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Two indicted after allegedly forging signatures for 2024 school choice ballot initiative

Colorado Springs Gazette·Eric Young [email protected]·6 months ago
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The authorities are searching for two out-of-state residents accused of forging signatures to get an initiative on the 2024 general election ballot.

An April 16 indictment includes three felony charges and one misdemeanor against both Cherell Long of Nevada and Martin Arellano of Texas, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday.

The initiative was for Amendment 80, an initiative that would have enshrined school choice for K-12 education in the Colorado Constitution.

Organizers were required to gather 124,238 signatures for the initiative to appear on the ballot.…

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