SandBoxBlogs: Mountain Mail "Election officials ask judge to throw out lawsuit "

Are you starting to grow skeptical of all this hard pushing to quash Marilyn Marks voice?

My goodness, says, 'SandBox Nanny'.

One would think that the municipalities, clerks and elected officials that are not embracing the opportunity for transparency.....just might be 'hiding something'.  Lordy, lordy.

Contact Marilyn directly at the Citizen Center.  Get informed.  Of just the facts.

Robert Boczkiewicz: 
A voters’ group filed the lawsuit in March against election officials in the six counties, contending the officials use procedures that make it possible to identify persons who voted a specific ballot.

The lawsuit by the Citizen Center group – headed by Marilyn Marks of Aspen – seeks a federal court order requiring the election officials to change their procedures in time for the June primary election.

Joyce Reno, Chaffee County clerk and recorder, and her counterparts in Eagle, Mesa, Boulder, Jefferson and Larimer counties who oversee elections, are the defendants, as well as the Colorado secretary of state...."  (Read more?  Click title)

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
"DENVER – Election officials in Chaffee County and five other counties are asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit alleging the officials might violate voters’ right to anonymous, untraceable ballots.

SandBox Comments: Mountain Mail "Council approval creates downtown creative district "

Cailey McDermott:

"Salida City councilmen unanimously approved forming a creative district in the downtown area for increased grant opportunities during their meeting Tuesday.

Since passage of House Bill 1031 last year, the state has been encouraging communities to designate creative districts.

The district will benefit Salida by attracting creative entrepreneurs and artists, creating hubs of economic activity and showcasing artistic events.

Dara MacDonald, interim city administrator, said SteamPlant employees submitted a grant Jan. 30 to the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade to enhance the downtown creative district...."  (Read more?  Click title)

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."

SandBox Comments: The Mountain Mail "New date set for ballot disclosure "

Cailey McDermott:

"To provide more time for a counter expert witness, the Dec. 1 court hearing about disclosure of 2010 voter ballots was vacated and a new date was set for 8:15 a.m. March 23.

Marilyn Marks of Aspen recently demanded ballot disclosures in Chaffee County to "make it clear that voted ballots are public records."

Chaffee County Clerk and Recorder Joyce Reno appealed the request.

Reno said voted ballots are required to be kept confidential under the Colorado Constitution and Colorado law.

Jenny Davis, county attorney, said the hearing was delayed because the county has an expert witness and Marks' attorney wanted time to obtain a counter expert witness.

Davis said the county fought the court delay and lost.

March was selected because Marks will be traveling in January and there were conflicts with the caucus in February, Davis said."

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