Colorado Lawmaker Resigns After Facing Felony Charges of Falsifying Residency
12th January 2023
A Democratic state lawmaker in Colorado resigned Sunday, weeks after facing felony charges alleging she falsified her residency to run in her district again following last year’s redistricting.
Prosecutors say Tracey Bernett, who represented part of Boulder County in the Colorado House of Representatives, lied in sworn documents when she said she lived in an apartment within the new boundaries of her district. The apartment allegedly went unused, accumulating “cobwebs,” according to police, while Bernett continued living in her old home outside the new district boundaries, CPR News reported.