Gessler statement on Supreme Court denial of request to take up recall election case

Gessler statement on the Supreme Court's denial to request stay

Denver, Colorado – Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler today released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued an order denying a request for stay in the case surrounding the recall elections in Senate Districts 3 and 11. 

"The Supreme Court has settled this issue. Now we know for sure elections will take place on Sept. 10. We've already begun rolling our sleeves up to make these elections a success. Every eligible voter will have the opportunity to cast a ballot, including our military service members, under the plan we are putting together. Voters in El Paso and Pueblo counties can rest assured these elections will be conducted with the integrity they expect and deserve."

For more information on the please visit our website, where you can read draft rules for the conduct of the elections and listen to an audio recording of the public meeting held today discussing the issue.