A federal judge has dismissed United Sovereign Americans’ lawsuit accusing Colorado officials of allowing widespread errors in voter registration records, finding the amended complaint did not plausibly allege a violation of the National Voter Registration Act or an injury caused by one. U.S. District Judge Regina M. Rodriguez said the complaint lacked factual allegations supporting its claims, according to Westword. The group has until October 8 to file a second amended complaint.
The case concerns allegations, not a court finding that Colorado’s voter rolls contain widespread errors or that fraud occurred. United Sovereign Americans says its analysis of records from the 2022 and 2024 elections identified problems including registrations associated with multiple addresses, dates it said did not make sense, and active registrations for people it said had died. The group has characterized the alleged discrepancies as evidence of broad fraud; the lawsuit’s dismissal means its claims did not proceed on the basis of the amended complaint, Westword reported.
Routine updates are not findings about these allegations
Colorado’s election rules describe an ongoing list-maintenance process: the Secretary of State provides county clerks with National Change of Address data each month, by the fifth business day, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s 2017 rules. That rule provides context for how address information is updated; by itself, it does not establish whether the specific records cited by the plaintiffs were errors, violations, or evidence of fraud.
The methodology is also disputed. Westword reported that Protect Democracy challenged the group’s analysis, including cases it said could mistake people with the same name for duplicate registrations or flag an address because an apartment number was omitted or a legally protected address was used. The court’s ruling, as reported, focused on whether the complaint plausibly stated a legal claim and injury—not on resolving each disputed record.
Other lawsuits have faced different procedural barriers
The Colorado case is part of a multistate litigation effort, but other dismissals do not establish what happened to the Colorado records. In February 2025, the Fourth Circuit affirmed dismissal of United Sovereign Americans’ Maryland lawsuit, finding the group lacked Article III standing to challenge voter-list maintenance, according to the court decision. A Texas case was dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, according to the ACLU’s case record; a Pennsylvania case was dismissed after the plaintiffs failed to establish standing, according to the court filing. Those rulings involved different cases and procedural grounds.
United Sovereign Americans first brought the Colorado action before filing an amended complaint in August 2025. A magistrate judge recommended dismissal in February, before Rodriguez issued Monday’s ruling. A spokesperson for the group told Westword that it was reviewing the decision and considering its options. Whether a new complaint can address the judge’s concerns remains unresolved.
