Grassfire LLC under microscope in Florida prior to Colorado charges

A sign tells voters in English and Spanish where to vote as people wait in line to cast their ballots at the Northeast Regional Library in Cape Coral, Florida, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Grassfire LLC, a petition and canvassing firm that used signature collectors who have been criminally charged in Colorado, also worked on a campaign to put a measure on Florida's 2022 ballot that is now under investigation. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) — A sign tells voters in English and Spanish where to vote as people wait in line to cast their ballots at the Northeast Regional Library in Cape Coral, Florida, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Grassfire LLC, a petition and canvassing firm that used signature collectors who have been criminally charged in Colorado, also worked on a campaign to put a measure on Florida’s 2022 ballot that is now under investigation. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

By Sam Tabachnik | stabachnik@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: July 23, 2023 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: July 24, 2023 at 2:22 PM MDT

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Former workers say Grassfire LLC's owner, Lee Vasche, directed them to break the law in Florida, including by instructing them to shred petitions that likely would be deemed invalid.

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A canvassing firm has been accused of skirting Florida election law. Then its circulators came to Colorado.

Six people working for Grassfire LLC charged last month with forging signatures in Colorado elections

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