Executive order

Colorado law limits what voters can verify—and critics say that needs to change

Rocky Mountain Voice, Approved, Local, National, State, Top Stories / / , , , , , , , , ,

Mesa County’s Ballot Verifier tool has been praised for giving residents unprecedented access to redacted ballot images and cast vote records. But for some longtime election integrity advocates, it’s only part of the solution.

“This is a great step forward,” said Ed Arnos, a Mesa County resident and former lottery systems designer. “But it doesn’t verify the most important part—how the ballots were actually read.”

Colorado law limits what voters can verify—and critics say that needs to change Read More »

Colorado refuses to certify DEI removal order, risks $800M in school funds

Chalkbeat Colorado, Approved, National, State / / , , , , ,

Colorado will refuse a demand from the Trump administration to certify that its schools have eliminated what the federal government says are illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, state Commissioner of Education Susana Córdova said Thursday.

“I am not signing that,” Córdova said. “I am not asking our districts to sign that.”

Colorado refuses to certify DEI removal order, risks $800M in school funds Read More »

Griswold sues against Trump’s executive order on elections but is a case study for it

Rocky Mountain Voice, Approved, National, State, Top Stories / / , , , , ,

When Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced that she was joining a multi-state lawsuit to block President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) on election integrity, she declared the action a defense of democracy itself.

“We will not wait on the sidelines while Donald Trump tries to legislate from the Oval Office and defies the Constitution,” Griswold said in an April 3 press release.

But while Griswold accuses President Trump of federal overreach, her own record suggests a pattern of constitutional violations that have unfolded under the banner of election protection.

Griswold sues against Trump’s executive order on elections but is a case study for it Read More »

Trump order sparks backlash from Colorado election officials over proof of citizenship rule

State, Approved, kdvr.com / / , , ,

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Tuesday that would overhaul U.S. elections. The order includes requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, among other measures.

Colorado elections officials called the order “unlawful.” Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold told FOX31 that her office is still reviewing the entire order in conjunction with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, but said the order would, in some states, “effectively become a poll tax.”

Trump order sparks backlash from Colorado election officials over proof of citizenship rule Read More »

Trump’s education executive order faces congressional and legal hurdles

National, Approved, Washington Examiner / / , , ,

President Donald Trump‘s executive order to begin shutting down the Department of Education is all but guaranteed to face several challenges in court after multiple critics decried the action as unconstitutional.

Trump’s education executive order faces congressional and legal hurdles Read More »

Trump to sign executive order banning men from women’s sports — and branding visas with wrong sex as ‘fraud’

National, Approved, New York Post / / , ,

President Trump will sign an executive order Wednesday intending to keep biological men out of women’s sports through Title IX — pressuring schools to comply with the mandate by threatening to pull federal funds.

Trump to sign executive order banning men from women’s sports — and branding visas with wrong sex as ‘fraud’ Read More »