Tag: secretary of state
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Appeals court says state campaign finance enforcement framework is constitutional
Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last week that the state’s current method of adjudicating campaign finance complaints is constitutional and is not the “very definition of tyranny.” For several years, state law has allowed any person to file a complaint alleging a campaign finance violation, which the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office then screens, decides whether to dismiss…
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Colorado judges cannot serve as temporary election workers, ethics panel says
The Colorado Supreme Court’s ethics panel advised members of the judiciary last month that they cannot serve as temporary election workers. The Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Board, which consists of judges, lawyers and a non-attorney, cited two reasons why appointed judges should refrain from serving as elections judges. First, with the exception of nonpartisan elections,…
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10th Circuit dismisses constitutional challenge to Colorado’s charitable solicitation law
The federal appeals court based in Denver dismissed a constitutional challenge to a portion of Colorado’s law governing paid nonprofit solicitors, determining on Friday that the lawsuit against Secretary of State Jena Griswold was now moot. Colorado’s legislature enacted the Charitable Solicitations Act after finding fraudulent solicitations on behalf of charities were a “widespread practice”…
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Colorado appeals court upholds campaign finance fine for ex-state Senate candidate
Colorado’s second-highest court last week agreed a former state Senate candidate misinterpreted campaign finance law and failed to file the proper paperwork upon declaring her candidacy. Suzanne Taheri was the unsuccessful Republican nominee in 2020 for the seat now held by Sen. Chris Kolker, D-Littleton. Although Taheri believed she had satisfied Colorado’s campaign finance requirements…
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Colorado’s top election official targets AI-generated ‘deepfakes’ in elections
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is targeting AI-generated “disruptors” — such as “deepfakes” — as her office prepares for this year’s elections. Griswold unveiled her legislative priorities at a time of social anxiety over “deepfakes.” This week, pornographic “deepfake” images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualizing people without their consent hit the singer Taylor Swift,…
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Colorado’s top election official targets AI-generated ‘deepfakes’ in elections (copy)
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is targeting AI-generated “disruptors” — such as “deepfakes” — as her office prepares for this year’s elections. Griswold unveiled her legislative priorities at a time of social anxiety over “deepfakes.” This week, pornographic “deepfake” images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualizing people without their consent hit the singer Taylor Swift,…
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Colorado’s top election official targets AI-generated ‘deepfakes’ in elections
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is targeting AI-generated “disruptors” – such as “deepfakes” – as her office prepares for this year’s elections. Griswold unveiled her legislative priorities at a time of social anxiety over “deepfakes.” This week, pornographic “deepfake” images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualizing people without their consent hit the singer Taylor Swift,…
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[CSG PRINT] Colorado’s top election official targets AI-generated ‘deepfakes’ in elections
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is targeting AI-generated “disruptors” — such as “deepfakes” — as her office prepares for this year’s elections. Griswold unveiled her legislative priorities at a time of social anxiety over “deepfakes.” Last week, pornographic “deepfake” images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualizing people without their consent hit the singer Taylor…
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Colorado GOP makes case to judge for barring unaffiliated voters from casting primary ballots
The Colorado Republican Party presented a series of witnesses in federal court on Tuesday in its effort to block unaffiliated voters from participating in the party’s primary elections, months after the GOP failed to secure enough support from its own members to close its nominating process to those who are not registered Republicans. The defendant…
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Federal judge dismisses Tina Peters’ attempt to halt state prosecution for elections charges
A federal judge on Monday threw out an attempt by former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters to avoid standing trial for criminal charges related to election equipment tampering. Grand jurors indicted Peters, a Republican who unsuccessfully ran for secretary of state in 2022, on multiple counts of attempting to influence a public servant, official misconduct…