Colorado: Las Animas County Coroner effort fails due to rejected signatures

The recall effort against Las Animas County Coroner Dominic Verquer has failed, with too many signatures being rejected. The recall was over claims that Verquer buried homeless people in a cemetery without the owner's knowledge or proper paperwork. The Republican County Committee claims that Verquer was "exonerated" by an investigation, though investigation report has not been released yet.

Petitioners handed in 1345 signatures and needed 1253. They got 907. Of the rejected signatures, 179 had the signatures not matching the voter registration, 100 had no names found (presumably not registered), 81 had incorrect information on the form and 27 were "ineligible" signers. 3 signers withdrew their signature.