GRAND JUNCTION — A kitschy red, white and blue wooden plaque reading “Of the people, By the people, For the people” hangs over a bank of Dominion Voting screens and scanners in a room tucked inside the warren of elections divisions offices at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder’s building. Two cameras point at former […]
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Tempers flare at Mesa County protest as judge prepares to decide Tina Peters’ role in upcoming election
GRAND JUNCTION — A scrum of pushing and shoving demonstrators led to an injury Monday morning as embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and Sherronna Bishop, one of her top supporters, took to the steps of the Mesa County courthouse to criticize those who are refusing to back their claims of election fraud. In a […]
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Colorado secretary of state files lawsuit to prevent Mesa County clerk from being involved in upcoming election
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters from being involved in the election in November. Griswold’s filing asks the Mesa County District Court to make former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams the county’s designated election official, and county Treasurer Sheila Reiner the […]
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Supporters converge in Mesa County to back up clerk Tina Peters, who is in hiding after voting system breach
GRAND JUNCTION — Embattled — and invisible — Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sent a message to 250 or so supporters gathered in a parking lot outside the Mesa County Elections office Saturday afternoon: “I love you, and I will always serve you.” In response, individuals in the crowd waved their flags harder, hoisted their […]
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Mesa County treasurer appointed to oversee upcoming election as FBI joins investigation into clerk’s office
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Tuesday appointed Mesa County Treasurer Sheila Reiner to oversee the county’s upcoming elections and established a three-person commission to assist Reiner. The commission will include state Rep. Janice Rich, R-Grand Junction, Ouray County Clerk and Recorder Michelle Nauer, a Republican, and former Secretary of State Bernie Buescher, a […]
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Forgotten ballots. Allegations of errors. Missed deadlines: The recall of Mesa County’s clerk is a political potboiler
GRAND JUNCTION — Charlayne Higginson was waving a recall sign at passing motorists on a windy corner near the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder’s office in Grand Junction a few weeks ago when she noticed something yellow stuck in nearby weeds. It was a completed ballot for the upcoming primary election. Within days, someone else […]