Secretary of State Bernie Buescher is soliciting citizen input for a "Best Practices and Vision" elections advisory commission. Lucky for you, experience at the ballot box is all you need to meet the minimum qualifications for appointment.
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Following injunction, Buescher halts Amd. 54 rulemaking
A Face the State Staff Report
August 6, 2009In response to a July court ruling suspending enforcement of Amendment 54's political contribution ban, Secretary of State Bernie Buescher, a Democrat, terminated the rulemaking process aimed at establishing enforcement mechanisms under the measure. The court's injunction comes ahead of a full hearing on the amendment's constitutionality.
More details on state elections director hiring process
July 15, 2009In May, Face The State published applications for the position of state elections director, which we obtained through the Colorado Open Records Act. The director is tasked with overseeing the state's election and campaign finance reporting processes in conjunction with county clerks. As we later learned, the most revealing part of the application - a "narrative exam" - wasn't released.
Statewide candidates' personal financial disclosures
June 4, 2009While elected officials and candidates are required under Colorado law to file personal financial disclosures with the Secretary of State, that information is not made available online. They are, however, public documents. As such, Face The State is posting this information on the Web as a public service.
State law requires those holding or seeking state office report sources of income as well as certain assets and liabilities. A major reason for requiring such disclosure is to aide the public in identifying potential conflicts of interest.
Segment 3 - Eight apply for state elections post
Face The State staff writer Rachel Boxer has the skinny on eight applicants for the state's top elections administration position.
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Eight apply for state elections director post
May 27, 2009Secretary of State Bernie Buescher, a Democrat, has solicited applications for the position of state elections director, who oversees the state's polling and campaign finance reporting processes in conjunction with county clerks.
Bernie Buescher wants your input
May 24, 2009Buescher v. 'Ethics Watch'
A Face the State Staff Report
May 20, 2009In its latest attack on a Republican candidate, liberal watchdog group Colorado Ethics Watch is calling on Secretary of State Bernie Buescher to launch an immediate investigation into one candidate's purported violations. The move is raising questions about what the role of the secretary should be when it comes to dealing with such allegations.
Pommer pays up
April 9, 2009Hours after a Face the State report exposed Rep. Jack Pommer, D-Boulder, for owing close to $20,000 to the state for fines relating to delinquent campaign finance reports, he appeared in the Secretary of State's office, check in hand and ready to settle.
Gessler gearing up for 2010 Secretary of State bid
A Face the State Staff Report
April 8, 2009
Denver attorney Scott Gessler is ramping up his campaign to challenge Secretary of State Bernie Buescher in 2010.
Segment 2 - Rep. Curry's controversial vote; transparency for special districts
FTS staff writer Rachel Boxer speaks about two stories published on FaceTheState.com this week: Could Rep. Kathleen Curry be the next Bernie Buescher? And the legislature considers additional transparency measures for often elusive special districts.
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2/3: Cushy jobs for ex-lawmakers
Former state Rep. Alice Madden is back in government as the governor's new global warming czar.
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Ritter + the Bueschers = BFF
January 22, 2009We've joked in the past about Bill Ritter's courtship of Bernie Buescher for Secretary of State, but Ritter has taken his relationship with the Buescher family to a whole new level by appointing Bernie's wife, Mary Beth Buescher, to the Colorado Juvenile Parole Board.
Buescher continues with Coffman's priorities
A Face the State Staff Report
January 20, 2009
Bernie Buescher has served less than a week as Colorado's new Secretary of State but his office is already busy prioritizing its agenda under new leadership.
Segments 3 and 4 - Minorities in CO politics
Should race have played a role in Gov. Bill Ritter's recent appointments for Secretary of State and U.S. Senate? Denver attorney Amber Tafoya and the Latino Forum think so.
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CORA: ProgressNow comments on SoS pick
January 12, 2009Gov. Bill Ritter's appointment of former state Rep. Bernie Buescher as Secretary of State was the product of a long process of public applications, interviews and public input. Ritter solicited comments from Coloradans via e-mail, the choicest of which are archived in the FTS Reading Room. But liberal activist group ProgressNow did one better, polling its members in an informal survey and bundling the results in a submission to Ritter.
Documents: Public input mattered little in SoS appointment
January 11, 2009Documents obtained by Face The State reveal that public comments regarding Gov. Bill Ritter's secretary of state appointment overwhelmingly favored term-limited Sen. Ken Gordon, D-Denver. Despite this, Gordon was passed over for the post in favor of ousted state Rep. Bernie Buescher.
Gessler files for 2010 Secretary of State election
January 8, 2009Denver attorney Scott Gessler has filed paperwork (PDF) with election officials for a 2010 run for Secretary of State. Should Gessler win the Republican party's nomination, he will likely face incumbent Democrat Bernie Buescher in the general election.
12/22: Bernie Buescher's job switch
It’s official: Bernie Buescher is Colorado’s next Secretary of State. What does that mean for our state’s elections?
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Gender politics 101
December 21, 2008For all his talk of supporting diversity, Gov. Bill Ritter sure loves white guys. And not everyone is happy.
Segment 3 - Reporter Mike Saccone on Buescher, U.S. Senate prospects
FTS visits with Grand Junction Daily Sentinel political reporter Mike Saccone for the latest on state Rep. Bernie Buescher's appointment to the office of Secretary of State, and western slope contenders for U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar's senate seat. Gov. Bill Ritter is slated to appoint a replacement for Salazar, who is vacating his seat to serve as Secretary of the Interior.
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Ritter wavers on outside input re: U.S. Senate appointment
December 19, 2008
Gov. Bill Ritter, fondly nicknamed "Blue Ribbon Bill," has a tireless affection for using panels and commissions to make his most important decisions, so it surprised us to read in Thursday's Denver Post that he won’t be using a panel to help him appoint U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar’s replacement.
Audio: Buescher appointed Colorado Secretary of State
Culminating a weeks-long selection process, Gov. Bill Ritter this morning tapped state Rep. Bernie Buescher, D-Grand Junction, to fill the vacancy in the office of Secretary of State on the occasion of current officeholder Mike Coffman's election to the U.S. Congress. Below the fold: photos and audio of the announcement.
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Buescher, Romanoff, Gordon finalists for SoS appointment
December 9, 2008Secretary of State finalists are in. A seven-member advisory panel selected term-limited Sen. Ken Gordon and term-limited House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, both Denver Democrats, and outgoing Rep. Bernie Buescher, a Democrat from Grand Junction.