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When all else fails, capitulate, as the Grand Junction Sentinel reports: Secretary of State Mike Coffman has abandoned his effort to push an all-paper-ballot election this year and instead wants to allow local elections officials to conduct the 2008 primary and general elections as they see fit. “The Legislature and the governor should defer to […]

As the Rocky Mountain News reports: The chief of staff to Secretary of State Mike Coffman is doing campaign work for Coffman’s congressional bid in an apparent breach of ethics, according to government watchdog groups. Jacque Ponder, who oversees election workers and other divisions, handed out “Mike Coffman for Congress 2008” stickers last Saturday morning […]

As the Rocky Mountain News reports: The cloud over Colorado’s electronic voting and tallying machines grew darker Thursday, as voting activists accused Secretary of State Mike Coffman of violating state law during his review of the equipment. “He’s breaking the law left and right,” said Claudia Kuhns, executive director of the Public Integrity Project. Lawyer […]

Colorado Ethics Watch today filed a complaint with the state’s new Independent Ethics Commission, “asking it to penalize Secretary of State Mike Coffman for his continued egregious pattern of misconduct.” Release follows. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 13, 2008 CONTACT: Chantell Taylor – 303-626-2100 / ctaylor@coloradoforethics.org     Allison McGee Johnson – 303/507-8355/ajohnson@coloradoforethics.org Colorado Ethics Watch […]

As the Grand Junction Sentinel reports: Mesa County might be able to make use of some of the electronic voting equipment the county purchased in preparation for the 2008 general election. But there are no guarantees for the county, elections officials said Monday. Gov. Bill Ritter signed legislation allowing Secretary of State Mike Coffman to […]

As the Grand Junction Sentinel reports: If the voting machine debacle were a board game, the Mesa County Commission just turned the table over. The commissioners Wednesday all but decided to run the November elections without the official approval of the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. Upon hearing the news that the Secretary of State’s […]

The Colorado Democratic Party has called on Secretary of State Mike Coffman to resign, saying “Coffman has failed miserably in his attempts to instill the confidence and trust the voting public deserves in the elections process.” Release follows. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Matt Sugar (303) 623-4762 x104 Phone (303) 623-2443 Fax (303) 356-4002 Cell msugar@coloradodems.org […]