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    Calvarese to stay on ballot for 4th Congressional District special election

    By Lanie Lee Cook,

    23 days ago

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    DENVER (KDVR) — A judge on Wednesday denied an effort to disqualify Trisha Calvarese from the 4th Congressional District special election, keeping the Democrat on the ballot.

    A Douglas County resident had filed a lawsuit arguing that Calvarese did not meet the statutory requirements for candidacy because she only recently became affiliated with the Colorado Democratic Party.

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    Denver District Judge David H. Goldberg rejected the argument , finding that Calvarese “has presented a good faith effort to comply with applicable regulations and has not acted to mislead the electorate.”

    Calvarese has been a Colorado resident since October and registered for the Colorado Democratic Party in December, and she previously registered as a Democrat in other states and contributed to campaigns, according to the judge’s ruling.

    The judge found that Calvarese complied with the party’s rules for candidacy, finding that the rules “merely require that the potential candidate be a ‘registered Democrat.'”

    Calvarese running in special, primary elections

    The special election on June 25 will fill the rest of former U.S. Rep. Buck’s term ahead of the general election in November. Buck abruptly resigned and left Congress on March 22.

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    Former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez was chosen as the Republican nominee for the special election.

    A separate primary election is also scheduled for June 25, which will decide candidates for the November general. Lopez will not run in the primary, but Calvarese will.

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