Colorado Supreme Court kicks GOP Rep. Lamborn off primary ballot

[Applewood]

Colorado Supreme Court kicks GOP Rep. Lamborn off primary ballot

DENVER –  Colorado's Supreme Court on Monday knocked six-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn from his party's primary, saying the Colorado Springs Republican didn't collect enough valid voter signatures to qualify.

The court reversed a lower court ruling in a lawsuit that challenged the validity of voter signatures that Lamborn's campaign tried to use to make the June 26 primary.

Five Republican voters in Lamborn's district filed a lawsuit claiming that seven circulators who collected signatures on Lamborn's behalf were not Colorado residents.

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[Applewood]

I admit I don't know this guy, but stuff like this makes a Republican majority in both houses of congress look rather shaky after this year.

[libertybele]

Considering that things like this happen all the time is exactly why it would be nearly impossible for a 3rd party win.  If he had run as a 3rd party candidate, it would have been even more difficult for him to qualify for ballot access and even if that's accomplished the candidate still has to come up with monies to compete and petition to participate in the debates.  Just saying. 

[Frank Cannon]

This shady stuff happens all the time with these petition signings. I wonder who organized this suit against him?