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Typical denverite. You all think that what Denver wants, the rest of the state wants. Reminds me of Chicago. Polls are skewed, of course, due in part to the massive population in metro Denver. Nobody in any other part of the state, except boulder county, supports any of these new gun laws.
I cringe when I hear you people say "common sense", because what you truly mean deep down inside is, "no guns for private citizens, military and police only". Don't even bother trying to deny it, I know your type.
And I know full well that the sheriffs represent the public's views, as they are after all, elected positions. People elect those who share their beliefs. At least in my case. I have voted for El Paso county sheriff Terry Maketa many times before, and I will continue to do so
in the future, because he represents my, and the vast majority of the county's interests.
Sigh. This was a great place to live 15 years ago. Old Colorado needs to make a comeback.
Cant wait to see that Collectivist fool get thrown out of office, while you guy are at it throw out hickicmlooper and vote in tom tancreto
7000 signatures were required. They got over 16,000.
Many petition drives fail to qualify for the ballot despite collecting many more signatures than the number required.
Many signatures are disqualified for not being registered voters or for technical deficiencies. The person in charge of verifying the signatures can sometimes make the difference in whether or not it gets on the ballot.
Sometimes people who are paid to collect signatures create fraudulent signatures which can't be verified and therefore get tossed out. This usually is NOT organizational fraud - it's individual fraud - but it can keep a petition from reaching the ballot.
That means, once the office of the Secretary of State certifies the petition, he is recalled.
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Laws governing recall in Colorado
The citizens of Colorado are granted the authority to perform a recall election by the Section 1 of Article 21 of the Colorado Constitution. Colorado is one of nine states with provisions that say that the right of recall extends to recalling members of its federal congressional delegation, but it hasn't been clear whether federal courts would allow states to actually recall their federal politicians.[1]
Signature requirement
The number of valid signatures required to force a special recall election is 25% of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled.
The organizers of an effort to recall Colorado Senate President John Morse turned in Monday more than twice the number of signatures required to force a special election, possibly setting the stage for an expensive, national battle over gun control.
If the signatures are determined to be valid and survive a court challenge, it's likely voters in Morse's Senate district will decide at a special election in September whether to oust the Colorado Springs Democrat.
I wouldn't be surprised if this forced a special election to recall the Senator, but that doesn't mean he won't be Senator, it just means he has to prevent from losing his seat.
If this election causes him to lose his seat, then you can claim that he has been recalled.
There was a Recall vote on Scott Walker and he is still a governor, therefore was never recalled.
Sure the OP jumped the gun, but it's still great to see voters use the tactics to oust Scott Walker against politicians on the other side.
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