Denver City Wire

For the past year, questions and concerns regarding voter transparency and accurate ballot counting have been the topic of political conversations on both national and state levels, particularly from conservative groups upset by the results of the 2020 election. 

VoteRef.com is a so-called voter transparency website that was launched in response to these concerns. Founded by Doug Truax, who believes foul play occurred during the 2020 presidential election, VoteRef.com is run by the Voter Transparency Foundation. 

Through an extensive voter file creation process, the site alleges that its database has the ability to show the discrepancy between the number of voters and the number of votes cast. Apparent discrepancies would give aggrieved voters seemingly legitimate grounds to contest elections. 

“This database is shedding sunlight on the voter rolls and what must be done to ensure that our elections are secure, and that people trust the system,” said Gina Swoboda, executive director of the Voter Reference Foundation.

The VRF reports a wide range of apparent voter discrepancies per state, while many sources on the state and national level argue that there is little evidence of voter fraud.

Even so, there is support for VoteRef.com. Colorado was added to its database in December. According to the site, Colorado is one of the first states to earnestly work with the VRF to get to the bottom of the alleged discrepancies.

Colorado Secretary of State Jenna Griswold, a Democrat, sees the need for secure elections in her state, as reported by the Durango Herald last week. She has issued new election rules that strive to enhance voting systems security in Colorado. 

"Every Colorado voter, Republican, Democrat and unaffiliated alike, deserves accessible and secure elections," Griswold said in a statement. "As secretary of state, I will always protect the integrity of our election system."  

With the 2022 primaries quickly approaching, she said she sees the need for immediate compliance.

Colorado was the 12th state to be added to the database after Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. All these states, with the exception of North Carolina and Ohio, backed Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.