Boebert had switched districts after Buck announced his impending retirement to avoid a stiff challenge from Democrat Adam Frisch in the 3rd district, but Buck’s immediate departure will set up a special election in which the state Republican and Democratic parties will choose a nominee – and there’s no guarantee they’ll pick the controversial Boebert.

Further complicating matters, Boebert would have to resign her seat in the 3rd district to run in that special election because Colorado law prohibits a candidate from running for more than one office at a time, and her resignation would set up yet another U.S. House special election before the end of the year.

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    9 months ago

    Since she’s moving to the 4th district, can she just move back to the 3rd district? I don’t understand how that works. Hopefully she can’t just shop around.

    For example, if she resigns from 3rd district to run in 4th, can she go back?

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      9 months ago

      My understanding is that she would have to resign to run in the special election. So she does that, giving up her seat now or she waits and runs in the election in November. If she waits she will be facing whoever wins the special election and that would probably hurt her already slim chance of winning anyway. She is doomed no matter what in my opinion. It’s just a mater of her leaving congress now vs January.

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      No I think she’s pretty hosed. I’m in the district she currently represents, she’s got no shot of retaining her seat regardless of what she does. Not only is she a shit person, she’s an idiot that completely botched her own meal ticket.

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      You don’t have to live in the district you’re running for in CO, or at least so I read elsewhere.