Coloradans prepare to monitor polls for voter intimidation, election issues during midterm

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 908

Last Updated: 6 days, 21 hours ago

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Around 50 Coloradans gathered in a conference room down the street from the state Capitol on Friday morning to become trained poll monitors ahead of the midterm elections, a subset of the 1,000 volunteers statewide who plan to observe polling sites and drop boxes as part of a pro-democracy effort.

“We’re obviously nonpartisan. We’re there to report any issues,” Luana Charnes, a senior organizing manager with Common Cause, told trainees. “We’re also there as …

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