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Colorado Recalls See Another Legal Challenge
DENVER (AP) – Two state lawmakers who are facing the first legislative recalls in Colorado history are awaiting resolution of another legal challenge. A Denver judge is hearing a complaint Monday that...
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Colorado Recalls See Another Legal Challenge
DENVER (AP) – Colorado’s legislative recalls over gun control could be in legal jeopardy over a glitch lawmakers didn’t anticipate when they rewrote state election law this year. A Denver judge was...
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Colorado Recall Candidates Get More Time
DENVER (AP) – Two Colorado Democrats facing legislative recalls because they supported gun-control measures got a new wrinkle to contend with Monday. A Denver judge gave third-party candidates more...
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Colorado Recall Elections Won’t Be All-Mail
DENVER (AP) – Colorado’s first-ever legislative recall elections will require most voters to cast ballots in person, even if they have previously requested ballots by mail, the state’s high court ruled...
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Colorado Recall Without Mail Ballots Changes Dynamic
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – With mail ballots out of the question, recall elections for two Democratic state senators who backed new firearm restrictions will test how enthusiastic their backers are...
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Poll: Colorado Voters Oppose Recalls Over Gun Laws
DENVER (AP) — Most Colorado voters oppose recall efforts against two Democratic legislators who supported stricter gun laws, but a majority of voters disagree with the new legislation and don’t believe...
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Court Issues Guidance To Count Colorado Recall Votes
DENVER (AP) – Voters in two Colorado legislative recall elections over new gun laws don’t have to first vote “yes” or “no” on the recall to have their votes for a successor validated, the state Supreme...
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More Legal Haggling Over Colorado Recall Elections
(credit: CBS) DENVER (AP) – Colorado elections administrators aren’t done ironing out the procedure for next month’s legislative recalls in Colorado Springs and Pueblo. A Denver judge is hearing the...
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As Colorado Recalls Loom, Legal Wrangling Continues
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s first-ever recall elections for state lawmakers are going to be like a mixed-breed dog. That’s the ruling Thursday from a Denver judge who joked that elections coming up next...
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NRA Steps Up Contributions In Colorado Recalls
(credit: CBS) DENVER (AP) – The National Rifle Association of America is increasing financial support with $250,000 to try to recall two Colorado Democratic lawmakers who voted for new gun restrictions...
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Aurora, Newtown Relatives Campaign In Colorado Recall
(credit: CBS) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – Relatives of three people killed in the mass shootings in Aurora and Newtown campaigned Wednesday for one of two Colorado state senators facing recall...
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Early Voting Begins In Sen. Morse Recall Election
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Voters in El Paso County can start casting ballots in the state’s first legislative recall election. Early voting began Thursday for voters represented by Democratic Sen....
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Recall Election Voting Puts Spotlight On Voter Fraud Concerns
DENVER (CBS4)- Early voting is underway in the recall election of Colorado Senate President John Morse and accusations of voter fraud and intimidation are in the spotlight. Sen. Angela Giron, left,...
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Turnout Strong So Far In Colorado Recall Elections
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Turnout in Colorado’s first legislative recall elections has been strong so far. Some voting centers opened early Friday in El Paso County after lines formed on the first...
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Hickenlooper Says Gun Recall Vote Protest Is Illegal
(credit: CBS) DENVER (AP) - Gov. John Hickenlooper is asking Colorado’s attorney general to look into what he calls a political stunt by a Republican activist who switched his residency so he could...
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After Gun Laws, Colorado Lawmakers Face Recall Test
(credit: CBS) DENVER (AP) – In a state darkened by the shadow of nightmarish mass shootings, two Colorado lawmakers who voted in favor of new firearms restrictions are fighting to keep their jobs....
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Hickenlooper Warns Against Disrupting Recall Election
(credit: CBS) DENVER (AP) – Gov. John Hickenlooper issued a last-minute warning Monday against any attempts to disrupt Colorado’s first legislative recall election. In a statement, Hickenlooper said...
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2 Colorado Lawmakers Face Recall Over Gun Votes
Sen. Angela Giron, left, and Sen. John Morse, right (credit: CBS) DENVER (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers who voted for new Colorado firearms restrictions faced the first legislative recalls in state...
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Morse, Giron Lose Recalls Over Gun Laws Support
DENVER (AP) – Two Democratic state lawmakers who backed tighter gun laws in the aftermath of mass shootings have been kicked out of office in a recall election promoted by both grassroots activists and...
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Hickenlooper On Recalls: I Need To Do Better Job Of Getting Facts Out There
DENVER (CBS4)- Colorado’s governor says he’ll have to do a better job of getting the facts out there when it comes to gun control laws after two state legislators lost their recall elections. Gov....
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Colorado Recall Stifles Gun Effort In Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control advocates say the National Rifle Association-aided recall of two Colorado legislators who backed new gun restrictions will make it harder to revive stalled efforts in...
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2 GOP State Senators Sworn In After Colorado Recalls
DENVER (AP) – Two Republicans were sworn in Thursday to replace the Colorado Senate Democrats they defeated in historic recalls over new gun restrictions. Former Colorado Springs Councilman Bernie...
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Morgan Carroll Chosen As New Colorado Senate President
DENVER (AP) – Democratic state Sen. Morgan Carroll became the second woman in Colorado history Wednesday to be selected Senate president, a position that became available with the recall ouster last...
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Court Reaffirms Ruling On Colorado Recall Elections
Residents hold up signs during the recall election in September. (credit: CBS) DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed its decision that voters do not have to first vote “yes” or...
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Political Flyers Make Inflammatory Claims About Recall Attempt
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – Flyers now being placed on doors of some Denver-area homes that claim some of the people collecting signatures for a recall effort are ex-convicts and sex offenders. The...
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Poll: Hickenlooper Keeps Lead Over GOP Opponents
DENVER (AP) – Democratic Gov. Hickenlooper leads all GOP challengers by a handful of points and has broken away from his closest opponent, but 49 percent of Colorado voters don’t think he deserves...
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State Sen. Evie Hudak Resigns In Face Of Recall Petition
DENVER (AP) – A third Democratic Colorado state senator facing possible recall after voting for gun-control measures said Wednesday she will resign to avoid a recall election. The resignation of Sen....
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Top 10 Colorado News Stories Of 2013
After a 2012 filled with big headlines in Colorado, many expected a calmer year this year. That certainly didn’t happen, with several huge stories dominating the headlines and in many cases getting...
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Parties Detail Priorities As Colorado Legislative Session Begins
DENVER (AP) – Colorado’s ruling Democrats opened the legislative term Wednesday to a narrower majority after last year’s divisive gun control debate and vowed to focus on more meat-and-potatoes topics,...
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Pueblo Recall Leader Running For Elections Clerk
DENVER (AP) — One of the people behind a successful effort to recall a state lawmaker over new gun restrictions says he’s running for Pueblo clerk and recorder. Victor Head announced his candidacy...
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Colorado Recall Proposal Sparks Partisan Dustup
DENVER (AP) – Calling Colorado election law “dusty” and confusing, Democrats announced a plan Monday to update regulations for recall elections. Democrats called the plan nonpartisan, a straightforward...
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Colorado Recall Election Changes Clear Hurdle
DENVER (AP) – Century-old elections language sparked a fiery partisan debate in the Colorado Senate on Thursday as Democrats steered through an update to recall laws despite complaints that they’re...
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Federal Judge Upholds Colorado Gun Restrictions
DENVER (AP) — A federal judge upheld Colorado gun restrictions that were enacted in response to 2012 mass shootings, saying Thursday that limiting the size of ammunition magazines and expanding...
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Many Circumventing Colorado High-Capacity Magazine Ban
DENVER (CBS4)- A CBS4 Investigation has found Coloradans are circumventing the state’s controversial ban on high capacity gun magazines in numerous ways both basic and clever. “I’m not surprised at...
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Colorado Democrats Win Seats Lost Over Gun Bills Back 2
DENVER (AP) – Colorado Democrats have won back two seats they lost in last year’s gun control recalls. Leroy Garcia (credit: codemsenate.com) Republican Sen. George Rivera, a former deputy police...
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Rep. Fields At White House For Gun Announcement, Gardner Slams Action
DENVER (CBS4/AP) – A state lawmaker who pushed for gun control legislation in Colorado was among those invited to the White House for the announcement of President Barack Obama’s plan to tighten gun...
View ArticleAnother Legal Wrinkle Arises In Colorado Legislative Recalls
DENVER (AP) – Two state lawmakers scheduled for the first legislative recalls in Colorado history are awaiting another legal wrinkle before facing voters next month. A Denver judge is scheduled to hear...
View ArticleColorado Judge Won’t Block Recalls Over Gun Votes
DENVER (AP) — Two Democratic Colorado state senators who supported gun restrictions won’t appeal a Denver judge’s ruling Thursday refusing to stop recall elections against them, meaning their political...
View ArticleGOP Candidate In Recall Race Submits Signatures
DENVER (AP) – A former Pueblo police officer challenging a Colorado state senator in a recall over new gun restrictions has turned in signatures to get on the ballot. George Rivera dropped off the...
View ArticleGOP Candidate George Rivera Qualifies For Pueblo Recall Race
DENVER (AP) – Former Pueblo police officer George Rivera has made the ballot to challenge a Colorado state senator in a recall over new gun restrictions. The Colorado Secretary of State’s office said...
View ArticleHerpin Qualifies For Ballot To Challenge Morse
DENVER (AP) – Former Colorado Springs City Councilman Bernie Herpin has made the ballot to challenge state Senate President John Morse in a recall election Sept. 10. The Colorado Secretary of State’s...
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