Writers on the Range: The Western state rush to suppress voting
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 5:03 AM Updated 3 hours 11 minutes ago Jeff Milchen Jeff Milchen
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Colorado’s elections are a bipartisan success story, so when Major League Baseball responded to Georgia’s new voting restrictions by moving the All-Star Game to Denver, it couldn’t have made a better choice.
More than 76% of eligible Coloradoans voted in 2020 – second only to Minnesota in statewide turnout. Every registered voter gets a mail-in ballot weeks ahead of election day, there are convenient and safe drop boxes, and in-person voting is also available. People seem to love the choices.
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Lawmakers seek to skirt governor to go back into session
KEITH RIDLER, Associated Press
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) Lawmakers on a House panel introduced legislation Friday to allow the Idaho Legislature to go into recess without fully shutting down so that it can come back into session to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and other issues.
The measure would allow Republican House Speaker Scott Bedke and Republican Senate President Pro-Tem Chuck Winder to reconvene the Legislature no later than Sept. 1.
If the Legislature officially adjourned, only Republican Gov. Brad Little could call them back. Lawmakers are reluctant to put themselves in that position, arguing much of their role in government was usurped by Little last year during the early stages of the pandemic when he declared an emergency and issued executive and health orders.