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On Tuesday, the Colorado secretary of state rejected a challenge to one state senator’s recall while the other senator filed a complaint in district court to stave off a vote that could see him become the first elected official kicked out of office in state history. Supporters of Sen. Angela Giron are a step behind those of Senate President John Morse, whose attempt to toss out signatures calling for his ouster was rejected last week. The lawyer representing one of Morse’s constituents argued that the petitions should be invalidated because they didn’t contain specific language calling for an election to...

It was two swings and two misses today for the lawyers fighting the recall campaigns against state Sen. Angela Giron, D-Pueblo, and state Sen. John Morse, D-Colorado Springs. Deputy Secretary of State Suzanne Staiert handed down two rulings at 5 p.m that move the recall efforts forward: First, she denied a motion from attorney Mark Grueskin to have Secretary of State Scott Gessler and his office recuse itself from hearing the legal challenge against the recall petitions. Secondly, she upheld the wording of the petitions – a decision that wasn’t unexpected and is likely to send the recall fight into...