April 07, 2010 09:04 PM UTC

Election modernization bill not shelved

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• by: Jason Salzman

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

POLS UPDATE: Rumors are flying at the Capitol today that Colorado GOP chairman Dick Wadhams is personally directing opposition to this election reform bill, developing message points and marshaling Republican county clerks into the arms of reporters. Resolve among Democrats is reportedly hardening in favor of pushing forward with legislation in some form–developing as we write, original post follows.

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If you read today’s Denver Post editorial about the draft “Modernization of Elections” bill, you’d be excused for thinking the bill is dead for this session.

The editorial discusses the draft bill mostly in the past tense–and argues that it should be taken up next session, with modifications.

The first sentence of the editorial reads:

“An interesting set of election reforms that merited consideration has been shelved at the Colorado legislature.”

Actually, the bill has NOT been shelved for this session, according to a reliable source.