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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
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SoapBlox Colorado: "Not only have the Democrats in the state legislature put the Domestic Partnership issue on the ballot, but if my memory serves me correctly, there are 3 other possible anti-gay initiatives that might make it too. To help gay Coloradans get equal treatment under the law, Tim Gill has added a respected conservative leader to lead the charge of a new politcal action group."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:31:04 PM 
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Colorado Pols: "According to a press advisory, Republican gubernatorial candidate Marc Holtzman will deliver nearly 20,000 petition signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State's office tomorrow afternoon."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:22:43 PM
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Here are some details, from today's Denver Post, on proposed initiatives to limit how long state judges can serve. From the article, "Two initiatives to limit how long Colorado's appellate judges can serve could immediately end the career of Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey and six Court of Appeals judges, lawyers and legal analysts said Tuesday. One initiative, No. 75, whose wording was approved by the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday, would limit the judges and justices to 12 years in their positions. The second initiative, No. 90, whose wording is currently being considered by the Supreme Court, would limit them to 10 years. Former state Senate President John Andrews, the sponsor of both initiatives, said late Tuesday that Initiative No. 75 would not shorten the terms of incumbent judges. But he said that Initiative 90 would have that effect. 'That is the clear meaning of the way 90 is worded,' Andrews said.
"Andrews said if Initiative No. 90 is approved by the Supreme Court in the next few weeks, a steering committee would decide which of the two initiatives would be brought to the voters...Approximately 68,000 signatures are needed to put an initiative before the voters in November...the language of Initiative No. 90 is worded in such a way that the six Court of Appeals judges and Mullarkey would probably lose their jobs immediately, said Michael Valdez, the director of legislative relations for the Colorado Bar Association."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:52:48 AM
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30 Republican legislators and 9 candidates have asked Marc Holtzman to give up his campaign for governor, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "The request came as another top staffer left Holtzman's campaign, citing her concern for party unity. Even so, Holtzman reiterated his vow to stay in the race against Congressman Bob Beauprez. 'These people don't know me very well,' he said. 'I am not deterred.'
"Tuesday's letter to Holtzman, signed by Senate Minority Leader Andy McElhany, R-Colorado Springs, and many of his colleagues, came one day after state GOP chairman Bob Martinez personally appealed to Holtzman to drop out of the race. The state party has expressed concern that a nasty primary could evolve into character attacks that could hurt the eventual nominee in a general election. But Holtzman, who has run as an anti-establishment candidate, rejected that request as well'"
Coyote Gulch requests that everyone back off Mr. Holtzman. We're looking forward to a cat fight in the Republican primary. 
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:48:16 AM
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According to the Denver Post, former mayor of Denver, Federico Peña, is going to be at the center of the movement to defeat the November ballot initiative that would prohibit undocumented immigrants from receiving state services.
From the article, "'The proposed constitutional amendment is mean-spirited and will hurt innocent children and create a health care crisis by denying things like immunizations for thousands of Colorado residents,' Peña said Tuesday. 'I was so troubled about it that I decided I wanted to get involved and help fight this.' Peña is now the chairman of Keep Colorado Safe, formed to challenge the proposed amendment. The initiative is the brainchild of Defend Colorado Now, led by former Gov. Dick Lamm, former Senate President John Andrews and Fred Elbel. If voters approve it in November, the amendment would keep undocumented immigrants from receiving any state or local services and would allow citizens to sue any agency or local government entity suspected of providing such services. Major state services, such as welfare and food stamps, already are off-limits to undocumented immigrants, and other services, such as emergency medical care and K-12 education, would not be affected, as they are federally mandated...
"Proponents of the initiative are collecting the needed 67,829 signatures to ensure the proposal gets on the ballot once it is approved by the courts, where it awaits review because of a challenge by Keep Colorado Safe. Meanwhile, Keep Colorado Safe is building a strategy, deciding on messaging and creating a plan for fundraising, all of which will benefit from Peña's leadership, according to political analysts. Determining what is considered nonemergency medical service is another concern for the group, as is the ability of nearly anyone to sue an agency or government worker for helping an alleged undocumented immigrant."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:41:42 AM
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Last update: 6/1/06; 6:28:40 PM.
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