RITCHIE v. POLIS

Supreme Court Case No. 20SC453.

467 P.3d 339 (2020)

2020 CO 69

Daniel L. RITCHIE and Colorado Concern, v. Jared POLIS, in his capacity as Governor of Colorado, and Jena Griswold, in her capacity as Colorado Secretary of State.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

July 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioners: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Christopher O. Murray , Sarah M. Mercer , Stanley L. Garnett , Melissa Kuipers Blake   Julian R. Ellis, Jr. , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent Jared Polis: Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Christopher P. Beall , Deputy Attorney General, Jennifer H. Hunt , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent Jena Griswold: Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Leeann Morrill , First Assistant Attorney General, Russell D. Johnson , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Michael Kotlarczyk , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amici Curiae Coalition for Cross-Ideological, Non-Partisan Groups: Hogan Lovells US LLP, Andrew C. Lillie , Mark D. Gibson , Denver, Colorado.

Hogan Lovells US LLP, Catherine E. Stetson , Washington, District of Columbia.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Protect Colorado: Maven Law Group, LLP, Joe Anderson , Suzanne Staiert , Denver, Colorado.

En Banc.


¶1 We confront here again the extraordinary impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the operations of the electoral process in Colorado.1 We previously explained that the pandemic did not permit the Secretary of State, through rulemaking, to create an exception to the statutory minimum-signature requirement...

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