spread of US election misinformation illegal Advocates insist proposed laws will not affect first-amendment protected speech, amid swirl of misinformation around elections
The Denver Post · Feb 1, 2023 Colorado’s record number of new business filings a sign confidence in economy still strong Leaving multiple unfilled jobs openings behind them and ignoring the economic storm clouds ahead of them, Coloradans filed to create a record number of new businesses last quarter, according to a report Monday from the Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds Business Research…
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022 Federal effort to boost election worker protections fizzles Federal proposals that would have significantly boosted security funding for election offices and heightened penalties for threatening their staff failed to advance this year
The Denver Post · Dec 13, 2022 Lauren Boebert officially wins race against Adam Frisch, recount confirms DENVER — Now weeks after the November midterm elections and Colorado’s Secretary of State announced that U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert did indeed win her race against Adam Frisch, if only by a few hundred votes.
The Denver Post · Dec 1, 2022 Recount ordered in ultra-tight 3rd Congressional District race as Lauren Boebert clings to narrow lead DENVER — Secretary of State Jena Griswold ordered a mandatory recount in the 3rd Congressional District race on Wednesday, saying the margin of difference is so slight between Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her Democratic opponent, Adam Frisch, that the ballots need a second tally.
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022 Man arrested on suspicion of tampering with voting machine A Colorado man who is a registered Democratic voter has been arrested on suspicion of tampering with voting equipment in an incident in which the man is accused of inserting a USB thumb drive into a voting machine during the primary election in June
The Denver Post · Oct 20, 2022 Colorado continues to lean toward Democrats, new poll shows DENVER — A new poll by a left-leaning group indicates Colorado Democrats have comfortable leads in several statewide races heading into Election Day, as the party looks to buck historical midterm voting trends.
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022 Races to oversee elections draw an avalanche of spending Campaign spending is setting records in races to oversee state elections