Elections can have lasting consequences, they say. But usually not like this. In July, Marie Rossmiller was found guilty of illegally voting in the wrong precinct for a second time after her original conviction in the case dating back four years was tossed out on appeal. Now, the 76-year-old is appealing her conviction — again […]
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DA makes rare ask of Colorado Supreme Court to review overturned illegal voting conviction from small town
It’s the small-town controversy with no end in sight. Dan Hostenpiller, the 7th Judicial District attorney, has asked the Colorado Supreme Court to review the overturned illegal voting conviction from a tiny Gunnison County town, warning that without a remedy his ability to stop people from unlawfully casting ballots is in jeopardy. It’s a rare […]
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Illegal voting conviction in small Colorado town that prompted call for federal investigation is overturned
A judge has overturned the illegal voting conviction of a woman from a small Colorado mountain town in a case that grabbed headlines last year and prompted state officials to ask for a federal investigation into a district attorney. A Gunnison County District Court judge ruled last month that a lower court erred when it […]