Colorado secretary of state files lawsuit to prevent Mesa County clerk from being involved in upcoming election – By Jesse Paul (Colorado Sun) / Aug 30 2021
Jena Griswold’s filing asks the Mesa County District Court to make former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams, a Republican, the county’s designated election official, and county Treasurer Sheila Reiner the elections director
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters from being involved in the election in November.
Griswold’s filing asks the Mesa County District Court to make former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams the county’s designated election official, and county Treasurer Sheila Reiner the elections director. Williams and Reiner are Republicans.
“My priority is ensuring that the voters of Mesa County have accessible and secure elections. With the quickly approaching election, I am taking action to ensure that the county’s election office can provide great elections for Mesa voters,” Griswold, a Democrat, said in a written statement Monday. “As secretary of state, I will continue to provide the support and oversight needed to ensure the integrity of Colorado’s elections.”
Griswold’s office said that the legal action “is necessary because although the Secretary of State’s Office can require supervision of a county clerk’s conduct, it cannot remove a sitting county clerk from acting as the designated election official.”
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