CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%↓
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
20%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
30%↑
15%↑
10%↓
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
June 12, 2012 01:46 AM UTC
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It is not uncommon for multiple ballots to be sent to a single voter. If a voter updates her residence, for example, his or her voting precinct or ballot style may change. If she is a permanent mail-in voter or has an active absentee request for the election in question, the statewide voter registration system will automatically issue a new ballot of the proper style and void the original ballot. The mere fact a voter has two ballots does not mean he or she will be able to vote more than once. This is a feature of the voter registration database, which is administered by Secretary Gessler’s office. From what I can tell, Clerk Ortiz did nothing wrong. This is a function of the transient nature of our society, not indicia of the potential for fraud.
don’t attempt to present context, such as ties to political actors, litigation etc., and don’t insist that those interviewed are not allowed to make statements and allegations without presenting factual evidence to back them up then what do we need journalists for? What do they contribute if what we get through them is no more fact checked than the e-mails from grumpy uncles that land in our mail boxes or politicians’ self serving press releases? What are these people being trained and paid for these days?
that the only way to hang on to their jobs is by pleasing their Republican corporate bosses.
200 + duplicate ballots. Incompetent…
That says it all about Gessler.
After all, he maintains the system.
It’s time to get someone competent in that office.
Thanks for pointing that out to us.
and not many of those.
I like living here. The politics are good and entertaining.
There is no Republican candidate in the DA race. Peter Roper in the local Rag wrote an article last month encouraging people to change parties so they could have a say in that race. So 207 R’s did. So did slightly over 500 unafiliated voters. I was at an event a couple of weeks ago which Bo, the county clerk, also attended. Rumors about the duplicate ballots had started circulating down here and he explained in detail how they were going to handle it. Pretty much what you have stated above. I have been a vote count observer and I was amazed at the nit-picking detail the election department goes through to count the vote.
The duplication had something to do with the vendor who prints and mails the ballots.
It was interesting to me that no unafiliateds got duplicates. Our primary is all mail.
It is rather common during an election period that someone who was issued a ballot but did not receive it in the mail will go to the Clerk and request a replacement ballot at which time, the clerk’s office discovers the person has moved and the first ballot was send to the old address.
What happens in these cases is that the initial ballot is voided so that it cannot be cast. Even if someone got their hands on it and tried to turn it in, the counting equipment would not accept it.
Only after the initial ballot is voided can a new ballot be issued to the voter.
So yes people get two ballots issued to them, but there is only one live ballot at any given time. It is actually quite a common occurance and the fact that SoS Gessler is trying to make a political point out of it is completely absurd.
Glad someone else is taking over the duties of keeping it all straight!
In the case of many that attended a meeting in Pueblo with Double Ballot Bo that he admittedly said there is more than one live ballot in many of the circumstances and scenarios in Pueblo…so sorry…but your’s is the ideal…things are not ideal in Pueblo.
I am not at all familiar with what is happening in Pueblo, but if it is as you say, then the need is for Pueblo to be forced to followed established statewide protocols, and not any kind of overhaul of the system itself.