Colorado 2024 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HR1006 Compare Versions

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1	1	Second Regular Session
2	2	Seventy-fourth General Assembly
3	3	STATE OF COLORADO
4	4	INTRODUCED
5	5	LLS NO. R24-0905.01 Nicole Myers x4326 HR24-1006
6	6	House Committees
7	7	Judiciary
8	8	HOUSE RESOLUTION 24-1006
9	9	C
10	10	ONCERNING THE IMPEACHMENT OF COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE101
11	11	J
12	12	ENA GRISWOLD.102
13	13	WHEREAS, Pursuant to section 1 of article XIII of the Colorado1
14	14	Constitution, the House of Representatives has the power of2
15	15	impeachment; and3
16	16	WHEREAS, Colorado Secretary of State Jena M. Griswold under4
17	17	article XIII is subject to impeachment for high crimes or misdemeanors5
18	18	or malfeasance in office; and6
19	19	WHEREAS, In the case of Anderson v. Griswold, 2023 CO 63,7
20	20	No. 2023SA300 (CO S. Ct. Dec. 19, 2023), a decision was rendered by8
21	21	a majority of the Colorado Supreme Court Justices to prohibit former9
22	22	President and current candidate for president Donald J. Trump from being10
23	23	placed on the Colorado Republican presidential primary ballot because he11
24	24	was deemed to be disqualified under section 3 of the 14th Amendment to12
25	25	the United States Constitution from seeking the presidency for allegedly13
26	26	engaging in insurrection on January 6, 2021; and14
27	27	WHEREAS, The Colorado Supreme Court's order was contrary to15
28	28	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
29	29	Armagost and Pugliese, Bottoms, Bradfield, Bradley, Catlin, DeGraaf, Evans, Frizell,
30	30	Hartsook, Holtorf, Lynch, Soper, Taggart, Weinberg, Wilson, Winter T.
31	31	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
32	32	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
33	33	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. the United States Constitution, the Colorado Constitution, the Supreme1
34	34	Court Justices' oaths of office, the Colorado Revised Statutes, and public2
35	35	policy, and the Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court acted contrary to3
36	36	the public interest; and4
37	37	WHEREAS, Secretary Griswold publicly stated in a press release5
38	38	dated December 28, 2023, that "Donald Trump engaged in insurrection6
39	39	and was disqualified under the Constitution from the Colorado Ballot.7
40	40	The Colorado Supreme Court got it right."; and8
41	41	WHEREAS, Secretary Griswold publicly stated on the social9
42	42	media platform X on December 22, 2023, "I agree with the Colorado10
43	43	Supreme Court's ruling - insurrectionists like Donald Trump shouldn't be11
44	44	eligible for office."; and12
45	45	WHEREAS, Such actions constitute malfeasance in office,13
46	46	dereliction of duty, unfitness for office, and abuse of the public trust; and14
47	47	WHEREAS, To protect the citizens of Colorado from the threat of15
48	48	any future denials of constitutional rights, it is appropriate for Secretary16
49	49	Griswold to be impeached and removed from office; now, therefore,17
50	50	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the18
51	51	Seventy-fourth General Assembly of the State of Colorado:19
52	52	That the House of Representatives adopts the following Articles20
53	53	of Impeachment against Colorado Secretary of State Jena M. Griswold:21
54	54	ARTICLE I22
55	55	For malfeasance in office for denying President Trump the right23
56	56	to due process of law guaranteed by the 5th Amendment to the United24
57	57	States Constitution and section 25 of article II of the Colorado25
58	58	Constitution by making public statements about President Trump's guilt26
59	59	for engaging in an insurrection when he has not, in any court of law, been27
60	60	found guilty of engaging in the alleged insurrection on January 6, 2021.28
61	61	ARTICLE II29
62	62	For malfeasance in office for denying a free and open election30
63	63	guaranteed by section 5 of article II of the Colorado Constitution and31
64	64	denying Coloradans the right to vote for their choice for president by32
65	65	HR24-1006
66	66	-2- preventing President Trump from being listed as a candidate on1
67	67	Colorado's Republican primary ballot in 2024.2
68	68	ARTICLE III3
69	69	For malfeasance in office for playing partisan politics in her office4
70	70	as the Secretary of State of Colorado, which should remain neutral and5
71	71	unbiased as the state's chief elections officer, by making public statements6
72	72	about President Trump and the Colorado Supreme Court's decision.7
73	73	ARTICLE IV8
74	74	For malfeasance in office for violating the United States9
75	75	Constitution, the Colorado Constitution, her oath of office, the Colorado10
76	76	Revised Statutes, and public policy by acting contrary to the public11
77	77	interest.12
78	78	ARTICLE V13
79	79	For malfeasance in office for demonstrating her unfitness for14
80	80	office by engaging in misconduct that will disrupt the 2024 Republican15
81	81	primary election in Colorado.16
82	82	ARTICLE VI17
83	83	For malfeasance in office for abusing the public trust and18
84	84	prejudicing the public's confidence in the Colorado Secretary of State's19
85	85	office and the state's elections system by misusing her official powers in20
86	86	a manner calculated to subvert the lawful operation of the Colorado21
87	87	Secretary of State's office to obstruct the fair and impartial administration22
88	88	of justice.23
89	89	Be It Further Resolved, That said Articles of Impeachment be duly24
90	90	enrolled and signed by the Speaker of this House of Representatives and25
91	91	that the Speaker appoint a Committee of Managers, consisting of five26
92	92	members of this House of Representatives, to exhibit such Articles of27
93	93	Impeachment before the Senate of the Seventy-fourth General Assembly28
94	94	in the name of this House of Representatives and of all of the people of29
95	95	the State of Colorado, and to conduct the prosecution of said Articles of30
96	96	Impeachment before said Senate in accordance with the provisions of the31
97	97	Colorado Constitution and of the rules of the Senate relating to the trial32
98	98	of impeachment.33
99	99	HR24-1006
100	100	-3- Be It Further Resolved, That a message be sent to the Senate to1
101	101	inform the members that this House of Representatives has appointed said2
102	102	Committee of Managers to conduct the impeachment against Colorado3
103	103	Secretary of State Jena M. Griswold.4
104	104	HR24-1006
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