Colorado Senate president will face recall election forced by gun-rights activists

by **Gramps** Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:51 am

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"Confirmed by CO. Sec. of State. Petitions are GOOD.

John Morse, a Colorado Springs Democrat, released a statement Monday on his Facebook page asking for out-of-state help from those in traditionally liberal cities to help fight the recall effort.

Well that work's both ways folks. New Yorkers need to support his opponent and they certainly return the favor."

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DENVER — The first-ever recall election of a Colorado state legislator moved closer to fruition Tuesday after it was announced that there are sufficient valid signatures to proceed with the recall of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] President [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].

Secretary of State [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] said the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] had gathered 10,137 valid signatures, well in excess of the 7,178 needed to qualify for the recall ballot. The [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] submitted more than 16,000 signatures two weeks ago.

The recall has drawn national attention as a referendum on gun control in the aftermath of two mass shootings last year in Connecticut and Colorado. Another Democrat, state [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] of Pueblo, has also been targeted for recall.
Colorado gun-rights advocates launched the recall drive in reaction to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]’s support for a package of gun-control bills that were signed in March by Democratic [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].
Meanwhile, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], a Colorado Springs Democrat, released a statement Monday on his Facebook page asking for out-of-state help from those in traditionally liberal cities to help fight the recall effort.
“We can get phone lists to you and things like that and have you help from Boston, Massachusetts, or San Francisco, California,” said [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] in a video message. “So thanks for all that you’ve done and thanks for all that you’re going to do as we move forward to take on this tiger.”
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] has 15 days to challenge the signatures, but if his protest fails, the governor will be charged with setting a recall election date between 45 and 75 days from the end of the protest period.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] could also avoid a recall fight by resigning his seat, which would permit a Democratic vacancy committee to appoint a successor. Democrats control both houses of the state Legislature.