As Trump takes aim at election rules, Colorado Democrats view state voting-rights bill as a bulwark

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Trump also promised more action on elections in the coming weeks.
50% : Colorado Democrats, hoping to enshrine federal voter protections in state law, are pursuing a bill that would bar voter discrimination based on race, sexual orientation and gender identity in state law -- just as President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at overhauling elections nationwide.
48% : "Those protections are falling away," she said, "and it becomes incumbent upon us as a state to step up and fill in the gap." Earlier in the week, Trump issued an executive order that requires proof of citizenship for voter registration and an Election Day deadline for mail-in ballots to count, rather than a postmark deadline that some states use.
36% : It's widely expected to face legal challenges over whether Trump has legal authority to issue such a decree.
31% : Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat and sponsor of the measure, described it as an attempt to bolster state election protections -- and voters' rights -- amid an uncertain federal climate.
28% : Trump said the order would go "a long way toward ending" election fraud.

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