# Ask Secretary of State candidates if they favor election audits.

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Podcast: [Freedom Unaffiliated](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-unaffiliated-6377441)
Published: 2026-03-10T21:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This part will disappoint angry people on Twitter: Relax. Put the pitchforks down. I am not relitigating the 2020 election or mail ballots or even Tina Peters. But I am saying people don’t trust elections like they used to. And here in Colorado we can do a rather simple thing to reverse that. And progressives should want it most. Saving democracy is all the rage now, and as far as political slogans go, it’s a pretty damn good one. But saving democracy isn’t just about protecting Colorado from President Donald Trump, whatever that vagary means. It’s about fortifying our democratic institutions so the voters’ true will is clearly and verifiably stated. This is where I’d usually rant about how the legislature going around our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights is more of a clear and present threat to democracy than anything Trump is doing in Colorado, but why state the obvious? Those hell-bent on taking your money will do anything to make sure you can’t vote on it. Again: Save Democracy, Protect TABOR! Confidence in elections isn’t determined by how often some official says the system works. It’s determined by whether the public believes the system is beyond suspicion. Our republic depends on that. And the Colorado Secretary of State’s office just insisting our elections are fair and honest? That’s not enough. Saying “trust us” isn’t proof. They need to prove it. And they don’t. Not really. When you buy stock in a publicly traded company you have confidence the financial information is accurate because an outside, independent auditing firm checks the books and certifies them. Been the law since 1933. Apparently, elections didn’t get the memo. Colorado’s voting system operates in a way publicly traded companies could never: it audits itself. That doesn’t engender confidence. Now be…

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