Richard Allen Smith, Afghan war veteran and vice chairman of national
soldier and veteran advocacy organization VoteVets, on Thursday hand delivered a petition with more than 9,000 signatures asking Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler to drop the lawsuit he filed seeking to prevent counties in the state from mailing ballots to inactive voters, including to soldiers serving away from home. The organization is asking Gessler to accept a decision
handed down in district court last week finding insupportable Gessler's interpretation of election law in the matter.