RNC Sues Colorado Secretary of State for Unlawfully Allowing Non-Residents to Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Republican National Committee (RNC) sued Democrat Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold for allowing certain non-residents who have never lived in the state to register and vote in Colorado elections.

"Yet again, Democrats are trying to let people vote in a state where they’ve never lived,” said RNC Chairman Joe Gruters. “Jena Griswold is ignoring Colorado’s Constitution and allowing non-residents to cast ballots in Colorado elections. The RNC is fighting these unconstitutional schemes across the country, and we’re suing to stop this one.”

Background:

• Today, the RNC, Congressman Jeff Crank, and Douglas County Clerk and Recorder Sheri Davis sued Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.
• The lawsuit challenges a Colorado law and election policy that allow certain people who have never lived in Colorado - and in some cases have never lived in the United States - to vote in Colorado elections.
• Colorado's Constitution is clear: voting is reserved for Colorado residents.
• Griswold's policy allows people to vote based solely on the past residency of a parent, guardian, or spouse, despite never having lived in Colorado themselves.
• The lawsuit seeks to strike down Colorado's unconstitutional "never-resident voter" law and stop its enforcement.
• The lawsuit also seeks the removal of ineligible never-resident voters from Colorado's voter rolls. 
• This lawsuit builds on the RNC's successful record defending voter eligibility requirements across the country, including a major victory in North Carolina stopping non-residents from voting and a recent lawsuit challenging a similar policy in Nebraska.