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DEC Director Resigns

The fallout from Denver's election debacle continued today with the resignation of John Gaydeski, executive director of the Denver Election Commission. "The current events that...

Election ’06: Secretary of State Follies

Secretary of State Gigi Dennis refused to investigate alleged GOP campaign finance violations.  At the urging of GOP lawyers, Dennis issued emergency campaign finance...

Judges, Voters Vent About Election

Disgruntled voters, judges and city officials voiced their grievances about the Denver election debacle today in a public hearing before city council. Council members...

Poll Worker: Sequoia to Blame, Not ‘User Error’

After it became clear Denver's election debacle was largely caused by the slowness and repeated crashing of Sequoia Voting Systems' electronic poll book, Sequoia...

Anthony Rainey and the DEC

Anthony Rainey said Denver's problems on Election Day were to be expected, and he's right. How could Denver's most high-tech election go smoothly with ...

SOS-Elect: Colorado Election Worse Than Iraq

Mike Coffman, Colorado's Secretary of State elect, now that Ken Gordon has conceded the race, left his job as State Treasurer to serve with...

Ken Gordon Concedes

One week after Election Day, Ken Gordon conceded the race for Secretary of State to Republican Mike Coffman today. Votes are still being tallied...

Denver Clerk and Recorder Resigns

The Rocky Mountain News has just reported that Denver Clerk and Recorder Wayne Vaden the appointed member of the three member Denver Election Commission...

Record Low Turnout, Record High Pre-Election Voting

Denver's Election Commission nows has turnout numbers for this year's general election. The early voting and absentee voting numbers each set new records for a...

DEC Tech Chief Placed on Leave

Anthony Rainey, the Denver Election Commission technology chief who casually brushed off criticism of Denver's voting problems, has been placed on "administrative investigative leave."...