From: Michael Doherty <doherty@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
Subject: Group says it will recall Gov. Romer
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Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 07:33:09 GMT

The Sunday Camera,                      reprinted without permission
Boulder Colorado 
12/13/92

Group says it will recall Gov. Romer

Associated Press

DENVER - A grass-roots group, angry with Gov. Romer's opinions on the
outcome of three controversial amendments in the November election,
says he has "proved to be an embarrassment to Colorado" and should be
recalled.
     A Colorado Springs-based group calling itself "We the people for
the Recall of Roy Romer" says it will gather petitions and donations
in an effort to unseat Romer. The organization, formed last week,
says Romer "overstepped his position as governor due to his
statements during and after election 1992."
     Specifically, the group is angry with Romer's opposition to
passage of Amendment 1, the tax-limitation measure, and Amendment 2,
the anti-gay rights plan. Both proposals were petitioned onto the
ballot by Colorado Springs-based groups.
     "He is an elected official of the people. The people have spoken
and he is to represent the people," Sherri Ofner, a Colorado Springs
homemaker, told The Associated Press on Saturday. If he is ignoring
the will of the people, how can he be representing us?"
     Ofner said the group is also bothered by Romer's announcement
that he would seek another means to raise money for education since
the failure of Amendment 6, his plan to raise the state's sales tax
for school financing.
     Romer could not be reached for comment.
     The group will hold news conferences in Colorado Springs and
Denver next week to officially announce its intention to recall
Romer, according to a release issued Friday. The organization is
seeking donations, to be mailed to a Monument address, and will set
up a permanent 800 telephone number for supporters, the release said.
     In the process. the group will have to get signatures from
registered voters, totaling at least 25 percent of the number of
ballots cast in the 1990 election, Ofner said. It has set no deadline
for that, she said.
     The Colorado secretary of state would then receive the petitions
and determine if there were enough to force an election.
     We the People, which is being chaired by Monument businessman
Douglas Briggman, has about 30 members, Ofner said. It was started
after Chuck Baker, who has a conservative program on Colorado Springs
radio station KVOR, suggested recalling the governor because he
opposed the measures that had been passed by voters, she said.
     "It's totally apolitical. There is no political agenda," she
said, adding that the "extremely grass-roots" group has support in
Denver, Montrose and Grand Junction, in addition to Colorado Springs.
     Romer opposed Amendment 1 and Amendment 2.
     He campaigned against the tax-limitation measure, written by
Douglas Bruce of Colorado Springs, which Romer said would bring
"chaos" to the state. Since the passage of the measure, by 54 percent
to 46 percent, he has said it is the law and he would do his best to
implement it.
     The measure requires voter approval for certain state and local
tax revenue increases and debt, and restricts property, income and
other taxes.
     Romer was rebuffed in an attempt to have five sections of the
law interpreted by the Colorado Supreme Court.



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