Colorado. Department of State
82) Mandatory mail ballot elections: all mail ballot elections increase costs without increasing turnout
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Most voters in Colorado vote by mail. Instituting an all-mail ballot system in Colorado will increase expenses to local election officials without increasing voter turnout.
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
This report arises out of the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder's submission of uncertified election returns to the Colorado Secretary of State. The Boulder County Canvass Board, which includes members from each major party and the Boulder County Clerk, is responsible for certifying the abstract of votes cast in Boulder County. The majority of the Board voted to not certify the abstract. Under Colorado law, the Secretary may accept an uncertified...
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Departments and agencies within Colorado possess large amounts of public data regarding businesses and the economy. This data can help businesses with strategic planning, but it exists in so many different places and formats that most businesses cannot use it. The Secretary of State's office will address this problem through the creation of the Business Intelligence Center (BIC). The BIC seeks to aggregate public data and make it available to the...
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
The City and County Clerk for Broomfield conducted a coordinated election on November 5, 2013. At that election, Broomfield voters narrowly approved one of the questions on the ballot, Ballot Question 300, a five-year ban on hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." There was a 17 vote margin of victory. State law requires a mandatory recount if the difference between the votes "For" a question and the votes "Against" a question is less than or equal to...
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
This guide is intended for use by local county clerks and their staff as they prepare to run elections in the midst of the current coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has created challenges to election administration that are unique and require strategic planning and creative problem-solving.
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