The recall effort of new Democratic Sen. Kevin Priola, who switched parties last week, will need to go through his new district, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office declared Monday.
between Republicans and Democrats, at 22,602 and 22,544 apiece, respectively, though a plurality of voters there are nonpartisan.
The Secretary of State’s Office did base the signature threshold to force a vote on Priola’s old district. That threshold, 18,291 valid signatures, is 25% of the total votes cast in his last election. The determination on the signature threshold and where they’d need to be gathered was made in consultation with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, according to a news release.Priola disagreed with the decision for the petition to run through the new district.
Advance Colorado Action senior adviser Michael Fields, the registered agent for the recall committee, said the decision for the recall to happen in the new district is “good news” for voters who will get a chance to decide their state senator for the next two years. “Replacing Priola with a state senator who will keep taxes and fees low and help make our state safer is worth it,” Fields said of the cost.
Priola announced Aug. 22 that he had switched political parties. He cited the Republican Party’s lack of outrage over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and its disinterest in fighting climate change as chief factors behind the decision. However, Priola said he wouldn’t change his votes based on his new affiliation, specifically around his anti-abortion and pro-gun-rights views.
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