Challenges to Vote Certification in Colorado

SOURCE www.gazettextra.com
Activists are using a typically innocuous step in the certification of vote totals in Colorado to cast doubt over state elections, with some Republican members of county canvass boards refusing to sign off on vote tallies since 2020.

Key Points

  • Growth in Republican members of county canvass boards refusing to certify vote totals since 2020.
  • Certification challenges have not jeopardized the actual certification of elections in Colorado.

Pros

  • Colorado's system has additional processes in place to prevent rogue canvass boards from stopping the finalization of election results.

Cons

  • Activists casting doubt on state elections through refusal to sign off on vote tallies.