Although public preference for the last Primary Election was strongly in favor of voting by mail-in ballot, the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder’s Office is seeking input from citizens regarding whether or not they would like the 2010 Primary to be conducted by mail-in ballot as well. This public input is being gathering between January 29 and February 12, 2010.
“It’s important that we gauge the public sentiment regarding how citizens want their elections conducted,” said Clerk and Recorder Pam Anderson.
Last year, the Colorado General Assembly passed a law that expands the flexibility at the local level to decide how to conduct Primary Elections. Specifically, House Bill 09-1015 allows for each county to choose to conduct Primary Elections by mail-in ballot with service centers located throughout the county.
In the 2008 Primary Election, 94% of Jefferson County voters who participated in the election chose to vote by mail, with less than 6% electing to visit a polling place on Election Day.
The Clerk and Recorder’s Office is asking for public input between January 29 and February 12, 2010, regarding whether or not the 2010 Primary Election shall be conducted by mail-in ballot. Comments in favor or opposed to a mail-in ballot Primary may be submitted by email to CountyClerk@jeffco.us, by phone at (303) 271-8111, or by delivering written comments to the Clerk and Recorder’s Office at 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 2560 Golden, CO 80419.
