
The latest partisan slugfest to take place in the Democratic-held Colorado legislature is shaping up to be about election reform, with Democrats preparing to introduce a bill mandating that every registered voter be allowed to cast a ballot by mail and allowing new voters to register through Election Day.
After a brief lull in partisan bickering that has dominated the legislative session — mostly over gun control — battle lines are again being drawn, with Republicans described by the Durango Herald as “livid” over the proposed legislation.
Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler — who sued two Democratic-majority counties before the last election to prevent them from mailing ballots to inactive voters — told a reporter for the Denver Post that he was in “full honey badger mode,” referencing the nickname he earned for his willingness to stand his ground and fight.