.>>> corrie houck wanted to run for the city council and she forest signatures. reporter: when the election commission looked into it, they found that more than half of the signatures on file did not match. three of the voters have been dead for sometimes -- for some time. corrie houck said that she was using big bird as well as bert and ernie signature as well. did not claim that she was using those for real.>> on the one hand, there is a sense of disappointment that we even have to be here today and talk about the fact that these allegations have been made against his former candidate. on the other hand, i think that people can have some sense of security in knowing there is a process to watch for violations in know there is a process in place to make sure everything is done right.>> reporter: according to the denver election commission, corrie the first time it was rejected because it was incomplete . the second time was the next day when the signatures in question were submitted.>> she did not make the ballot?>> reporter: she did not because she did not have

corrie houck is accused of submitting election documents using fake signatures: names of people who have died - and sesame street characters. the denver elections division found more than half the signatures submitted-- did not match the signatures on file for the voter. it also found three names listed on the petition belonged to people who had been dead for some her paperwork-- houck apparently told the elections division employee that she was using big bird's, as well as bert and ernie's signatures. it didn't appear she was claiming those were real. according to the denver elections divison, houck submitted her petitions two different times. on march 10th her paper was rejected because it was incomoplete. she resubmitted the petition the next day. the u-s postal service will honor a latino educator who worked with inner city students with a postage stamp this year. jaime escalante's work inspired in 19-88 film "stand and deliver." escalante worked hard to help los angeles students master advanced placement calculus.... and u- s-p-s says his legacy makes him an ideal candidate for a st