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Jared Polis

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Jared Polis is a Democratic politician, entrepreneur and governor of Colorado. He represented Colorado's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2009 to 2019 and previously served on the Colorado State Board of Education. Polis graduated from Princeton University in 1996 and co-founded American Information Systems while in college. His later businesses included ProFlowers. Before becoming governor, he also founded schools for students at risk of leaving school and for new immigrants.

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What we have documented

We have documented 2 statements by Jared Polis, in 2 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Jared Polis

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Jared Polis

Role at the time: Governor of Colorado

Condemned

Response to this claim

Tina Peters' idea for the November 3 midterms is to take control of ballots as soon as voting machines count them and recount them by hand before certification, and something like that is probably going to happen.

“If there was any discussion of seizing ballot boxes or, even worse, a civil war in the context of our free elections, that's dangerous and unbefitting the office of the President of the United States.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Without mentioning Tina Peters, Polis calls election interference pitch 'dangerous' (CPR News)Article text
Why we used this label

The case concerns the plan Ticktin attributes to Peters, to take control of counted ballots for a hand recount, and the federal action she has sought for the midterms. Polis says any discussion of seizing ballot boxes, if it took place, is dangerous, an objection to that proposal.

Read statementFull case: Tina Peters' lawyer says her midterm plan would seize counted ballots for a hand recount; Colorado Democrats object
Portrait of Jared Polis

Jared Polis

Role at the time: Colorado governor, through an official statement from his office

Mixed or conditional

Statement summary

Polis's office said he supported statutory rules for readers but opposed Senate Bill 26-070 because of its effect on public safety.

“Governor Polis has consistently said that he would support codifying best practices into law as it relates to license plate readers.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Colorado governor's office explains opposition to Senate Bill 26-070Governor quotation and surrounding reader-policy discussion
Why we used this label

The official statement supports continued police use and codified practices while opposing the proposed bill. This is a qualified position with a general safeguards remedy.

Read statementFull case: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?

A participant is a subject of the case. A speaker has a statement documented in it. A commentator has an opinion or editorial documented in it.

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