On April 16, the Colorado Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal brought by the city of Aspen, over whether ballots can be released for public inspection after an election is over (assuming nothing identifies which voter cast which ballot). The city had been waiting since November 10, 2011, for the Colorado Supreme Court to say whether it would hear this case.

The Colorado State Appeals Court had ruled that activists concerned with the reliability of vote-counting machines have a right to examine ballots, after the election is over and elections officials have finished counting them. The city is fighting that ruling. See this story.