The gatherers are accused of submitting signatures of dead people and signatures that didn’t match voter files
Election 2022
Colorado election results, primary results, politics news and more from The Colorado Sun.
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Former Colorado state representative’s mileage reimbursements were early indication of her falsified residency
Former state Rep. Tracey Bernett, D-Boulder County, didn’t change the amount of mileage she was reimbursed for after purportedly moving closer to the Colorado Capitol. On Friday, she pleaded guilty to criminal charges.
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Former Colorado state representative pleads guilty to criminal charges after lying about her residence
Former Rep. Tracey Bernett, a Boulder County Democrat, resigned from the legislature in January after winning reelection in November
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Nearly 25% of Colorado’s state lawmakers have landed a statehouse seat by vacancy committee
There will be 24 lawmakers this year who secured a statehouse seat through a vacancy appointment, including no fewer than nine legislators who will have been appointed in a 12-month span
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Top 10 federal campaign donors from Colorado in 2022
The top donors gave mostly to Republican candidates and causes
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The big lines from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ 2023 inaugural speech
The Democrat kicked off his second term by promising to help Coloradans hold onto more of their “hard-earned money,” “tackle crime head on,” and “continue on our bold path toward making Colorado 100% renewable-energy.”
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Lauren Boebert’s supporters urge her to “tone down the nasty rhetoric.” She says “I’m still going to be me.”
In an interview, Boebert said her slim 2022 victory “opened my eyes to another chance to do everything that I’ve been promising to do.”
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State representative accused of lying about her residence resigns on eve of Colorado’s 2023 lawmaking term
Tracey Bernett was charged in November with felony counts of attempting to influence a public servant, forgery and providing false information about a residence
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Lauren Boebert plays key role in blocking Kevin McCarthy from becoming House speaker
The Republican congresswoman for Colorado said she wouldn’t vote for McCarthy unless he agreed to her terms
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Suspect in Pueblo County voting machine tampering deemed mentally incompetent
Richard Patton was arrested Nov. 3 and later charged with tampering with voting equipment, which state lawmakers this year made a felony punishable by up to three years in prison