{"id":8548,"date":"2023-04-19T15:34:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T15:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/?page_id=8548"},"modified":"2023-04-19T15:47:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T15:47:11","slug":"colorado","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Voter Fraud Convictions in Colorado, 2016-2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table centerheader is-style-regular statestable\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>A.<br>Conviction Details<\/th><th>B.<br>Background<\/th><th>C.<br>Potential Election Impact<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Barry Morphew<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Republican<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Barry Lee Morphew&#8217;s Colorado Voter Registration,&#8221; voterrecords.com, accessed on August 18, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Barry Morphew pleaded guilty on 7\/21\/2022 to one felony count of forgery after illegally casting the mail-in ballot of his missing wife during the 2020 presidential election. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Neil Vigdor, &#8220;Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Casting Missing Wife\u2019s Ballot for Trump,&#8221; nytimes.com, July 22, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Morphew was sentenced to one year of probation and 32 hours of community service.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Stephane Pagones, &#8220;Barry Morphew Gets Probation After Pleading Guilty to Forgery for Voting on Missing Wife\u2019s Behalf: Reports,&#8221; foxnews.com, July 21, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;The husband of a Colorado woman who has been missing for more than two years pleaded guilty on Thursday [7\/21\/2022] to casting her mail-in ballot for Donald J. Trump during the 2020 election, telling F.B.I. agents, &#8216;I figured all these other guys are cheating.&#8217; The man, Barry Morphew, 54, was given a sentence of one year of supervised probation but avoided jail time after pleading guilty to one count of forgery, a felony, in district court in Chaffee County, according to court records.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Neil Vigdor, &#8220;Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Casting Missing Wife\u2019s Ballot for Trump,&#8221; nytimes.com, July 22, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Case Number: Not Found<br>Case heard at Chaffee County Court<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Republican<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal Republican vote<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2020<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Janis M. Cummer, also known as Jan Wilson<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Republican (at the time of the offense)<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Records from ColoradoVoters.info show that Janis M. Cummer regularly switches party affiliation between the Republicans and the Democrats &#8211; ColoradoVoters.info, \u201cRegistered Voters in the&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_5');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Janis M. Cummer pleaded not guilty in July 2020 to one misdemeanor charge of voting twice in a primary election.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Pat Hill, &#8220;Corrected: Woodland Park Resident Found Guilty of Voting Twice in April Primary,&#8221; gazette.com, February 16, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Cummer was found guilty on 2\/10\/2021 and fined $500 plus costs.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Pat Hill, &#8220;Corrected: Woodland Park Resident Found Guilty of Voting Twice in April Primary,&#8221; gazette.com, February 16, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;In Colorado&#8217;s all-mail ballot election, Wilson [Cummer] received a first ballot but then changed her party affiliation and received a second ballot. &#8216;She voted twice, and turned them both in,&#8217; [Teller County Clerk &amp; Recorder Krystal] Brown said \u2026 Brown caught the double vote the night of the election \u2026 adding that she halted the vote count to correct the error.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Pat Hill, &#8220;Corrected: Woodland Park Resident Found Guilty of Voting Twice in April Primary,&#8221; gazette.com, February 16, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>State of Colorado vs. Janis M. Cummer<\/em><br>Case heard at the Teller County Combined Court, CO<br>Case Number: Not Found<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Primary<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Republican<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal Republican vote in the primary \/ No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Angelo Felix Abad<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Democrat<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">ColoradoVoters.info, \u201cRegistered Voters in the State of Colorado, U.S.A., as of 1 January 2022, in Alphabetical Order,\u201d coloradovoters.info, accessed on March 31, 2022 <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Angelo Felix Abad pleaded guilty on 1\/12\/2017 to one felony count of forgery; one further misdemeanor charge was dismissed.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Peter Marcus, &#8220;Campaign Worker Pleads Guilty to Felony Forgery on Minimum Wage Petition,&#8221; coloradopolitics.com, January 20, 2017<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Sentencing was set for 4\/7\/2017.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[11]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Peter Marcus, &#8220;Campaign Worker Pleads Guilty to Felony Forgery on Minimum Wage Petition,&#8221; coloradopolitics.com, January 20, 2017<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_11', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> No sentencing details found.<\/td><td>&#8220;A Denver man has pled guilty in connection with collecting fraudulent signatures to place the successful minimum wage increase on the November ballot. Angelo Felix Abad, 61, pled guilty on Jan. 12 \u2026 [he] worked for the Washington, D.C.-based canvassing firm Fieldworks, which was hired by proponents to collect signatures. News reports over the summer showed that Abad had previous criminal convictions.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[12]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Peter Marcus, &#8220;Campaign Worker Pleads Guilty to Felony Forgery on Minimum Wage Petition,&#8221; coloradopolitics.com, January 20, 2017<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_12', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br>&#8220;In 2017, Angelo Felix Abad pleaded guilty to forging signatures on a petition to qualify a ballot initiative on the 2016 general election ballot.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_13');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_13');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[13]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_13\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Wayne W. Williams, Secretary of State, Letter &#8220;Re: Colorado&#8217;s Response to Your Request for Information&#8221; to Hon. Kris W. Kobach, Vice Chair, Presidential Advisory Commission on&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_13');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_13', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Case heard at the Denver District Court, CO<br>Case Number: Not Found<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Referendum Petition<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Democrat<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Steven Curtis<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Republican<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_14');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_14');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[14]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_14\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jesse Paul, &#8220;Former Colorado GOP Chairman Sentenced to Four Years Probation, Community Service in Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; denverpost.com, January 26, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_14', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Steven Curtis pleaded not guilty on 8\/9\/2017 to one misdemenor count of voter fraud and one felony count of forgery.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_15');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_15');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_15\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[15]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_15\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Greeley Tribune, &#8220;Former Colorado GOP Chairman Pleads Not Guilty to Voter Fraud Charges, Is Headed to Trial ,&#8221; denverpost.com, August 10, 2017 and Court of Appeals Opinion, Case Number:&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_15');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_15').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_15', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> A jury found him guilty and Curtis was sentenced on 1\/26\/2018 to four years probation and 300 hours of community service.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_16');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_16');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_16\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[16]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_16\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Jesse Paul, &#8220;Former Colorado GOP Chairman Sentenced to Four Years Probation, Community Service in Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; denverpost.com, January 26, 2018 and Court of Appeals Opinion, Case&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_16');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_16').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_16', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Curtis appealed his felony conviction but the Colorado Court of Appeals upheld his conviction on 8\/5\/2021.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_17');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_17');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_17\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[17]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_17\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Colorado Court of Appeals Opinion, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CO-CURTIS-APPEAL-DECISION.pdf\">Case Number: 18CA0480<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_17').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_17', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Curtis, 61,\u2026 filled out, signed and mailed his former wife\u2019s mail-in ballot after doing his own, forging his wife\u2019s signature in the process. Prosecutors became aware of that when his former wife, Kelly Curtis, who had moved to South Carolina a year earlier, contacted the Weld County Clerk\u2019s Office to get her mail-in ballot, and was told that she had already voted. DNA evidence showed that Curtis had sealed the ballot return envelope, and handwriting samples showed he filled out the return address and signed his ex-wife\u2019s name. \u2026 Curtis chaired the GOP party in the late 1990s.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_18');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_18');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_18\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[18]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_18\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Charles Ashby, &#8220;Court Upholds Voter Fraud Conviction of Ex-GOP Chair,&#8221; gjsentinel.com, August 6, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_18').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_18', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Colorado v. Steven Curtis<\/em><br>Weld County District Court Case Number: 17CR245 \/ Court of Appeals Case Number: 18CA0480<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CO-CURTIS-APPEAL-DECISION.pdf\">Court of Appeals Opinion<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Republican<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal Republican vote<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Maureen Marie Moss<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Unaffiliated<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_19');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_19');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_19\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[19]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_19\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">ColoradoVoters.info, \u201cRegistered Voters in the State of Colorado, U.S.A., in Alphabetical Order,\u201d coloradovoters.info, accessed on February 17, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_19').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_19', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_20');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_20');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_20\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[20]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_20\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to the Colorado Voter Registration Application Form, registering voters may choose to be affiliated with a political party or choose to register as unaffiliated. Unaffiliated voters are&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_20');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_20').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_20', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> (petition gatherer for a Republican candidate)<br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Maureen Marie Moss pleaded guilty on 11\/17\/2016 to two felony counts of forgery in relation to offenses committed in March 2016;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_21');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_21');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_21\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[21]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_21\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Adrian D. Garcia, &#8220;Maureen Moss Pleads Guilty to Gathering Forged Signatures for Republican Senate Candidate Jon Keyser,&#8221; denverite.com, November 17, 2016<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_21').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_21', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> 32 further counts were dismissed.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_22');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_22');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_22\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[22]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_22\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Deb Stanley, &#8220;Petition Signature Gatherer Maureen Moss Pleads Guilty to Forgery on Jon Keyser Petitions,&#8221; thedenverchannel.com, November 17, 2016 and The People of the State of Colorado&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_22');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_22').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_22', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Moss was sentenced on 1\/20\/2017 to four years probation and 250 hours of community service.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_23');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_23');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_23\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[23]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_23\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Peter Marcus, &#8220;Petition Circulator Gets Probation After Forging Signatures for Senate Candidate,&#8221; coloradopolitics.com, Jan. 20, 2017<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_23').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_23', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;A signature collector accused of turning in forged signatures on petitions for a U.S. Senate candidate pleaded guilty Thursday. Maureen Moss pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery. \u2026 Investigators with the District Attorney&#8217;s Offices in Denver, Arapahoe and Jefferson Counties found a total of 34 people who confirmed they did not sign their names and addresses on the petitions turned in by Moss. Moss was collecting signatures to get former State Rep. Jon Keyser on the Republican primary ballot as a candidate for the U.S. Senate.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_24');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_24');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_24\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[24]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_24\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Deb Stanley, &#8220;Petition Signature Gatherer Maureen Moss Pleads Guilty to Forgery on Jon Keyser Petitions,&#8221; thedenverchannel.com, November 17, 2016<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_24').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_24', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Colorado v. Maureen Marie Moss<\/em><br>Case Number: 16CRO3658<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CO-Moss-charging-docs-and-affidavit_39782120_ver1.0.pdf\">Complaint and Arrest Warrant<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Referendum Petition<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Unaffiliated<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Elsadig Saeed Merghani<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Not Found<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_25');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_25');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_25\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[25]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_25\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to the Colorado Voter Registration Application Form, registering voters may choose to be affiliated with a political party or choose to register as unaffiliated. Unaffiliated voters are&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_25');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_25').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_25', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Elsadig Saeed Merghani pleaded guilty in 2016 to &#8220;forging signatures on a petition to qualify a ballot initiative on the 2016 general ballot.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_26');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_26');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_26\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[26]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_26\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Wayne W. Williams, Secretary of State, Letter &#8220;Re: Colorado&#8217;s Response to Your Request for Information&#8221; to Hon. Kris W. Kobach, Vice Chair, Presidential Advisory Commission on&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_26');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_26').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_26', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> No sentencing information found.<\/td><td>&#8220;Colorado\u2019s ballot this November won\u2019t include a question about fracking because opponents who want to restrict the practice failed to gather enough valid signatures to put a plan before voters \u2026 The review by state officials also raised the possibility that some signatures may have been forged &#8230; According to documents provided by the Secretary of State\u2019s office, the signatures in question were gathered by a circulator named Elsadig Saeed Merghani, a Denver resident. At least three of the signatures collected by Merghani were marked as questionable.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_27');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_27');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_27\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[27]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_27\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Mark K. Matthews and Joey Bunch, &#8220;Colorado Anti-Fracking Measures Fail to Make Ballot; Possible Forgery Alleged,&#8221; denverpost.com, August 30, 2016<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_27').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_27', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Case Number: Not Found<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Referendum Petition<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Not Found<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Toni Lee Newbill<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Republican (at the time of the offense)<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_28');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_28');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_28\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[28]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_28\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to ColoradoVoters.info, Toni Lee Newbill switches between registering as unaffiliated and as a Republican and was registered as a Republican at the time of the offense. ColoradoVoters.info,&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_28');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_28').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_28', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_29');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_29');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_29\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[29]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_29\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">According to reporting by CBS4, Newbill has also been a registered Democrat. CBS4, &#8220;Dying To Vote: CBS4 Investigation Finds Woman Charged With Casting Dead Father\u2019s Ballot, cbslocal.com,&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_29');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_29').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_29', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Toni Lee Newbill pleaded guilty in February 2017 to two felony counts of forgery after twice voting using her deceased father&#8217;s ballot.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_30');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_30');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_30\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[30]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_30\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">CBS4, &#8220;Dying To Vote: CBS4 Investigation Finds Woman Charged With Casting Dead Father\u2019s Ballot, cbslocal.com, November 7, 2016 and Chhun Sun, &#8220;Golden Woman Pleads Guilty to Voting Twice&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_30');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_30').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_30', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Newbill was sentenced on 2\/13\/2017 to 18 months of unsupervised probation, 30 hours of community service, and a $500 fine.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_31');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_31');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_31\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[31]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_31\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Chhun Sun, &#8220;Golden Woman Pleads Guilty to Voting Twice for Deceased Father,&#8221; gazette.com, March 8, 2017<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_31').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_31', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;In October prosecutors filed two felony forgery charges against Toni Lee Newbill, charging her with first voting for her father in a 2013 general election and then again casting a ballot for her father in a 2016 Republican primary election. Her father, Ralph Nanninga, died in 2012 in El Paso County at the age of 86. \u2026 Toni Newbill \u2014 who most recently was registered as a Republican, had previously been registered as a Democrat.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_32');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_32');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_32\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[32]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_32\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">CBS4, &#8220;Dying To Vote: CBS4 Investigation Finds Woman Charged With Casting Dead Father\u2019s Ballot, cbslocal.com, November 7, 2016<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_32').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_32', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br><em>The People of the State of Colorado v. Toni Lee Newbill<\/em><br>Case Number: 16CR005522<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Primary<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Republican<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal Republican vote in the primary \/ No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2016<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Nathan Parks<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Democrat<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_33');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_33');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_33\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[33]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_33\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Nathan Kent Parks&#8217;s Colorado Voter Registration,&#8221; voterrecords.com, accessed on May 20, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_33').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_33', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Nathan Parks pleaded guilty on 5\/15\/2018 to one misdemeanor charge of voting twice in the 2016 General Election.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_34');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_34');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_34\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[34]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_34\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">El Paso County Administration, &#8220;Guilty Plea in Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; admin.elpasocounty.com, accessed on April 4, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_34').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_34', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Parks was sentenced to a 12 month suspended sentence and 30 hours of community service, plus associated restitution and court fees.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_35');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_35');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_35\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[35]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_35\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">El Paso County Administration, &#8220;Guilty Plea in Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; admin.elpasocounty.com, accessed on April 4, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_35').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_35', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;On May 15, 2018, Nathan Parks pled guilty to voting twice in the 2016 General Election. Mr. Parks knowingly cast ballots in Colorado and Washington, resulting in a misdemeanor, according to the Colorado Revised Statute 1-13-710. \u2026 Nathan Parks, 54, had registered to vote in Colorado in August 2013, while maintaining his residency and voter registration in Clallam County, Washington. Mr. Parks had not cast any absentee ballots in Colorado until the 2016, General Election, where he also voted in Washington.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_36');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8548_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_36');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_36\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[36]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_36\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">El Paso County Administration, &#8220;Guilty Plea in Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; admin.elpasocounty.com, accessed on April 4, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_36').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8548_1_36', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Case Number: Not Found<\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Presidential<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Democrat<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>1 illegal Democratic vote<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8548_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8548_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_8548_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_8548_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Barry Lee Morphew&#8217;s Colorado Voter Registration,&#8221; voterrecords.com, accessed on August 18, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_2');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_4');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Neil Vigdor, &#8220;Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Casting Missing Wife\u2019s Ballot for Trump,&#8221; nytimes.com, July 22, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_3');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Stephane Pagones, &#8220;Barry Morphew Gets Probation After Pleading Guilty to Forgery for Voting on Missing Wife\u2019s Behalf: Reports,&#8221; foxnews.com, July 21, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_5');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Records from ColoradoVoters.info show that Janis M. Cummer regularly switches party affiliation between the Republicans and the Democrats &#8211; ColoradoVoters.info, \u201cRegistered Voters in the State of Colorado, U.S.A., as of 1 January 2022, in Alphabetical Order,\u201d coloradovoters.info, accessed on March 31, 2022 <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_6');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_7');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_8');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Pat Hill, &#8220;Corrected: Woodland Park Resident Found Guilty of Voting Twice in April Primary,&#8221; gazette.com, February 16, 2021<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_9');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">ColoradoVoters.info, \u201cRegistered Voters in the State of Colorado, U.S.A., as of 1 January 2022, in Alphabetical Order,\u201d coloradovoters.info, accessed on March 31, 2022 <\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_10\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_10');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_11\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_11');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>11,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_12\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_12');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>12<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Peter Marcus, &#8220;Campaign Worker Pleads Guilty to Felony Forgery on Minimum Wage Petition,&#8221; coloradopolitics.com, January 20, 2017<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_13\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_13');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>13,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_26\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_26');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>26<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Wayne W. Williams, Secretary of State, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/VoterFraud\/Wayne-W.-Williams-CSOScommissionResponse-7-14-2017.pdf\">Letter<\/a> &#8220;Re: Colorado&#8217;s Response to Your Request for Information&#8221; to Hon. Kris W. Kobach, Vice Chair, Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, sos.state.co.us, July 14, 2017<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_14');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_14\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>14<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Jesse Paul, &#8220;Former Colorado GOP Chairman Sentenced to Four Years Probation, Community Service in Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; denverpost.com, January 26, 2018<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_15');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_15\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>15<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Greeley Tribune, &#8220;Former Colorado GOP Chairman Pleads Not Guilty to Voter Fraud Charges, Is Headed to Trial ,&#8221; denverpost.com, August 10, 2017 and Court of Appeals Opinion, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CO-CURTIS-APPEAL-DECISION.pdf\">Case Number: 18CA0480<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_16');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_16\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>16<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Jesse Paul, &#8220;Former Colorado GOP Chairman Sentenced to Four Years Probation, Community Service in Voter Fraud Case,&#8221; denverpost.com, January 26, 2018 and Court of Appeals Opinion, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CO-CURTIS-APPEAL-DECISION.pdf\">Case Number: 18CA0480<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_17');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_17\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>17<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Colorado Court of Appeals Opinion, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CO-CURTIS-APPEAL-DECISION.pdf\">Case Number: 18CA0480<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_18');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_18\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>18<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Charles Ashby, &#8220;Court Upholds Voter Fraud Conviction of Ex-GOP Chair,&#8221; gjsentinel.com, August 6, 2021<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_19');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_19\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>19<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">ColoradoVoters.info, \u201cRegistered Voters in the State of Colorado, U.S.A., in Alphabetical Order,\u201d coloradovoters.info, accessed on February 17, 2021<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_20\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_20');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>20,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_25\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_25');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>25<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CO-VOTERREG.pdf\">Colorado Voter Registration Application Form<\/a>, registering voters may choose to be affiliated with a political party or choose to register as unaffiliated. Unaffiliated voters are also eligible to vote in the primary election, but must only vote on one party&#8217;s ballot.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_21');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_21\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>21<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Adrian D. Garcia, &#8220;Maureen Moss Pleads Guilty to Gathering Forged Signatures for Republican Senate Candidate Jon Keyser,&#8221; denverite.com, November 17, 2016<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_22');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_22\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>22<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Deb Stanley, &#8220;Petition Signature Gatherer Maureen Moss Pleads Guilty to Forgery on Jon Keyser Petitions,&#8221; thedenverchannel.com, November 17, 2016 and <em>The People of the State of Colorado v. Maureen Marie Moss<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CO-Moss-charging-docs-and-affidavit_39782120_ver1.0.pdf\">Case Number: 16CRO3658<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_23');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_23\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>23<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Peter Marcus, &#8220;Petition Circulator Gets Probation After Forging Signatures for Senate Candidate,&#8221; coloradopolitics.com, Jan. 20, 2017<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_24');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_24\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>24<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Deb Stanley, &#8220;Petition Signature Gatherer Maureen Moss Pleads Guilty to Forgery on Jon Keyser Petitions,&#8221; thedenverchannel.com, November 17, 2016<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_27');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_27\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>27<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Mark K. Matthews and Joey Bunch, &#8220;Colorado Anti-Fracking Measures Fail to Make Ballot; Possible Forgery Alleged,&#8221; denverpost.com, August 30, 2016<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_28');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_28\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>28<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">According to ColoradoVoters.info, Toni Lee Newbill switches between registering as unaffiliated and as a Republican and was registered as a Republican at the time of the offense. ColoradoVoters.info, \u201cRegistered Voters in the State of Colorado, U.S.A., as of 1 January 2022, in Alphabetical Order,\u201d coloradovoters.info, accessed on February 17, 2021.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8548_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8548_1_29');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8548_1_29\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>29<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> According to reporting by CBS4, Newbill has also been a registered Democrat. 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