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Signatures due Friday in Colorado governor recall effort [ Jared Polis ]
Ballotpedia ^ | November 11, 2020 | Jaclyn Beran

Posted on 11/12/2020 6:40:21 PM PST by george76

Supporters of the effort to recall Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) have until November 13 to submit 631,266 signatures to require a recall election. The recall was approved for circulation by Colorado’s secretary of state on September 14.

The recall effort is being organized by Lori Ann Cutunilli and Greg Merschel. Last year, Merschel was part of a different group that tried and failed to recall Polis. The current recall effort criticizes Polis over his use of executive orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Executive orders described in the recall petition include the mask mandate and the closing of businesses and houses of worship due to the pandemic. Merschel said the following on his reasons behind the second recall effort, “He’s [Polis] ruling the state by executive order. He’s usurping the legislature.”

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Colorado has a Democrat state government trifecta. A state government trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and both state legislative chambers. Democrats control the state Senate by a 19-16 margin and the state House by a 41-24 margin. Polis was elected as Colorado’s governor in 2018 with 53.4% of the vote.

Sixteen gubernatorial recall efforts are currently underway in 2020. Nine of those efforts are against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D). From 2003 to 2019, Ballotpedia tracked 21 gubernatorial recall efforts. During that time, two recalls made the ballot, and one governor was successfully recalled. Former California Gov. Gray Davis (D) was recalled in 2003 and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). In 2012, former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) was retained in a recall election.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Colorado; US: Michigan; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: colorado; coronavirus; election; executiveorders; gretchenwhitmer; jared; jaredpolis; mandate; mask; maskmandate; michigan; orders; polis; recall; recallelection; whitmer

1 posted on 11/12/2020 6:40:21 PM PST by george76
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To: MileHi; dynachrome; Balata; backspace; bboop; Benito Cereno; bravo whiskey; Bruiser 10; ...

Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)


2 posted on 11/12/2020 6:41:06 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

A weak Republican like Schwarzenegger is worse than a hard-for Democrat.


3 posted on 11/12/2020 6:43:59 PM PST by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election))
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Gov. polesmoker will be locking us down pretty soon. I signed, but I wonder if a list of those who signed is stored somewhere and for how long?


4 posted on 11/12/2020 6:46:49 PM PST by dynachrome (People who get what they want are often surprised when they also get what they deserve. ~ james wood)
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To: dynachrome
I signed,

Just once??? Get out to the cemetery and nursing homes and find more votes. Turnabout is fair play.

5 posted on 11/12/2020 6:52:27 PM PST by BipolarBob (Biden wasn't elected President and Epstein didn't kill himself.)
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To: BipolarBob

It will be ran through a dominion system.


6 posted on 11/12/2020 7:02:05 PM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian (It is the Trump way! It is the only way!)
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To: george76

Well, I signed it, but with the built in vote fraud in CO, we’ll just get someone worse probably.


7 posted on 11/12/2020 7:28:30 PM PST by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: george76

Bkmk


8 posted on 11/12/2020 7:33:09 PM PST by ptsal (CVote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: george76
I hate to say it, but this won't work, just like the last one didn't.

Polismoker will finish his terms, and then Michael HandCock will be the next governor.


9 posted on 11/12/2020 7:57:14 PM PST by real saxophonist (Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. -Bruce Lee)
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To: dynachrome

I signed too, ditto my wife. They want to put me on a list of their enemies? I proudly wear that moniker- being an enemy of these types.


10 posted on 11/12/2020 8:16:38 PM PST by ThunderSleeps
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To: ThunderSleeps

I signed after work at Hammer Down Firearms just north of 44th and Wadsworth last week.


11 posted on 11/12/2020 9:47:01 PM PST by RandallFlagg (Some men just want to watch the world burn.)
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They better have about 25% more signatures than needed...the left will toss a lot out.


12 posted on 11/13/2020 3:38:09 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (Stand Back Quitter Caucus. Go Sit Down. NO SURRENDER! Trust PDJT...Sun Tzu!)
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