Colo. county clerk demands student newspaper be removed from racks after front-page Udall photo
Source: Rocky Mountain Collegian
Larimer County Clerk and Recorder Angela Myers requested that Collegian newspapers be removed from the racks at the north end of the Lory Student Center on Tuesday morning, citing electioneering. ... Myers said the Collegian was the only newspaper moved because it had a picture of U.S. Sen. Democratic Mark Udall prominently on the cover. Udall, who appeared on campus Monday, is running for re-election and is opposed by U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner.
... The North Ballroom on the 300 level of the Lory Student Center is a ballot drop-off location. The newspaper racks are on the 100-level floor by the Transit Center. The Denver Post, USA Today and the New York Times were not removed.
... The Collegian is not in violation of the Colorado statute, according to attorney Steven Zansberg of Levine Sullivan Koch and Shultz LLP. According to Zansberg, the statute defines electioneering as campaigning and news articles are not campaigning.
... Myers also said newspapers with prominent front-page coverage of Michelle Obama’s Thursday visit to CSU’s campus would also be moved outside the 100-foot radius. ... Myers, a Republican, was appointed to the position of county clerk in May 2013 by the Larimer County Commissioners.
Read more: http://www.collegian.com/2014/10/larimer-county-clerk-removes-collegian-newspapers-lory-student-center/96590/
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