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Colorado Secretary of State

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@JenaGriswold
Jena Griswold
4 years
BREAKING: Colorado is seeing record turnout. As of yesterday, over 300,000 Coloradans have voted, which is 24 times more than at this point in 2016.
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@JenaGriswold
Jena Griswold
4 years
BREAKING: Temporary restraining order granted. The @USPS must stop sending misinformation to Colorado voters.
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Jena Griswold
4 years
I won’t allow @realDonaldTrump to send law enforcement to polling locations to intimidate voters. This is designed for voter intimidation, indistinguishable from tactics used against black voters in the Jim Crow South.
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51 days until the election. Just filed a lawsuit against the @USPS for sending misinformation about mail ballots to millions of voters. Was that on your 2020 bingo card?
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Jena Griswold
2 years
Today, I am joining Governor Polis in making it clear Colorado will not extradite anyone for a criminal violation of another state’s laws related to abortion services.
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@JenaGriswold
Jena Griswold
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In Colorado, we take double voting seriously and refer all suspected cases for legal enforcement. If it makes sense, I will include @realDonaldTrump in the referral for prosecution. He may not have presidential immunity anymore depending on the election.
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It’s late on a Friday night during a pandemic and I am exploring legal action against the @USPS for sending misinformation about mail ballots to MILLIONS of voters.
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Jena Griswold
4 years
Excited to announce that Colorado will have at least 368 mail ballot drop boxes for the General Election, an increase of 49% since I was elected in 2018!
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3 years
Today is the day that I certify Colorado’s election!
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@JenaGriswold
Jena Griswold
4 years
I just found out the @USPS is sending this postcard to every household and PO Box in the nation. For states like Colorado where we send ballots to all voters, the information is not just confusing, it’s WRONG. (Thread)
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Jena Griswold
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I am disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision stripping states of the authority to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment for federal candidates. Colorado should be able to bar oath-breaking insurrections from our ballot.
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Jena Griswold
1 year
I am ordering a mandatory recount of the CD-3 race, as required by Colorado law. All counties within CD-3 have been notified to begin preparations to proceed with the recount which must be completed by Tuesday, December 13, 2022, as required by statute.
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Jena Griswold
3 years
We stop the count when all military and overseas ballots & cured ballots are counted on November 13. Thank you to all Americans serving our nation.
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@JenaGriswold
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4 years
This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
@abbydphillip
Abby D. Phillip
4 years
Trump saying clearly on Fox why he won’t fund USPS. “Now they need that money in order to make the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots...But if they don’t get those two items that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting...”
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Jena Griswold
4 years
#BREAKING : I’m meeting with @USPS Postmaster General Dejoy and other Secretaries of State right now to discuss the crucial role that USPS is set to play in protecting our democracy during a pandemic. As the conversation unfolds, I will be sharing what I learn here.
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Jena Griswold
4 years
UPDATE: @USPS is now fighting the temporary restraining order that is barring their further mailing of incorrect election information to Colorado households.
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Jena Griswold
1 year
Thank you, Colorado. I am honored to serve a second term as your Secretary of State.
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@JenaGriswold
Jena Griswold
4 months
Within three weeks of the lawsuit being filed, I received 64 death threats. I stopped counting after that. I will not be intimidated. Democracy and peace will triumph over tyranny and violence.
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Jena Griswold
4 years
Untrue. @realDonaldTrump , your own former DHS Secretary said Colorado tops the nation in election security, and we mail a ballot to every registered voter. You are trying to use the pandemic to suppress turn-out in November. It’s that simple.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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The United States cannot have all Mail In Ballots. It will be the greatest Rigged Election in history. People grab them from mailboxes, print thousands of forgeries and “force” people to sign. Also, forge names. Some absentee OK, when necessary. Trying to use Covid for this Scam!
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Jena Griswold
4 years
BREAKING: The federal judge overseeing the case just reaffirmed that temporary restraining order, citing potential irreparable harm if @USPS continues to send mailers to Colorado households.
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Jena Griswold
4 years
UPDATE: @USPS is now fighting the temporary restraining order that is barring their further mailing of incorrect election information to Colorado households.
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Jena Griswold
4 years
The President’s Administration does not have the authority to intimidate voters at polling locations, and I will not allow it in Colorado.
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Jake Tapper
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Acting Homeland Security chief says department does not have authority to send agents to polling locations
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Jena Griswold
4 years
Secretaries of State asked @USPS Postmaster General DeJoy to review a draft before election information was sent to voters to ensure accuracy. But he refused. Now millions of postcards with misinformation are printed & being mailed to voters.
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Within three weeks of the lawsuit being filed, I received 64 death threats. I stopped counting after that. I will not be intimidated. Democracy and peace will triumph over tyranny and violence.
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Jena Griswold
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Hey Lauren, I had to laugh at the ‘pack your bags’ comment given your recent move. Bring on the recall. Unlike you, I've always defended our Constitution and democracy.
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Lauren Boebert
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. @JenaGriswold , start packing your bags.
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Jena Griswold
4 years
Confusing voters about mail ballots in the middle of a pandemic is unacceptable. It can undermine confidence in the election & suppress votes. I will do everything in my power to stop @USPS from sending misinformation to voters.
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Colorado’s 2024 Presidential primary ballot is certified. The United States Supreme Court has accepted the case, and Donald Trump will appear on the ballot as a result.
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Here in Colorado (and also in CA, DC, HI, NJ, NV, OR, UT, WA, & VT) voters don’t request ballots because a ballot is mailed to every registered voter. But the @USPS is confusing our voters by telling them to request a ballot.
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This may have started off as a well-intentioned effort by @USPS , but their refusal to listen to election experts combined with the recent postal slowdown in some parts of the country is beyond suspect.
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Jena Griswold
3 years
BREAKING: Colorado has surpassed 2016 turnout with 2,893,395 people having voted as of 10am. You have until 7pm tonight to vote! Visit for more information!
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Jena Griswold
4 years
When we asked @USPS not to send the postcard with misinformation to voters in Colorado they flat out refused
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Also in Colorado, we ask voters to send ballots back at least 8 days before the election. Why is the @USPS telling voters a different timeline?
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Colorado planned ahead by suing the Postmaster General.
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U.S. Postal Service
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We also just filed a temporary restraining order against @USPS . Their postcards containing wrong election info have been sitting in a warehouse in Denver, and they refuse to not send them. So we’re asking a judge to stop them!
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2 years
This video may be tough to watch, but I am sharing it so we can all see clearly: The threats against election officials like me are happening every day. We must stand up to these blatant attempts to end democracy as we know it.
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Chase Woodruff
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Election conspiracist Shawn Smith, in response to "Lock her up" chants about Secretary of State Jena Griswold: "I think if you're involved in election fraud, then you deserve to hang… I'm not endorsing violence, I'm saying when you put your hand on a hot stove, you get burned."
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Colorado’s election is now final and certified!
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Jena Griswold
4 years
Sabotaging the postal service to tilt an election sounds like a headline from an authoritarian regime, but it's not. It's happening right now in America.
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Abby D. Phillip
4 years
Trump saying clearly on Fox why he won’t fund USPS. “Now they need that money in order to make the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots...But if they don’t get those two items that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting...”
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Jena Griswold
3 years
My office just issued rules prohibiting sham election audits in the State of Colorado. We will not risk the state’s election security nor perpetuate The Big Lie. Fraudits have no place in Colorado.
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Jena Griswold
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Colorado's elections are the nation's gold standard. We have vote-by-mail for all, hundreds of drop boxes, early voting, in-person voting centers, and automatic voter registration. And now we have @MLB 's 2021 All-Star Game!
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Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was just indicted. Officials who carry out elections do so in public trust and must be held accountable when they abuse their power or position. I will always protect Colorado elections and Coloradans’ right to vote.
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Jena Griswold
4 years
In Colorado, every voter is sent a mail ballot. Please register to vote or update your registration at .
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Coloradans are still voting in impressive numbers. As of yesterday, over 430,000 Coloradans have cast a ballot, and there are still 19 more days to vote!
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Jena Griswold
2 years
I will always stand against any attempt to undermine democracy. Every voter deserves access to safe and secure elections. Thanks for having me on to discuss @maddow !
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Jena Griswold
3 years
More Coloradans voted in this election than in any previous election in our state’s history! Over 3.3 million Coloradans voted, with an 86.8% turnout among active registered voters. And even more ballots will be processed in the coming days!
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House Republicans tried to impeach me and they failed. There are no two sides of the truth: Trump is an oath- breaking insurrectionist.
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BREAKING: We just reached a settlement with the @USPS regarding the incorrect USPS election mailers. They will destroy all unsent mailers, and stop sending out misinformation to Colorado voters!
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Today a lawsuit was filed to determine whether former President Donald J. Trump is disqualified from the Colorado ballot for inciting the January 6th insurrection and attempting to overturn the 2020 Presidential Election.
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Jena Griswold
3 years
Teams of republican and democratic election workers & poll watchers from both parties oversee the election process. They are key to America’s elections.
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Jena Griswold
4 years
Like father, like son. You @DonaldJtrumpJr are spreading lies to undermine confidence in the election. The postcard clearly states that to be an eligible voter, a person must be a citizen, 18 years old by the election, and reside in CO for 22 days before the election.
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Donald Trump Jr.
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🚨🚨🚨Sure the Dems aren’t trying to cheat!!!🙄 Colorado Secretary Of State Mails Postcards To Non-Citizens, Dead People Urging Them To Vote – CBS Denver
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I submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court requesting that they determine whether Donald Trump is disqualified from the CO ballot for engaging in insurrection. I urge the Supreme Court to act swiftly in providing a resolution to this case.
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@NateSilver538 Hi @NateSilver538 . Colorado Secretary of State here. We have in-person early voting and Election Day in-person voting. In fact, we have over 340 voting centers across the state!
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RT if you believe every eligible voter should have access to mail ballots, early voting, and same day voter registration.
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RT if you LOVE voting by mail!
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I am proud that Colorado is a Vote-by-Mail For All state. We should make elections more accessible, not less.
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3 years
This is incorrect. Last election, CO was 2nd in the nation for turnout, with an average in-person wait time of 7 minutes on Election Day. That’s because we mail a ballot to every voter, have 390+ drop boxes and early voting, and want eligible people to make their voices heard.
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GOP
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Tonight was supposed to be Georgia’s night. $100 million of lost revenue because of Democrat lies. They moved the All-Star game to a state and a city with more restrictive election laws. We are sick & tired of the lies.
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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump is disqualified from the ballot in Colorado for engaging in insurrection.
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I believe that all eligible voters should have access to safe and secure elections, which is why I’ve worked to increase ballot drop boxes and voting centers to make it easier to have YOUR voice heard!
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We defended democracy in 2020, in 2022, and we will again in 2024.
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RT if you think vote by mail should be accessible to every eligible voter!
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@laurenboebert
Lauren Boebert
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. @JenaGriswold , yes, you ARE the Fauci of our elections!
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Colorado’s 9 electoral votes have been cast for President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris !
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Jena Griswold
10 months
I have over $200k of education debt because I grew up poor and believed in the American Dream. This country profits from selling poor kids high interest rate edu loans. Corrupt justices who accept lavish gifts sided with the rich and powerful over hard-working Americans.
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Jena Griswold
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Congresswoman, this is just not true. Your lies cause harm to election workers, to our elections, and to county clerks across the state, including in your own district.
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Lauren Boebert
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Colorado's Secretary of State is trying to change the rules to give herself more power & take it away from local county clerks. Her proposed rule changes would take many of the emergency COVID voting measures and make them permanent. We cannot allow this partisan power grab.
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5 years
BREAKING: Automatic Voter Registration passed the House and is headed to the Governor for his signature!
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As Secretary of State, I’ve worked to make voting more accessible for everyone. That’s why I passed Automatic Voter Registration, which has registered 350,000 eligible Coloradans!
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In a pandemic, voting access is more important than ever. Colorado will have over 380 ballot drop boxes across the state--a more than 50% increase since I’ve been Secretary of State! We’ll also have 342 voting centers, an increase of 42!
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Colorado has been described as a national leader in election security including by former President Trump’s DHS Secretary; and we had the 2nd highest national turnout in the 2020 election with over 86.5% of active voters casting a ballot!
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Jena Griswold
3 years
States certified free and fair elections. @realDonaldTrump , you will not steal the presidency.
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RT if you love Colorado’s Vote by Mail election model!
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Yesterday, a bill was introduced to restrict access to mail ballots and early voting. This is a partisan attempt to disenfranchise Coloradans.
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Update: Trump’s effort to move the 14th Amendment lawsuit to federal court failed. The case was sent back to state court.
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BREAKING: The @USPS Postmaster General Dejoy said he disagrees with the president on Vote by Mail.
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Jena Griswold
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I will not allow @realDonaldTrump to sabotage November’s election through voter suppression and misinformation. Americans deserve better.
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Colorado’s turnout rate was over 86% of active voters for this election!
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Jena Griswold
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With 15 days out from Election Day as of yesterday, 924,735 Coloradans have already cast a ballot, over 3x the turnout at this point in 2016! Way to go Colorado--let’s break turnout records this election!
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Jena Griswold
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I am honored to be your nominee!
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Jena Griswold
2 years
Every American should have the right to choose who to start a family with, if and when to start a family, and how many children to have. Pregnancy is never something that should be forced on women by the government.
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As Secretary of State, I’ve worked to increase the number of ballot dropboxes by over 50% because I believe that every eligible voter should have access to secure voting.
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Trump's supporters have threatened the Justices of the CO Supreme Court and me. I will not be intimidated. Colorado will have great elections in 2024 and beyond.
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RT if you believe that every eligible person, regardless of their political affiliation, deserves an equal opportunity to vote in our elections!
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Jena Griswold
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It's been 3 years since a violent mob tried to overturn the will of the American people at the U.S. Capitol. We can never let the actions of Jan. 6, 2021 happen again. We can never forget what happened when a sitting president refused to accept he lost a free and fair election.
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The presidency should not be a get out of jail free card for engaging in insurrection. I look forward to my office making this argument to the Supreme Court as this important process plays out.
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The sham impeachment proceeding was dismissed. I will continue to protect the right to vote, stand up to attacks on democracy, and ensure every voter can have their voice heard in this year's elections.
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I am honored to continue serving as your Secretary of State! Thank you, Colorado!
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Jena Griswold
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No one is above the law – not even a former president – and no one should be let off the hook for putting their obsession for power ahead of the American voters. I applaud DA Willis for her unwavering dedication to defending the rule of law and American Democracy.
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Question 1: What is your plan to specifically address the misinformation coming from this administration?
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Question 3: How will you use your position as Postmaster General to protect our democracy from forces that are actively trying to undermine confidence in the election?
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Jena Griswold
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The American people deserve to know whether a president can engage in insurrection and then return to office.
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I support an assault weapons ban in Colorado. We can’t wait for the federal government to act.
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Donald Trump engaged in insurrection and was disqualified under the Constitution from the Colorado Ballot. The Colorado Supreme Court got it right. This decision is now being appealed. I urge the U.S. Supreme Court to act quickly given the upcoming presidential primary election.
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Question 2: What is your plan to increase confidence in USPS’ ability to safely and securely deliver ballots on time.
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Colorado’s voting system is the nation's gold standard. I am proud of the work we’ve done to expand voter access.
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RT if you think every eligible voter deserves access to the polls.
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Today, we won our case to legally remove Clerk Tina Peters from working on the upcoming election. I will always stand with the people of Colorado against those working to harm democracy and the right to vote.
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The Colorado election model leads the nation in turnout and security, due in large part to our #VoteByMailforAll system. Reality Check: We are in a pandemic. Every American deserves the right to vote safely and securely like Coloradans.
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We cannot allow conspiracy theories to be used as justification to suppress the vote and destabilize American elections. We must continue to hold election deniers accountable and continue to fight for access to the ballot box for every eligible voter.
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Ballots will begin to be sent in just 10 days! Are you excited to vote?
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Today, I will certify candidates to Colorado's presidential primary ballot.
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I’m asking the federal judge to have @USPS Postmaster General DeJoy pay for a mailer with correct election information. The postal service needs to set the record straight for Coloradans. All Americans deserve correct election information.
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