Colorado governor vetoes bill that would have let candidates run for lieutenant governor and another

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Colorado governor vetoes bill that would have let candidates run for lieutenant governor and another elected position at the same time


Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday vetoed a bill that passed the legislature with broad support and would have allowed candidates to run for lieutenant governor and another elected position — with the exception of U.S. Senate and U.S. House — at the same time.

“While I recognize that some states in the country allow candidates to run for multiple offices at one, I do not believe that is a practice to be admired and I do not believe Colorado should be one of those states,” Polis wrote in a letter explaining his decision to veto House Bill 1092. “Instances of the same candidate running for multiple offices on the same ballot only serve to further the ambitions of professional politics at a great cost of increased voter confusion and disengagement.”

The measure was championed by state Rep. Dave Williams, a Colorado Springs Republican, and Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert, a Douglas County Republican.

Under the proposal, candidates elected to both positions they were seeking would have to serve as lieutenant governor if their running mate was elected to the job. A vacancy committee would choose their successor for the other seat.

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2021/05/07/house-bill-1092-veto-jared-polis-colorado/

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1. Why are they doing this?