"The fundamental issue is whether CORA allows the people of Colorado to inspect the election records necessary to verify the elections by which their government is chosen," maintains attorney Robert McGuire in a legal brief involving a request by a mayoral candidate in Aspen to see digital copies of municipal ballots from 2009.
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More: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_17702592?source=mng_fulltext#ixzz1Hi4IVghW
The lawsuit Carroll references is the Marilyn Marks suit, a landmark open records action sponsored by the Black Box Voting Aspen Project. We have now expanded THE ASPEN PROJECT to become THE COLORADO PROJECT, to enable support for legal action to be used to fight Saguache County's attempts at secrecy.
Marks writes:
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"The mounting legal costs [for Saguache County taxpayers] represent a shameful misapplication of public funds in Saguache County, which is among the poorest counties in the state.
"Unfortunately, Myers has the backing of the three member Board of County Commissioners who continue to claim that the election was fully transparent. They control the purse strings and have stated that the legal costs can be covered by 'surplus funds' of the county. Local officials fighting state authority and citizen oversight of elections hardly seems to be justifiable public policy."
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WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP FIGHT SECRECY BY COLORADO CLERKS
If you support the Secretary of State's decision on behalf of public right to know in Saguache County, please write to him to express your appreciation.
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More: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_17702592?source=mng_fulltext#ixzz1Hi4IVghW
The lawsuit Carroll references is the Marilyn Marks suit, a landmark open records action sponsored by the Black Box Voting Aspen Project. We have now expanded THE ASPEN PROJECT to become THE COLORADO PROJECT, to enable support for legal action to be used to fight Saguache County's attempts at secrecy.
Marks writes:
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"The mounting legal costs [for Saguache County taxpayers] represent a shameful misapplication of public funds in Saguache County, which is among the poorest counties in the state.
"Unfortunately, Myers has the backing of the three member Board of County Commissioners who continue to claim that the election was fully transparent. They control the purse strings and have stated that the legal costs can be covered by 'surplus funds' of the county. Local officials fighting state authority and citizen oversight of elections hardly seems to be justifiable public policy."
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If you support the Secretary of State's decision on behalf of public right to know in Saguache County, please write to him to express your appreciation.
If you wish to support public litigation actions to force Saguache County to follow the law and allow the public to inspect ballots, please donate at http://www.blackboxvoting.org/donate.html and make sure to tag your donation "Colorado Project."
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