Just a quick update. You've all seen the previous posts concerning the money being spent to defend Giron and Morse, so I won't repeat that, other than to say that some of the numbers reported yesterday are actually kind of low.
Things are really heating up here in Pueblo. So far, there have been 13 lawsuits filed in conjunction with the recalls, several of which were filed against our local County Clerk and his election staff to force them to comply with Colorado election law. As a very vocal Dem in a predominantly Dem county, he's doing everything he can to hold things up or make them too complicated for people to comply with. In his latest effort, he's mailed out several thousand cards that will serve as "identification" at the polling places. The problem is that nobody can or will verify that these cards were sent to registered voters, or what criteria was used to determine who gets one of these cards. Anyway, according to the county clerk, if you have one of these cards in your possession, you don't have to show any other form of ID to vote, or even verify that you're the person named on the card!! It's obviously in conflict with the Colorado constitution and election laws, and he has to know that it won't be allowed to happen, but it's just an example of the confusion he's trying to create. And since I'll be working at one of the polling places, I'm sure we'll see at least a few confused voters show up with the cards, and I'm betting we see a few folks "sharing" their card outside the building. Anyway, the local recall group, Pueblo Freedom and Rights, intends to file a lawsuit today to get this corrected.
There's also a Giron supporter being brought up on criminal charges, for secretly recording a meeting of PFR volunteers without their knowledge. Apparently the Giron camp has been infiltrating the PFR and recording things for a while, but this guy got caught and spilled the beans. I'll let you know how this turns out.
If any of you are in the Pueblo area and haven't already contacted Pueblo Freedom and Rights, please do so ASAP. They've got lots of volunteers, but always need more, for anything from painting signs to answering phones to knocking on doors. Even an hour or two is helpful and appreciated. And if any of you other folks are going to be in southern Colorado in the next couple of weeks, stop in and volunteer a couple of hours - you don't have to be a local resident to help out!
