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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 14h

I was on the City Matters podcast out of CO Springs! open.spotify.com/episode/1WaD... In November 2025 some registered voters in CO Springs were not allowed to vote in the county commissioner District 5 contest … because they belonged to the “wrong” political party.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Bob Chew, Greg Lopez and I are running active, credible campaigns and offering voters an option besides the two major parties. When you mark your ballot, please give the three of us statewide candidates as much consideration as you give the major-party candidates.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I’m listed in the Kalshi prediction market! Woohoo!! True, Kalshi doesn’t give me much chance, but a month ago I wasn’t even listed. My line graph is the only candidate line that has only traveled in one direction – UP!

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Colorado Politics only invited the Democrat and Republican to their Sec of State candidate forum. I may have had more supporters there than Gonzalez. My supporters were quiet and polite, but we did wave signs at intervals to remind the viewers at home that I was excluded.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I’m on TV! Hear Matt Mauro and me talk on Fox31’s Colorado Point of View about why I’m running and what issues the other candidates are ignoring. youtu.be/-v1aLmRjz60?...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Bruce Odland died on September 17. www.cpr.org/2017/07/28/r... A tribute to Odland and publicity for The TANK would be a memorable inaugural post for Rangely's Our Connected Communities page. Perhaps someone in Rangely would like to be the Town Champion. www.ourconnectedcommunities.com/CO_Rangely

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Rangely’s Tank Is A Sonic Wonder. The ‘Earth Laws Of Acoustics’ Don’t Apply Here

The world is about to hear more music from the six-story metal structure, starting with music by Grammy-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Become your Town’s Champion and create a digital version of that perfect small-town gathering spot where everyone drops in, catches up, and stays connected. Local events, small businesses, neighborhood updates, church activities all at your fingertips. www.ourconnectedcommunities.com/CO_Springfield

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This photo is upside down because for Sec of State, you should not vote “blue.” You should vote for me, the candidate who will actually protect your right to vote and promote democracy (Rule by the People) instead of unconstitutional one-party elections! www.celeste4sos.com/priorities

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Do you too read this graphic as anointing the D as “Secretary of State” (with the BLUE caption) and relegating the R to “candidate” (with the RED caption)? The news media are not subtle, and they are derelict when they ignore a serious alternative to the major-party candidates.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy (?) New U.S. Fiscal Year! As usual, the U.S. doesn’t have a budget so we may see a government shutdown in December -- not coincidentally, after the November election. Meanwhile a Super El Niño is peaking in the Pacific Ocean. www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n...

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Studying this super El Niño could save lives. NOAA is scaling back research

A powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, ...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thanks to Paula Noonan for highlighting in her column the party-protection bill HB25-1315 that is unfair to voters and, I believe, unconstitutional. As Secretary of State, I would refuse to hold these one-party elections! I proposed a constitutional solution in the Colorado Sun in January 2024.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The "Blue Book" (and it is quite the tome) should have arrived in your mailbox. It contains info to help you decide on ballot measures and judicial retentions. If you want to find out what candidates appear on your ballot, your county clerk’s website should have a sample ballot.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

At the U.N. on Tuesday, Trump claimed again that he “won in a landslide. We won in a giant landslide…” False. False. False. Trump did not even get a majority of the popular vote in the 2024 election. www.osvnews.com/trump-tells-...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Jeffrey Rosen, U.S. Constitution Week’s keynote speaker, bemoaned the rise of negative polarization – when people are more worried about beating the other side than supporting their own side. Thanks to Katie Ellis and other volunteers who organized the celebration!

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Want to learn more about the interaction between ballot measures and the state budget? Check out colabnews.co/colorado-tra... where you can try different state budget scenarios.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I enjoyed riding the Bustang last week. The driver put $300 of fuel in the tank. With diesel over $6/gallon, the bus got about 48 gallons of fuel.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been banned from the White House and are not happy. I know how they feel. I was not included in CPR’s Colorado Matters episode on the Secretary of State candidates. When I asked why, the response was CPR’s resources are “capped.”

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Correction: The Republican was called "unsesrious," not "nonserious."

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Census Project’s members and affiliates urged Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to release the annual American Community Survey (ACS) data. ACS has been delayed due to a June 2 order changing federal statistical agencies’ privacy protection techniques. thecensusproject.org/2026/09/04/o...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Colorado Forward Party Chair Dave Ryan and I did planks at Independence Pass. The person who took our photo had just seen a bear in a tree in downtown Aspen. Evidently, bears in trees is an Aspen thing! We saw a bear in Aspen too (and a rugby tournament).

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The U.S. Constitution was signed on this date in 1787 and has been amended 27 times. Section 2 of the 14th Amendment penalizes states that deny the right to vote for state legislators. CO will be in violation in 2027 because HB25-1315 disenfranchises voters based on party affiliation.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today’s Colorado Matters: the Sec of State race. The County Clerks Assoc ED called the Republican a “nonserious” candidate, and CO has not elected back-to-back Democrats for SoS in almost 100 years, but the host never mentioned my candidacy! Please complain to CPR and/or donate to my campaign.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

On Sept 10, Chuck Todd hosted a Meet the Forward Party Candidates event with 7 federal and state candidates from Colorado, Minnesota, Florida, Utah, and Pennsylvania. Watch the 1-hour recording here: drive.google.com/file/d/1eBaP...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

National Voter Registration Day! In Colorado you can register online or by printing and mailing the form at govotecolorado.gov or in person at your county clerk’s office. In Colorado you can also register to vote at Vote Centers which will be open October 19 to November 3 (Election Day).

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the U.S. Postal Service may NOT change mail-ballot procedures this close to the 2026 election. None of Trump’s appointees, including Coloradan Neil Gorsuch, supported the USPS/government’s request. Kavanaugh concurred. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“Holding regular constituent engagement sessions.” This is part of the Forward Party candidate pledge. I’ve been holding weekly Ask Me Anything sessions, different days and times each week. I’d like to hold weekly online public sessions as your next secretary of state too.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Heritage Foundation ranked CO #38 in election integrity – easy to remember because CO was state #38 to join the union. Our universal mail-ballot (aka absentee) elections and use of “RCV” dropped us in the rankings. I support mail ballots and better voting methods.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In all but 2 even-year elections (2004 and 2012) this century, Americans have voted for party-control change at the federal level. Chuck Todd mentioned this factoid in our Meet the Forwardists event on Thursday. I made a table (accurate, I hope) to show the changes.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On the 25th anniversary of the Sept 11th attacks, we remember the victims and heroes lost on that day. This year the U.S. is also honoring those who died in the intervening years of 9/11-related illnesses with a 7th moment of silence. 911memorial.org/news-release...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Major-party nominees and statewide candidates who petition onto the ballot are automatically considered serious, journalists owe it to voters to report on minor-party candidate with active campaigns, comparable funds and thoughtful policy positions! newrepublic.com/article/9720...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The whiplash in the CO Sec of State candidate list is minor compared to the whiplash caused by the Trump administration’s efforts to control the delivery of mail ballots. CO county clerks expect to mail ballots as usual, but also have contingency plans. apnews.com/article/midt...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Libertarian dropped out of the Sec of State race last week. A judge ruled in favor of allowing the Libertarians to put a replacement candidate on the ballot just in time for yesterday's certification of ballot content. Read about the saga coloradosun.com/2026/09/04/c...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Gloria Steinem died on Wednesday at the age of 92. I met her on my birthday when she penned a note to me at a book signing for Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions. Great title, huh? Maybe I’m living the title. By the way, the Woman’s Guide won a Dean’s Service Award.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Celeste was at the Colorado State Fair on Tuesday and will be there again on Thursday, aiming for 4pm-7pm. More information at www.celeste4sos.com/event-detail... (That's my friend and driver Beth with me in the photos.)

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Rest in peace, Dolly Parton. I so admire you! Like you, I’m a strong supporter of public libraries and their mission of promoting literacy, being accessible to the public, and fostering community bonds. Here I am at the Nederland Library fundraiser on February 21 hugging you.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Thanks to the owners of The Enchanted Oven for making and donating a beautiful and yummy cake for the Broomfield Meet and Greet.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We are slipping further into polarization. [A solution] requires institutions to get more comfortable with self-criticism. When you adopt this bunker mentality, it feeds back into the sense that these institutions are unaccountable to the public. - Tyler Austin Harper www.npr.org/2026/08/18/n...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

People often ask, “Are you having fun?” It’s a strange question. This campaign is about getting my message out, giving voters a nonpartisan-type SoS option, and winning! Having fun is taken for granted. As Emma Goldman reportedly said, “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of this revolution.”

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Elaine Weiss’ The Woman’s Hour describes the on-the-ground fight for women’s suffrage in Tennessee, the 36th and deciding state to ratify the 19th Amendment 106 years ago today. I recommended the book to my book group, and the author kindly joined us via Zoom.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

On August 15 the Democratic National Committee set dates for the presidential primaries and caucuses and reversed a Rules Committee proposal to ban RCV, like Bottoms-Up 15% Threshold RCV. thefulcrum.us/electoral-re...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A judge ordered Sec of State Jena Griswold to turn over a report, but “Griswold refused to take custody of the consultant's report because it was highly critical of her and she didn't want it subject to open records requests.” The report may have been destroyed. www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

In North Carolina, the Exec Dir of the State Bd of Elections is the chief elections official, not the Sec of State. This week I got to hear Karen Brinson Bell talk about how election administrators and emergency response professionals work together to ensure smooth elections. electionreadiness.org

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Aug 17: Hear about the prospect of Colorado’s first implementation of proportional ranked voting in 80 years - from RCV for Longmont’s Dillon Rankin and CU-Boulder’s Edouard Heitzmann, whose PhD research is on auditing proportional ranked voting elections. lwvcolorado.org

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This fall Longmont can 1) adopt RCV [single-winner form for mayor and ward seats and the proportional multi-winner form for at-large seats] and 2) align the seats so ward seats are in one year and at-large seats are two years later. Image from RCV for Longmont's social media.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Common Cause is training poll monitors for the midterm election and will staff Election Helpline numbers in various languages. English 1-866-OUR-VOTE or 1-866-687-8683.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Nearly 70% of voters want more parties, a key feature of proportional representation (PR). In a new poll, only about 2% of voters could name PR, but they support its “underlying values … and component parts” even when presented with the tradeoffs. www.npr.org/2026/08/10/n...

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

See 2 more versions of 38-star flags from Death by Lightning, a mini-series based (not as faithfully as I’d like) on Destiny of the Republic, a book about Pres. James Garfield getting shot 4 months after taking office and then battling infections for 2 ½ months before dying.

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Here is a Forward Party podcast with independent US Senate candidates Todd Achilles (Idaho) and Bob Chew (CO). The Mountain West gets a lot of praise in the podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXei...

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The Forward Party Podcast EP15 - The Fulcrum Strategy with Bob Chew and Todd Achilles Explained

YouTube video by Forward Party

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celeste4sos @celeste4sos.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

What? A ‘D’ and an ‘R’ agree! -- We are a longtime Republican (Susan) and a longtime Democrat (Frank). We both live in Erie. We met recently through Celeste Landry … Despite our political differences, we both wholeheartedly support Celeste’s candidacy! – Boulder Camera Aug 8th letter to the editor

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