Subject: Fwd: BREAKING - Denver DA to Review Keyser Petitions
From: "Garcia, Walter" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 15:02:17 -0700

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From: Chris Meagher, Colorado Democratic Party <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: May 13, 2016 at 5:59:50 PM EDT
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Subject: BREAKING - Denver DA to Review Keyser Petitions
Reply-To: Chris Meagher, Colorado Democratic Party <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>

ICYMI: Denver7: Denver D.A. to review Jon Keser petitions, Secretary of State denying public record requests<http://coloradodems.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4fadea36551d894073301f9ab&id=9f6c42bb07&e=2e8bbea69b>

By Marshall Zelinger

DENVER - The petitions that contain some forged signatures for Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Jon Keyser are no longer available for public review.

The petitions for Keyser, which include some that Denver7 has already reviewed, are no longer being made available for public records requests because the Denver District Attorney's Office has asked to review the originals, according to the Secretary of State's Office.

Denver7 uncovered at least 10 forged signatures on the petitions that helped Keyser qualify for the Republican primary ballot for U.S. Senate.

Here is the response Denver7 received from the Denver District Attorney's Office:

The Denver District Attorney’s Office was sent a letter from Progress Now requesting that we start an investigation into this matter. As is the practice of our office, specifically the Economic Crime Unit, they review the original complaint and any accompanying documents to determine if there was a crime committed, whether the suspect is identifiable and if we have jurisdiction. Many times this review is accomplished very quickly and other times it takes a while and more documents are gathered. If a decision is made to investigate the matter completely then it will proceed to formal investigation. If it is not assigned for further investigation we are obligated to tell the complainant the reason for the denial of their complaint so that they can proceed to another jurisdiction or seek other remedies available to them.

On Thursday, Keyser dodged Denver7 political reporter Marshall Zelinger's questions about the forged signatures, refusing to address them eight times. Instead, he kept saying, "I'm on the ballot."

That answer is similar to the responses he gave during the forum, when he was the first candidate to get a direct question.

The moderator asked Keyser if he knew some of the signatures were forged and what the consequences should be.

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FULL STORY HERE<http://coloradodems.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fadea36551d894073301f9ab&id=00f143790c&e=2e8bbea69b>.

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Chris Meagher
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Colorado Democratic Party
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