Election-integrity advocate; founder, Union of Ballot Counters

James Wiley is the Republican nominee for Colorado Secretary of State and ran unopposed in the primary³⁴. He holds an MBA, has worked as a consultant and legal assistant, and says he founded the Union of Ballot Counters, an election-integrity group¹². He was raised in Kazakhstan and returned to Colorado, and he says the events of 2020 led him to full-time election-integrity work².

Where they stand 2 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Election rulesStrict photo ID, paper ballots, cleaner voter rolls and fewer mail ballotsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Said Colorado should move toward one-day, in-person voting with government-issued voter ID, paper ballots and citizen-controlled counting, and that if mail ballots remain he would tighten verification with citizenship checks at registration and stronger ID and signature standards. (2026-10-02) source
  • His campaign site calls for one day of voting as a state holiday, in person in each precinct, with voter ID, paper ballots only and citizen-controlled ballot tabulation. (2026) source
• Campaign financeKeep spending legal but require groups to disclose their large donorslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Said he supports closing loopholes that hide dark money, plain-language searchable filings and stronger public auditability, while protecting lawful speech. (2026-10-02) source

No public position found on: Redistricting, Ranked-choice voting, Electoral College, Term limits.