RECORDER’S NOTES
By Debra C. Lening
Kiowa County Clerk and Recorder
ELECTION ALERTS:
The last day to register to
vote for the upcoming November 1, 2011
Coordinated Mail Ballot Election is Tuesday, October
3, 2011. In order to register to vote, a
current driver’s license number, Colorado ID number,
or at least the last four digits of your Social
Security Number are required. NOTE: If
you had an address change or a name
change, you need to come in before this date to
upgrade your voter information! Your other option is
to go online at
www.GoVoteColorado.com to make all of your
changes! Either way, the changes MUST be done on or
before October 3, 2011!
Anyone turning 18 years of
age before the November 1, 2011 Coordinated
Election must be registered to vote prior to the
Tuesday, October 3, 2011 deadline in order to cast a
ballot for this election.
The November 1, 2011
Coordinated Election will be a Mail Ballot
Election. This means there will be no
voting at your precinct on Election Day. The Kiowa
County Clerk’s Office will have ballots mailed to
all active registered electors AND
inactive-failed to vote electors. The
ballots will be mailed out between October 11 and
October 14, 2011. If you have moved and mail was
returned undeliverable, you may be
inactive-returned mail. These inactive voters
will not have a ballot automatically mailed. If you
need to update information, please contact our
office and we can assist you on what we need to
activate your status, or go online at
www.GoVoteColorado.com to make all of your
changes! If you do not receive your ballot by
October 21, 2011, contact our office at
719-438-5421.
Returning your ballot:
Your ballot may be voted any time after you receive
it in the mail. It is not necessary to wait until
Election Day to vote. To vote your ballot, use a
blue or black ink pen to mark your choice on the
ballot. Be sure to place your voted ballot in the
secrecy sleeve provided to ensure voter
confidentiality. Please make sure that you read and
sign the voter self-affirmation section located on
the back of your return envelope. In order for your
ballot to be counted, return the return envelope
containing your voted ballot. You may either deliver
your voted ballot to the Clerk and Recorder’s office
located at 1305 Goff St. in Eads by hand, or provide
adequate postage on the return envelope and mail it
back to PO Box 37, Eads, CO 81036. Remember
to allow enough time for mail delivery of your voted
ballot. All ballots must be returned to the
Clerk and Recorder’s office by Election Day,
November 1, 2011 by 7:00 p.m. in order to be
counted, whether by hand delivery or mail.
Identification for voting:
If you are a first time voter, and ID was not
shown at the time of registration, a photocopy of
your ID must be enclosed in the ballot envelope, but
should not be enclosed inside the
secrecy sleeve with the voted ballot. How will you
know if you need to provide ID with your ballot?
Your mailing label will have an alpha letter “H”
beside your name.
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Example:
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Ima New Voter “H” |
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1234 Main Street |
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Anywhere, CO 99999 |
Failure to provide ID will
result in your ballot being treated as a provisional
ballot. Provisional ballots are counted when
registration is verified, per 1-7.5-107 (3.5) (d),
C.R.S. If you would like to view a sample of what
you are voting on, an Election Notice will be
published in the local newspapers on October 7,
2011. Both Kiowa County School Districts will have
an election this year, along with a State question.
MAIL-IN Ballots:
If you are going to be absent from your Kiowa County
residence address of record during October 11 –
October 14, 2011, you may want to apply for a
mail-in ballot. Your ballot can be sent to your
location where you are during this time, and will
not be mailed to your home address.
Did you know that you can be
placed on a permanent mail-in voter (PMIV) list?
Yes, just come into our office, or contact us and we
will send you a form to be placed on a permanent
mail-in voter list. You may also make your changes
online! You will receive your ballot by mail for all
future elections. However, if you fail to vote,
move, or your ballot is returned to our office
undeliverable, then you will be taken off the
permanent list and will have to reapply. 54% of the
active voters in Kiowa County have already applied
to be PMIV!
If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact our office at (719)
438-5421. All county offices will be closed Monday,
October 10, 2011 for Columbus Day.
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