Colorado: Ballot petition fraud law unconstitutional says lawsuit

Tue, Mar 16 2010 — Source: Denver Post

An unlikely crew of activists and advocates has teamed up to sue Colorado Secretary of State Bernie Bues cher in federal court, arguing that laws enacted last year to curb ballot petition fraud go too far and violate the U.S. Constitution. The laws, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the legislature, put tough new requirements on companies that pay people to collect signatures for prospective ballot measures.

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