CVV Legislative Efforts

["Joe Pezzillo" <jpezzillo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

Can you please explain (and then retract) this paragraph from your 
public comments to the Commissioners?

"Clearly there should be a legislative effort to change state laws 
regarding re-counts. Last October members of my party and others asked 
CVV and CVI members to work with the legislators to forward and author 
such bills. Not only did they not help, but they have intentionally 
hampered the progress of several bills in our state house. "

Not help? Intentionally hampered? I'd like to know who has been 
misrepresenting facts to you. (Aside from the date and group origin 
issues).

I don't recall seeing you at either of the House Committee hearings at 
the State Legislature regarding HB1296 (the only bill on the calendar 
that could have made a positive difference), where CVV and CVI members 
testified on behalf of this legislation, and helped get it passed out 
of the first one against the testimony of the State Elections Director 
and others. Nor do I recall you being one of the people at the meeting 
beforehand with Representative Madden to discuss the substance of the 
legislation and issues with "audit trails" at the offices of Common 
Cause. And I'm pretty sure you're not the one who got the strengthening 
amendment added to the bill by Representative Shultheiss of Colorado 
Springs, nor did you provide first hand assistance to the bill's 
drafter (for Rep Madden), to both of which a CVV supporter provided 
instrumental assistance.

I do however recall Boulder County's Clerk and Elections Manager 
sitting silently in the back of the committee room the day the bill was 
killed, instead of taking even one minute to speak up for the 
legislation that clearly would have helped the unfortunate situation 
with our state law, as I believe the people and the Commissioners would 
have appreciated and had asked for, is that what you mean by "helpful"?

Since these statements are clearly factual errors that someone must 
have relayed to you, I hope you will formally retract this portion of 
your comment quoted above, for the record. You might also want to have 
a conversation with whomever it was that misinformed you.

I'll be glad to provide additional info if you need it, including 
meetings, testimony and specific actions taken in support of HB1296. I 
do not know what "several" bills you are referring to, 1296 was the 
only one that would have made a positive impact, although I believe CVV 
members have also been actively in support of Senator Keller's 
Resolution (SR04-10, I believe), and in opposition to HB1227, which 
will further damage our state's election laws and systems and is on the 
verge of enactment.

I welcome you to demonstrate your tangible efforts in support of 
Trustworthy Elections, as well, I'm sure it will be of great interest 
to voters contemplating your candidacy for County Commissioner, and 
perhaps to your work at the County Elections Office, as well.

Joe