Morse supporters in the Colorado re-call are calling for an criminal investigation.

[kentuck]

This story has been going on for six or eight weeks. Requests were reportedly made to the District Attorney's office and nothing was done about it??
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http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/colorado-springs-area/john-morse-supporters-calling-for-criminal-investigation-of-petition-signatures-saying-some-forged

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Supporters of Colorado Springs State Sen. John Morse will file a criminal complaint with the Colorado Springs District Attorney over forged signatures they said they found on recall petitions.

The Democratic Senator faces a September recall election after he supported controversial gun control legislation.

Spokeswoman Christy Le Lait said they will present information to the DA questioning the legitimacy of at least 3,500 signatures.

"There's forgery, there's perjury on the part of the circulators, there are a lot of issues," Le Lait said.


......more at link

[niyad]

1. does this surprise any of us? the DA here is not exactly a blinding legal light.

[Koko Ware]

3. and neither is the Colorado Attorney General.

I agree there is something fishy with both the Giron and the Morse recall, and collusion with the Liberterian and the Republican Party is a major part of it in preventing mail ballots from going through - it would have stood to show that both would have survived their recall if mail ballots were allowed.

[coldmountain]

2. Surprise, surprise, surprise

[kentuck]

4. It should be noted that Christy Le Lait is an Executive Officer ...

...in the El Paso County Democratic Party. They had 50 affidavits saying that their names on the ballot were forged. They said they did not sign the petition? And the Judge did nothing about it.

[kentuck]

5. And they still haven't been able to get a response from the DA...

...is my understanding.

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The group A Whole Lot of People for John Morse will file a criminal complaint with 4th Judicial District Attorney Dan May on Monday accusing those who gathered signatures to recall Sen. Morse of forgery and perjury.

Last week a Denver judge upheld the petition calling for a recall of Morse and an election date of Sept. 10 was set.

Christy Le Lait, campaign manager for A Whole Lot of People for John Morse said the group is demanding an investigation by the district attorney's office based on her group's study of part of the petition which she claimed revealed 2,149 faulty signatures including a signature from a woman who died two-years ago. The point, she said, is not to block the recall election.

"The point is that people forged people's names," Le Lait said. "That should be addressed regardless of the recall election that's going to happen, is this how we want to conduct recalls?"

....more at link

http://www.koaa.com/news/morse-supporters-call-for-investigation-into-alleged-forgery-on-recall-petitions/

[kentuck]

6. Daily Kos also had the story:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/23/1225998/-Morse-allies-calls-for-criminal-investigation-in-NRA-s-Colorado-recall

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One such name, Twila Peach, actually died two years ago. Her husband Ken says Twila was known by her middle name Sue, and he says she always signed her name Twila Sue.

"It upsets me that somebody would try to use her name for political gain," he said.

Another name is signed Allen Davidson, when the actual homeowner at the listed address named Alan Davidson.
"The least they could do is spell my name right," Davidson said. "That's sheer stupidity right there."

LeLait believes there more forgeries, enough to invalidate the recall.


....more at link

[etherealtruth]

7. This can't be right

There are at least a few threads right here on DU where folk are positively jubilant that two democratic senators lost and were replaced by republicans ... and all of free republic are ecstatic ... if this were true, then there would be a problem with the posters expressing joy at democratic losses

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023648559

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023644910

[kentuck]

8. They really shouldn't be that concerned about forgery..

I apologize if this is too much information on this one issue?

[etherealtruth]

9. Oh groan

This is so disgusting. Voter suppression and fraud

(my snarky sarcasm in my first reply is related to my absolute horror that there are members on this site that actually are overjoyed at the idea of two gun loving republicans replacing two liberal appearing democrats)

[kentuck]

10. I would say that they are not Democrats...

and are not deserving of your company.

[etherealtruth]

11. I would have to agree n/t

[niyad]

13. it isn't just that they are gunners. bernie herpes (excuse me, herpin) was a total waste as a city

council member, and is so anti-woman he wants to ban all forms of birth control, AND investigate every woman who has a miscarriage.

[etherealtruth]

18. Not suprising that he holds other right wing positions

[niyad]

15. a friend, who really ought to know better, assured me that I had absolutely no reason to be upset,

especially with that scum herpes, because, according to her, he is only one person, and will surely be out come the next election. I just shook my head and walked away.

[kentuck]

17. This was the first election in my life that I did not feel like celebrating when I voted.

Instead, I felt angry and resentful. It was a bad feeling.

[niyad]

12. this article from july

[kentuck]

14. Yes. This is the latest information on the investigation.

Maybe they will be able to get the DA to move now that the election is over?

[niyad]

16. you are not holding your breath, I trust.

[kentuck]

19. Not unless someone higher up takes a look at it?

They are hoping it will just die away. And maybe it will?