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Jena Griswold

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Jena Griswold is the Colorado Secretary of State, the state's chief elections official.

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What we have documented

We have documented 3 statements by Jena Griswold, in 3 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Jena Griswold

Portrait of Jena Griswold

Jena Griswold

Role at the time: Colorado secretary of state

Condemned

Response to this claim

DOJ's expanded nationwide election-monitoring deployment is justified as routine enforcement of federal election law.

“lay the groundwork for MAGA and Trump to reject the results if they don't go their way.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)PBS News: How some states are responding to DOJ's plan to send 1,000 monitors on Election Day · PBS NewsHourSections "What's new this election cycle?" and "How states are responding"
Why we used this label

She opposes the deployment, saying it has no reasonable basis and is meant to undermine the elections.

Read statementFull case: Should DOJ send election monitors to all 50 states?
Portrait of Jena Griswold

Jena Griswold

Role at the time: Colorado Secretary of State

Condemned

Statement summary

Griswold says Colorado has so far defeated what she calls Trump's unlawful attempts to influence election administration and will fight any attempt to interfere with the state's elections.

“Coloradans can rest assured knowing that we've so far defeated Trump's unlawful attempts to influence election administration, and we will fight any attempt to interfere with Colorado elections”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Tina Peters met with Trump to discuss election plans, former Trump administration attorney says (Colorado Newsline)Article text
Why we used this label

The case concerns the federal action Peters has sought for the midterms, including the ballot plan her lawyer describes. Responding to the reported Peters meeting with Trump, Griswold says the state will fight any attempt to interfere with its elections, an objection to that push.

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

Jena Griswold

Role at the time: Colorado Secretary of State

Condemned

Statement summary

In a news release announcing a letter from nine secretaries of state, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said, "Immigration officials must not be used to intimidate voters", and asked nominee Markwayne Mullin to "confirm in writing that there will not be an ICE presence near voting locations in the 2026 election cycle".

“Trump and his administration have used ICE to terrorize and intimidate Americans. Immigration officials must not be used to intimidate voters … We are calling on the nominated Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin to confirm in writing that there will not be an ICE presence near voting locations in the 2026 election cycle.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Leads Letter Seeking Confirmation of Homeland Security Policy on ICE at Polling LocationsNews release of March 9, 2026
Why we used this label

The fixed reference point is the administration's stated or threatened use of ICE at or near polling places. Griswold said immigration officials must not be used to intimidate voters and asked for written confirmation of no ICE presence near voting locations, which expressly rejects the practice. She set no condition, so mixed or conditional does not fit.

Read statementFull case: Should ICE and other armed federal agents be allowed at or near polling places in the 2026 election?

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