PRESS RELEASE
Oct. 10, 2024
County clerks urge voters to be engaged to ensure another safe and accurate election for Colorado
(Highlands Ranch, CO, Oct. 10, 2024) -- County clerks from across the state gathered to encourage voters to stay engaged throughout the next few weeks to help ensure another safe and accurate election for Colorado.
Clerks will begin mailing ballots on Oct. 11 to all registered voters. Ballots must be returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5.
Key election dates for all voters include:
Oct. 11: Ballots begin mailing to voters
Oct. 11: Ballot drop boxes open and under continuous video surveillance
Oct. 21 through Nov. 5: Vote centers open for in-person voter services
Oct. 28: Last day for voters to return completed ballots by mail to ensure they are received by Election Day, postmarks do not count
Nov. 5: Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day
Nov. 13: Last day for a voter to cure their ballot for a signature discrepancy or missing ID to have their votes counted
“We’re here today to remind voters what an important role they play in each election as ballots are mailed beginning tomorrow,” said Hayle Johnson, Jackson County Clerk and Recorder. “As voters receive and return their ballots, they can help the effort to ensure that every eligible Coloradan who wants to vote is able to do so and that the process is conducted securely.”
For more than two years, county clerks across Colorado have worked to dispel mis and disinformation about elections and continue to do so today. Voters can help them by reaching out to their county clerk for official information if they have questions about what they are seeing online and sharing that accurate information in their communities.
“Your county clerk is your best source of information about elections in your county,” said Molly Fitzpatrick, Boulder County Clerk and Recorder. “Mis and disinformation is spread to decrease confidence in elections. Watch out for emotionally manipulative content designed to make people scared or angry, and if you hear something that doesn’t seem right, reach out to your clerk for answers before you share information you’re not sure about.”
Colorado election officials and policymakers have worked hard over many years to ensure that ballot access for all eligible Coloradans is maintained while also running secure and accurate elections. Beginning tomorrow, all eligible voters will be mailed a ballot. Each voter can choose to return their voted ballot by mail (before Oct. 28 is recommended), to a convenient ballot drop box, or to a vote center where they can also receive in-person voter services. No matter how you return it, your ballot must be received by the 7 p.m. Election Day deadline.
“All 64 clerks in our state are committed to this foundational work in our democracy,” said Sheri Davis, Douglas County Clerk and Recorder. “And remember, elections are run by people from right in your own community who make sure the process is secure and that your vote counts. Every voter should have confidence that we’re running uniform processes that produce accurate results and that the security of each ballot and the tabulation process is our highest priority.”
Colorado elections are overseen from start to finish but election judges. These judges are members of each community who agree to serve including bringing ballots from secure ballot boxes to overseeing the entire tabulation process. They serve in bipartisan teams and work together to ensure each election is safe and accurate.
“It is an honor to be part of a system and a process that absolutely works,” said Castle Rock resident and Douglas County Election Judge Kregg Lilly. “We are crossing every T and dotting every I. I know this process and I believe in it.”
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