DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) The Colorado Department of State announced Thursday that the petition to recall District Attorney Alonzo Payne was found "sufficient as required by statute." Payne is currently the District Attorney for Colorado's 12th Judicial District, which covers the San Luis Valley.
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Thursday announced enough signatures had been turned in to start a recall election against District Attorney Alonzo Payne of the 12th Judicial District,
In the year and a half since Alonzo Payne took office as 12th Judicial District Attorney, roughly a dozen complaints have been filed against him related to victims’ rights. Now, he’s facing an investigation from the Colorado attorney general and a recall election funded by the City of Alamosa.
With Alamosans logically concluding their DA values criminals over victims — a worry for many Coloradans amid our crime surge in recent years — the Alamosa City Council recently listened