SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Times "Marks prevails in Jefferson County case"

What does it take to stand up, knowing you're going to have to spend your own funds and that there is a long row to hoe in front of you?

What would it take, once you made that personal and free will choice to stand, to get to the starting line and find the hurdles of bullying, intimidation, threats to your person and ability to live in peace coming straight at you?  Acts against your personal free will choice that are not only unnecesary from others, they are unwarranted, shocking and could actually be criminal in nature?  Acts that frighten and demean you, pushing your life into an energy you never thought you would have to know?

The former is an act of free will.

The latter is forced on you by others.

A special and public personal thank you goes out to Marilyn Marks this morning. 

A woman of courage who wanted reform for her community and got so much more than she opted in for. 

How good it is to see her finally be reimbursed for a portion of her expenses to cover a fight that really is....all of our fight.  Yes, we imagine it is even a sweeter victory for her because she had the free will choice in the first place to take it on.  Well done.

Congratulations on still yet another historic win for Marks and Colorado.  

Janet Urquhart:
"ASPEN — A District Court judge has deemed election records in Jefferson County open to public review and has awarded attorney's fees to Aspen election activist Marilyn Marks, who was denied access to the information.

Judge Randall Arp, in a ruling issued Monday, directed Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder Pamela Anderson to provide the records requested by Marks and rejected the clerk's claim that release of the information could violate voter rights to an anonymous ballot. Any information that could potentially lead to identification of an individual voter who cast a ballot could be redacted, Arp concluded.

Marks said Tuesday that her legal expenses in the case total about $100,000....."
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