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Colorado Republicans Unveil Bill to Put Flawed HB 1303 On Hiatus for Two Years



A bill introduced Monday would give Democrat and Republican lawmakers the opportunity to find solutions to the unintended consequences of The Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act that was rushed through the legislature and signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.



“We want the chance for a bipartisan committee of lawmakers to really evaluate HB 1303, hear testimony and make recommendations for changes,” said state Sen. Kevin Grantham (R-Canon City)…



“There are so many flaws in HB 1303 that led to unintended consequences,” said House Assistant Minority Leader Libby Szabo (R-Arvada). “It’s disingenuous.”


 


State Rep. Carole Murray (R-Castle Rock) said the problems with the new law are well documented. The mandated all-mail ballot election and same-day voter registration opens the door to fraud, whether accidentally or purposefully… “There are no checks and balances for residency requirements. What were they thinking?”


Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott wants automatic federal control over more than four states: “It’s the best we can do”

Opinion piece of Congressman Bobby Scott. This new formula would cover four states automatically if enacted: Georgia, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. While this is fewer than the nine states previously covered in the old formula, it appears to be the best we can do under the rationale articulated by the Supreme Court in the Shelby decision.

Black Conservatives come out against liberal Conyers, Leahy Voting Rights Bill

Project 21, the National Leadership Network of Black Conservatives, says the bill will bolster voter fraud and more states would have to report to the federal government on voting issues.  An organization of black conservatives says a new bill provides election fraudsters with opportunity to potentially steal elections by nullifying the votes of law-abiding citizens. 

Instead of improving the voting process for citizens, Dallas (TX) Commissioners waste $250,000 to fight voter ID”

The Dallas News reports: Dallas County is sending off its first check to help finance a lawsuit against the state of Texas over the new voter identification law. The “transfer of funds” — $251,000 — was approved Tuesday at commissioners court, but not without some fireworks. In September, the commissioners voted 4-1 to spend up to $275,000 to pursue the lawsuit. Dallas County has joined with the U.S. attorney general’s office and others in challenging the Texas law, which requires voters to present a photo ID at the polls.



South Texas election contest over alleged voter fraud “a civil rights case”


Fraud is “taking the election out of the hands of the voters”


 


The Monitor reports on a case that few outside Texas’ Rio Grande Valley likely will, perhaps because it goes against the narrative that voter fraud is “non-existent” or is not “widespread” enough to affect the outcome of elections.  But like the recent indictments of politiqueras in Hidalgo and Cameron counties, Lopez v. Rivera fits a pattern of persistent, widespread fraud and corruption that does influence the outcome of local elections – and disenfranchise legitimate voters – in overwhelmingly Democratic South Texas.


 


In the contested Weslaco City Commission election, just 16 votes separate challenger Leticia Lopez from incumbent Lupe Rivera, far fewer than the number of alleged illegal votes counted, and legal votes improperly rejected, due to mail ballot manipulation, vote buying, official misconduct, and illegal voter registrations – including one home where 23 people are registered to vote.


 


“The case has been working its way toward a court decision with a discovery process largely defined by Lopez’s side trying to collect depositions from dozens of voters and Rivera’s side filing motions to stop them from doing so.”  The attorney on ‘Rivera’s side’ attempting to block voter depositions is Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa.


 


“Lopez’s allegations essentially accuse the Rivera campaign of a concentrated effort to use politiqueras to register voters in the district — whether they were eligible to vote there or not — and of interfering with mail-in ballots. The lawsuit lists voters it is questioning, especially in small homes where large numbers of people voted.”


 


Lopez’s attorney Jerad Najvar says, “This case presents a critical opportunity to achieve justice in a case of apparent voter fraud, including allegations of non-resident voting and various illegalities with mail-in votes handled by the Rivera campaign.”


 


“Look, this is a civil rights case… If, as we have alleged, a campaign packs a district with people who don’t really live there and manipulates the mail-in ballots, it’s taking the election out of the hands of the voters.  I hope that what comes out of this is people see you don’t have to put up with this anymore.”


Despite Predictions of Voter Fraud, Colorado House Dems Move Expanded Elections Bill



Colorado Democrats are “fixing” the loose voting residency requirements they passed last year on a strictly partisan vote by extending them to local elections. 


 


The Colorado Observer reports:


 


The state House gave final approval Thursday a bill to bring special district and non-partisan elections in line with the 2013 Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act, over the objections of Republicans who said the measure would expand the potential for voter fraud…


 
House Majority Leader Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (D-Boulder) scoffed at warnings that the bill would open the door for outside voters to cast ballots in local races… “Why in the world would you do this intentionally when you’re subject to a felony?”


 


Holbert countered that such voters would be able to argue they had not committed a felony as long as they repeat “the seven magic words: I intend to live in the district.”


 


Democrats were relying on a couple of Republicans for a veneer of bipartisanship, but Rep. Carole Murray has already removed herself as a co-sponsor, and Senate co-sponsor Ellen Roberts is expected to follow suit.


 


The bill now goes to the Senate, which two successful recalls reduced to a one-Democrat majority.  But however House Bill 14-1164 plays out, the serious defects in Colorado’s electoral process created by HB 13-1303 remain.


Voter Fraud Chutzpah: “Convicted Sen. Wright proposes bill to convert felonies to misdemeanors”

If you can’t beat them, change the laws. LA Times reports: Two days after he was convicted of eight felonies for perjury and voter fraud, state Sen. Roderick Wright (D-Inglewood) introduced a bill that would allow some nonviolent felonies to be converted to misdemeanors. However, a spokesman for Senate leader Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) said the bill will not be allowed out of the Senate Rules Committee for a vote.