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Gessler’s proposed changes to election rules draw heated objectionsJuly 26, 2012 - Colorado Independent Over the course of a five-hour rulemaking hearing Monday, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler probably got the message that a lot of people are unhappy with proposed rules that would stop county clerks from mailing ballots to inactive voters in some elections, change the way canvass boards are selected and give county clerks more power to determine how much access election watchers have. Read full article (Colorado Independent website)Keywords: campaign finance, conflict of interest, expanding government, fear mongering, inactive voters, vote suppression Gessler's 29 Maybe-Illegal Voters: Don't Take The BaitJuly 14, 2012 - Colorado Pols Which points back to yesterday's Denver paper, where reporter Sara Burnett covers a "spot check" done by Secretary of State Scott Gessler's office into the possibility of noncitizens being registered to vote. In his latest attempt to uncover what he insists in the absence of much evidence is a major problem, Gessler's office checked immigration detainees in Colorado with voter rolls, and found 85 persons who appear both in that list and a list of registered voters. Of that 85, some 29 are marked as "active" voters, meaning they appear to have voted since 2010. Read full article (Colorado Pols website)Keywords: expanding government, fear mongering, minority voters, vote suppression Suthers Backs Gessler, asks Homeland Security to Screen VotersJuly 10, 2012 - Denver Post Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler is intensifying his efforts to root out and remove any noncitizens from the state's voter rolls before the November election — and this time, he has the backing of Attorney General John Suthers and top elections officials in 11 other states. Keywords: election, expanding government, vote suppression Secretary of State Scott Gessler rewrites Colorado campaign finance rulesFebruary 23, 2012 - Secretary of State Scott Gessler adopted a full rewrite of Colorado's campaign finance rules Wednesday, a move critics say is outside of his authority and will allow big money to dominate elections. Read full article ( website)Keywords: campaign finance, expanding government Gessler issues 2012 campaign-finance rules for ColoradoJanuary 06, 2012 - The Denver Post The legislature's Legal Services Committee voted this month not to include the rule in the annual list of rules approved by the General Assembly, saying Gessler had overstepped. Typically, that would have meant the rule would expire May 15, or sooner if an earlier legislative vote occurred. Read full article (The Denver Post website)Keywords: conflict of interest, election, expanding government Sec. State Gessler eyeing cost savingsDecember 01, 2011 - The Fort Morgan Times Gessler also said he wants to map out his office's procedures to make them more efficient, which may mean changes in rules or the statutory framework. That is why he is proposing a cost-saving package to the legislature this coming legislative session. Read full article (The Fort Morgan Times website)Keywords: campaign finance, expanding government, inactive voters Gessler names former law partner to search panel looking for new deputyNovember 22, 2011 - The Denver Post Secretary of State Scott Gessler today announced he was appointing a search panel to find a new deputy secretary of state to replace Bill Hobbs, who recently announced his retirement. Read full article (The Denver Post website)Keywords: expanding government Legislature's attorneys say Secretary of State Gessler exceeded authority Read more: Legislature's attorneys say Secretary of State Gessler exceeded authorityNovember 17, 2011 - Denver Post "The secretary lacks the authority to assume the legislature's policymaking role and, accordingly, has exceeded his rulemaking authority," the memo said. "The substantive policy decision is the prerogative of the General Assembly." Keywords: campaign finance, expanding government Gessler decides office will keep $3.5 million his predecessor marked for general fundJanuary 26, 2011 - Denver Post Secretary of State Scott Gessler is reversing a decision made by his predecessor that would have shuffled $3.5 million from the office to help balance the state budget. Read full article (Denver Post website)Keywords: expanding government |
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