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Colorado Republicans Want to Change Election and Voting Rules This session, Republican lawmakers have introduced five election-related bills regarding citizenship, recount requests and repealing automatic mail ballots. Democrats say the proposals are voter suppression tactics. Saja Hindi, The Denver Post | February 22, 2021 | Analysis
(TNS) By all official accounts, Colorado s 2020 elections went smoothly, were secure and saw a record number of votes cast, but the lingering national conversations around voting security and access are still playing out in statehouses across the U.S. Colorado included.
Republican lawmakers in Colorado are still not convinced that the elections are secure enough, and have introduced five election-related bills so far this session. Democrats call the proposals little more than voter suppression tactics or an appeal to the Republican base, and are offering up their own proposals
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Gov. Jared Polis delivers his state of the state address in front of the House of Representatives at the Colorado state Capitol building on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
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Gov. Jared Polis told lawmakers during his annual state of the state that Colorado has been “bruised, battered, and shaken to its core” over the last year.
But with vaccines being rolled out and coronavirus case numbers dropping he sounded optimistic about what lies ahead.
“Coming out of this traumatic year, we can finally live up to our fullest potential to truly create a Colorado for all,” he said. “There’s a lot of work ahead. But we’re more than ready.”
Democratic leaders indicated that the 2021 session is not a do-over of 2020, when hundreds of bills were dismissed because of the priorities of dealing with the pandemic.