{"id":2476373,"date":"2025-08-19T14:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-secretary-of-state-says-trump-taking-cues-from-dictator-putin-against-mail-in-ballots\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T14:53:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:53:55","slug":"colorado-secretary-of-state-says-trump-taking-cues-from-dictator-putin-against-mail-in-ballots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-secretary-of-state-says-trump-taking-cues-from-dictator-putin-against-mail-in-ballots\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado secretary of state says Trump taking cues from &#8216;dictator&#8217; Putin against mail-in ballots"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-secretary-of-state-says-trump-taking-cues-from-dictator-putin-against-mail-in-ballots%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2476373&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold criticized former President Donald Trump for attempting a &#8220;power grab&#8221; by trying to restrict mail-in voting, comparing his actions to taking cues from Russian President Vladimir Putin.Griswold emphasized that mail-in ballots are secure because they are paper-based and immune to hacking, and she accused Trump of undermining election security by dismantling federal efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-biden-administrations-disinformation-board-is-a-tool-straight-from-soviet-russias-kgb\/\" title=\"The Biden Administration\u2019s \u2018Disinformation\u2019 Board Is A Tool Straight From Soviet Russia\u2019s KGB\">combat foreign disinformation<\/a>. Notably, Trump and his family used mail-in ballots during the 2020 election, making his current attacks against them notably contradictory, according to Griswold. She pledged to resist Trump&#8217;s efforts to ban mail-in voting and urged citizens to fight back to protect democratic processes. The article also mentions Griswold&#8217;s previous attempt to remove Trump from Colorado&#8217;s 2024 primary ballot and her response to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >security breach involving voting system passwords<\/a> on the state website. Simultaneously occurring, Trump plans to issue executive orders to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 elections and has mobilized grassroots efforts to defeat Democrats in 2024. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Colorado secretary of state says Trump taking cues from &lsquo;dictator&rsquo; Putin against mail-in ballots<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2207502\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said Tuesday that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3758364\/azerbaijani-ambassador-trump-true-peacemaker-armenia-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> is attempting a &ldquo;power grab&rdquo; in trying to clamp down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3757596\/fiona-hill-putin-us-knots-midterm-elections-mail-in-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mail-in voting<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump discussed mail-in voting during his meeting with Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3759321\/trump-arranges-meeting-putin-zelensky-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> on Friday, where he said the two agreed it is not &ldquo;honest.&rdquo; Trump vowed Monday he will issue an executive order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3757948\/trump-executive-order-mail-in-ballots-voting-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to ban mail-in ballots<\/a> and voting machines ahead of the 2026 elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3759918\/dhs-deny-immigration-benefits-anti-american-views\/\">DHS to deny immigration benefits to those with &#8216;anti-American&#8217; views<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3759965\/nicolas-maduro-militia-deployment-us-raise-bounty\/\">Nicolas Maduro to deploy 4.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nicolas-maduro-to-deploy-4-5-million-militia-members-after-us-raises-bounty-for-his-arrest\/\" title=\"Nicolas Maduro to deploy 4.5 million militia members after US raises bounty for his arrest\">5 million militia members<\/a> after US raises bounty for his arrest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3760130\/fifty-million-dollars-bail-out-public-tv-radio-stations-defunding-public-media\/\">Fifty million dollars sought to bail out public TV and radio stations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Griswold said states are responsible for overseeing elections, &ldquo;not Donald Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, mail ballots are secure. They cannot be hacked because they&lsquo;re a piece of paper. That is increasingly more important, as Trump has made our elections less secure since taking office again. He&lsquo;s disbanded much of the federal government&lsquo;s work on countering foreign disinformation, and is obviously taking cues about democracy from a dictator, Putin,&rdquo; Griswold said on CNN.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3085998&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=51869afd05371564c1954811b19de5ba\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Griswold said Trump and his family used mail-in ballots during the 2020 presidential election. She said the president&rsquo;s ire against this form of voting showcases him &ldquo;escalating his attacks&rdquo; on the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The secretary of state encouraged people to &ldquo;fight back,&rdquo; and said she will do all she can to &ldquo;stop&rdquo; the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Griswold received national attention when she led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2903543\/boebert-threatens-colorado-secretary-state-recall-effort-following-supreme-court-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an effort to remove Trump <\/a>from her state&rsquo;s 2024 primary ballot. However, this move lost on the federal level when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2900799\/supreme-court-keeps-trump-on-2024-presidential-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Supreme Court ruled 9-0<\/a> that states cannot keep presidential candidates off primary ballots under the 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3759190\/mitch-mcconnell-retiring-nate-morris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MITCH MCCONNELL IS RETIRING. ESTABLISHMENT DONORS HAVE DECIDED WHO THEY DON&rsquo;T WANT REPLACING HIM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In October, just before the 2024 presidential election, Griswold said the partial passwords to Colorado&rsquo;s voting system had been live on its website for several months <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3208747\/colorado-secretary-of-state-website-improperly-included-voting-system-passwords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and reported this<\/a> to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3211370\/colorado-secretary-of-state-fires-employee-responsible-voting-security-breach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">She also fired the employee<\/a> responsible for this &ldquo;serious mistake.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s bid to rid mail-in voting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3028163\/trump-180-mail-in-voting-swamp-the-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contrasts with his 2024 campaign<\/a>, which created the Swamp the Vote USA grassroots program with Trump Force 47. 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