On April 27, Colorado filed this brief in defense of its ban on out-of-state circulators. It says that the plaintiffs, including Congressman Doug Lamborn, waited too long to file the federal lawsuit against the ban. However, Congressman Lamborn filed his federal case only two days after the Colorado Supreme Court had removed him from the Republican primary ballot.

The state says Lamborn is free to be a write-in candidate in the Republican primary. And the state says it needs a ban on out-of-state circulators because if the state needs to interview out-of-state circulators about their work, it would take too long to get in touch with them.

On April 26, on Fox and Friends, President Donald Trump said he wishes the U.S. elected presidents by popular vote, rather than using the electoral college. See this story. The story says the 2016 electoral college vote was Trump 304, Clinton 207. Actually it was Trump 304, Clinton 227, others 7.

U.S. District Court Judge Philip Brimmer will hear Goodall v Williams, 1:18cv-980, on Monday, April 30, at 9 a.m. This is the case that will determine if Congressman Doug Lamborn can get on the Republican primary ballot so as to run for re-nomination. The issue is the Colorado law banning out-of-stae circulators.

The people who challenged Congressman Lamborn’s petition in state court are seeking to intervene in the case.

The state’s brief is due Friday, April 27.