Valdez v. Election Commission

This appeal is from the dismissal of a Denver district court suit which challenged a ruling by the Denver Election Commission that there were insufficient signatures on petitions seeking to initiate a councilman’s recall election. We reverse and remand.

I

Appellants originally filed a petition containing 4,017 signatures supporting the recall of Denver City Councilman Eugene DiManna. DiManna filed a protest, and the Election Commission scheduled a hearing. Appellants sought a court injunction to prevent the Election Commission from holding the hearing, but relief was denied as premature. That…