May 31, 2011 09:20 AM UTC

Denver Mayor Runoff Election Returns are abysmal

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• by: TheDeminator

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

UPDATED – 5/31 update

Mail Voter Statistics – Mail Ballots Processed

Total Mail Ballots Issued 300,053

Voted Mail Ballots Returned and Verified: 29,925

Voted Mail Ballots Returned and Rejected: 628

Total Voted Mail Ballots Returned to Elections Division 30,553

Percentage of Mail Ballots Returned 10.18%

Unvoted Mail Ballots Returned “Undeliverable” by USPS 13,370

Total Mail Ballots Returned to Elections Division 43,923

Total Outstanding Unreturned Mail Ballots 256,130

As of 5/27 –

Total Mail Ballots Issued 300,053

Voted Mail Ballots Returned and Verified: 21,302

Voted Mail Ballots Returned and Rejected: 196

Total Voted Mail Ballots Returned to Elections Division 21,498

Percentage of Mail Ballots Returned 7.16%

Unvoted Mail Ballots Returned “Undeliverable” by USPS 11,098

Total Mail Ballots Returned to Elections Division 32,596

Total Outstanding Unreturned Mail Ballots 267,457

http://www.denvergov.org/elect…

First round totals –

Total Mail Ballots Issued 298,205

Voted Mail Ballots Returned and Verified: 113,845

Voted Mail Ballots Returned and Rejected: 2,175

Total Voted Mail Ballots Returned to Elections Division 116,020

Percentage of Mail Ballots Returned 38.91%

Unvoted Mail Ballots Returned “Undeliverable” by USPS 17,942

Total Mail Ballots Returned to Elections Division 133,962

Total Outstanding Unreturned Mail Ballots 164,243

Snapshot for reference – Colorado Springs where it was also a mail in ballot election – As you can note election returns unlike most places in the US went up.  

Round 1 Votes cast

REGISTERED VOTERS – TOTAL .  .  .  .  .   151,412

BALLOTS CAST – TOTAL.  .  .  .  .  .  .    90,558

VOTER TURNOUT – TOTAL  .  .  .  .  .  .     59.81%

Run off Votes cast –

REGISTERED VOTERS – TOTAL .  .  .  .  .   154,884

BALLOTS CAST – TOTAL.  .  .  .  .  .  .    99,306

VOTER TURNOUT – TOTAL  .  .  .  .  .  .     64.1%