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Jena Griswold recall, Colorado Secretary of State (2022)

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Sec. Jena Griswold recall
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Officeholders
Jena Griswold (D)
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
Signature requirement
623,159 signatures
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2022
Recalls in Colorado
Colorado recall laws
State executive recalls
Recall reports

An effort to recall Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) was launched on February 24, 2022. Supporters of the recall had up to 60 days—or no later than April 25, 2022—to collect 623,159 signatures to require a recall election. According to Colorado Pols, the recall committee on April 25 requested an extension for the recall effort.[1] The extension was not approved and no signatures were submitted for the recall effort.[2]

Griswold was elected as Colorado's secretary of state in 2018 with 53% of the vote.

Recall supporters

The recall petition was introduced by Lori Ann Cutunilli and Gregory Allan VanDell. It was approved for circulation on February 24, 2022. The recall petition listed the following reasons for recall:[3]

“

Jena Griswold abused the office of Colorado Secretary of State and endeavored to prohibit transparent elections.

  • Subject of Lawsuit by Judicial Watch for failure to purge voter registration record of deceased and Voters who have moved.
  • Subject of Lawsuit by State Representative Ron Hanks for Illegal Election Activities.
  • Illegally used unregistered company (Pro V&V) to certify Dominion machines for 2020 elections.
  • Allowed Dominion to “upgrade via Trusted Builds” based on original illegal certification.
  • Declared “Emergency” Rules prohibiting independent “Fraudits” without justifying the “Emergency.”
  • Declared “Emergency” Rules permanent following public hearing, she didn’t attend.
  • Persecuting Mesa County Clerk for investigating 2020 elections and revealing 29,000 files deleted, facilitated FBI raids of Clerk’s home and 3 citizens.
  • Spent $2.8 million in Federal CARES funds, without oversight, on no-bid contract with Democrat political lobbying/PR firm for TV ads she starred in concerning 2020 election.
  • Addition of 25,000 ballots after transmission to Griswold from El Paso County Clerk, November 2, 2021.
  • Fined a conservative special interest group $22,000 for minor reporting error.
  • In violation of State Law, Election Campaign Finance Reports for her 2018 campaign were submitted late incurring fines which were minimized.[4]
 ”

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Colorado

First, a recall petition must be filed with the office in which nomination petitions are filed for the office that is being recalled. Generally, this office is the Colorado Secretary of State. The petition must include a statement of no less than 200 words explaining the ground on which the official is to be recalled. This regulation is for the benefit of citizens who will sign the petition.

After the petition is approved by the Secretary of State, circulation of the petition may begin. Petitioners have 60 days to gather the proper number of signatures. The number of valid signatures required to force a special recall election is 25% of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled. After the proper number of signatures have been gathered the petition is submitted to the office in which it was filed to be deemed sufficient. This entails verifying the signatures. Once the petition has been deemed sufficient, the office in which it was filed will deliver the petition along with a certificate of its sufficiency to the governor who will then set a date for the recall election.

Election history

2018

See also: Colorado Secretary of State election, 2018
See also: Colorado Secretary of State election, 2018 (June 26 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Colorado Secretary of State

Jena Griswold defeated incumbent Wayne W. Williams, Amanda Campbell, and Blake Huber in the general election for Colorado Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jena Griswold
Jena Griswold (D) Candidate Connection
 
52.7
 
1,313,716
Image of Wayne W. Williams
Wayne W. Williams (R)
 
44.7
 
1,113,927
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Amanda Campbell (American Constitution Party)
 
2.1
 
51,734
Image of Blake Huber
Blake Huber (Approval Voting Party) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
13,258

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,492,635
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Jena Griswold advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jena Griswold
Jena Griswold Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
510,903

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 510,903
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Incumbent Wayne W. Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wayne W. Williams
Wayne W. Williams
 
100.0
 
414,926

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 414,926
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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Colorado Pols, "Recall Polis People Ask for More Time to Fail," April 25, 2022
  2. ↑ This information was provided to Ballotpedia by an election's official on May 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Recall Statement of Grounds and Cost Estimate," accessed March 1, 2022
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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