The Colorado Attorney General’s office has made 23 attempts to serve Colorado Springs resident Douglas Bruce with a court order compelling him to testify at a deposition in connection with three campaign-finance complaints.
In a document filed Friday in Denver District Court, the Colorado Attorney General’s office maintains that the in-person attempts, as well as notices sent to Bruce by regular mail, express mail, e-mails and newspaper articles, constitute proof of service.
Bruce is being sought as a witness in connection with three campaign finance complaints filed with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office against the backers of three issues that will appear on the November ballot.
It’s not clear what happens next. Mike Saccone, an spokesman for the attorney general’s office, said in an e-mail that Bruce could be held in contempt of court. A clerk for Denver District Court Judge Brian Whitney, who is presiding over the matter, said Tuesday that Bruce has not responded to the attorney general’s filing, and no court date has been set.
Bruce is the author of the 1992 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, which limits how much government can grow each year and requires all tax increases be put to a public vote.
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