Sheriff recall moves forward

The Ouray County Clerk’s Office is working to verify signatures on 75 petitions with 1,082 signatures in favor of holding an election to remove Sheriff lance FitzGerald from office.

Clerk Michelle Nauer said she has two elections judges working remotely to make sure each signature is from a registered Ouray County voter who is registe red to vote at a valid address. According to state laws, her office has 15 days to do this, and the deadline for that is next week...