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Election deniers infiltrate ranks of poll watchers and election judges ahead of November midterms, Colorado clerks warn ('election denier' = anti-ballot-stuffing)
gazettextra.com ^ | 10/10/22 | Conrad Swanson

Posted on 10/10/2022 11:54:58 AM PDT by cotton1706

DENVER — County clerks across Colorado say they’re bracing for a surge of highly motivated election deniers working as poll watchers or election judges in the November midterms — part of a nationwide attempt to manufacture evidence of election fraud.

Local, state and federal officials, alongside political experts, have repeatedly debunked claims of election fraud but clerks in Chaffee, Eagle, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Summit and Weld counties told the Denver Post they’re still seeing an increasing number of bad-faith poll watchers and election judges around the state.

Encouraged, even recommended, by party officials or far-right voices with national reach, the clerks say those watchers and judges have antagonized or threatened election workers, wrongly rejected hundreds of ballots, and one man in Chaffee County even tried to steal a password to the election system last year.

The irony sits in the notion that these far-right election judges and poll watchers are damaging the country’s foundation of fair and free elections, all under the guise of fighting for election security, said Larry Jacobs, a professor of political history, elections and voting behavior at the University of Minnesota. Their goals appear to be to sow doubt and prop up losing candidates. The effort continues former President Donald Trump’s work to overturn the 2020 election except it’s now more sophisticated.

“It’s moved from spur of the moment, ad hoc, to an organized, well-funded, premeditated effort to make charges of election fraud,” Jacobs said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: badfaith; conradswanson; electionjudges; electionks; elections; electionsecurity; electionz; electionzzz; elekchunz; pollwatchers; stolenelection; stopthesteal; tds; trump
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Funny how putting up poster-board on the windows of the counting rooms makes people suspicious of just what's going on.
1 posted on 10/10/2022 11:54:58 AM PDT by cotton1706
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If I recall correctly, in the 2012 election Summit County had something like 140% voter turnout. Could that be ballot stuffing fraud or am I just paranoid? My county, Gilpin County had a reported 104% voter turnout per the Denver Post. Those are just two of the ten Colorado counties that had impressive voter participation of over 100%.


2 posted on 10/10/2022 12:03:48 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: cotton1706
Odd, isn't that?

These people and the author are insane...

County clerks across Colorado say they’re bracing for a surge of highly motivated election deniers working as poll watchers or election judges in the November midterms — part of a nationwide attempt to manufacture evidence of election fraud.
You'd think the liberals who claim there IS NO election fraud would be happy as punch to have citizens observe the elections. It also begs the question -- "Why didn't they get their own observers?" The whole process is open and transparent. All you had to do was get registered in advance and that was easy to do.
3 posted on 10/10/2022 12:04:55 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“I used to be nothing but a Deplorable Clinger, but I've been promoted to Brigadier Ultra-MAGA”)
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To: cotton1706

This is just the kind of fear I love seeing in an article. Warms me inside.


4 posted on 10/10/2022 12:06:41 PM PDT by Codeflier (I am just going to assume you are a Democrat if you call me a Putin supporter and ignore you.)
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To: cotton1706
According to DemocRATs, this is what Democracy looks like:


5 posted on 10/10/2022 12:07:44 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: cotton1706

Proud to be a member of the New Heretics

Now that they staged the Inquisition Part II, when does the stake burning event get underway?


6 posted on 10/10/2022 12:08:41 PM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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“This is just the kind of fear I love seeing in an article. Warms me inside.”

Same here.


7 posted on 10/10/2022 12:09:02 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706
County clerks across Colorado say they’re bracing for a surge of highly motivated election deniers working as poll watchers or election judges in the November midterms — part of a nationwide attempt to manufacture evidence of election fraud.

They say that like it’s a bad thing.

Don’t they want election judges to be vigilant.

What they are trying to is set up the expectations that Republicans are going to call out the Democrats for fraud.

So, people will believe that it is just Republicans trying to stir up trouble.

8 posted on 10/10/2022 12:12:19 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spiritI)
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There were districts is Detroit in 2020 with over 200% voter turnout.

No fraud there though.

The results were certified.


9 posted on 10/10/2022 12:15:20 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spiritI)
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To: cotton1706

This author, Conrad Swanson, is a tool. Simply regurgitating leftist talking points. What a pathetic person.


10 posted on 10/10/2022 12:17:10 PM PDT by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: cotton1706
As Trump called them in the rally in Nevada - Cheating Dogs!

Disenfranchising 70 million people, and then smearing them as "election deniers" is a rather useless tactic and only highlights the rats crookedness even more.

11 posted on 10/10/2022 12:18:05 PM PDT by Moorings
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To: cotton1706

Its high time the GOP to fill all these slots to stop election. And this author is a liar.


12 posted on 10/10/2022 12:20:11 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: cotton1706

denier - someone smart enough to know they are being lied to


13 posted on 10/10/2022 12:20:59 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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...part of a nationwide attempt to manufacture evidence of prevent election fraud.

Fixed.

14 posted on 10/10/2022 12:23:05 PM PDT by KevinB
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... part of a nationwide attempt to manufacture evidence of election fraud.

Correction . . .

part of a nationwide attempt to manufacture evidence of MINIMIZE election fraud.

15 posted on 10/10/2022 12:28:23 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

They would probably have a cow if they knew I conceal carried as an election judge for 5 years


16 posted on 10/10/2022 12:29:09 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (Annie Savoy : The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self awareness. )
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To: cotton1706

They sound Scared that their fraud will be uncovered or prevented this time around...


17 posted on 10/10/2022 12:31:41 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: cotton1706

And this is how they are going to KO any poll watchers who witness vote fraud. The vote fraud game is like a well oiled machine.


18 posted on 10/10/2022 12:52:19 PM PDT by Revel
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To: cotton1706

How dare they work to have correct election counts.
What’s the world coming to?


19 posted on 10/10/2022 1:03:04 PM PDT by kanawa ((Securing the 2022/2024 elections is of paramount importance.))
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To: cotton1706

What a load of bias crap


20 posted on 10/10/2022 1:36:34 PM PDT by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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