(From the diaries -- kos)
From Colorado Luis: Another Republican Secretary of State is stealing votes from Democratic candidates.
In Colorado, Donetta Davidson has ordered that on a provisional ballot, the only vote counted will be the vote for president. Votes for Senate and Congress will not be counted. Given the competitive Senate race and a number of competitive House races, this could destroy the Democrats chances of winning control of the Senate and the House:
If this rule had been in effect in 2002, no provisional ballots would have been counted, and Beauprez' narrow win over Mike Feeley in CO-7 would have been more comfortable -- provisional ballots, usually cast by people who moved shortly before the election (or who forgot to bring photo ID), heavily favored the Democrat in that race.
This could hobble Democratic efforts to win a majority in Congress.
Colorado Common Cause is suing to stop Davidson's order. You can act as well:
- Contact Donetta Davidson. Tell her how you feel about this decision.
PHONE (303) 894-2200, Option 3
FAX (303) 869-4861
EMAIL sos.elections@sos.state.co.us
- Contact Colorado newspapers and Colorado television stations. Ask them to report on this issue. The Denver Post already has; ensure that the rest do, too.
- If anyone has the contact information for county election offices, post it in comments, and I'll post it here.