Today is the last day for voters to request a June 30 primary election ballot be mailed to them.
Those who do not request a mailed ballot by today will need to vote in-person or pick up a ballot on or before Election Day, June 30, according to the Boulder County Elections Division.
Voters who did not receive ballots are advised by the Elections Division to look up their voter registration and review their mailing addresses.
If the address is outdated, update it. This will trigger mailing of a new ballot, according to the Elections Division.
If the address is current, call the Elections Division at 303-413-7740 to request a replacement ballot. If there is no answer, leave a message with your name and phone number for a return call.
Today also is the last day the Elections Division recommends returning ballots by mail. Starting Tuesday, voters are advised to return ballots at one of 16 24-hour mail ballot drop boxes across Boulder County, including six in Longmont.
Vote centers for in-person voting (with COVID-19 related safety precautions) also open today. In Longmont, the vote center will be at the Boulder County St. Vrain Community Hub, 515 Coffman St. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 29 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 30.
Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. June 30 to be counted.
Unaffiliated voters were mailed both major party ballots, but can only vote and return one, according to the Elections Division, which states if two voted ballots are returned, none of the votes/ballots can be counted. Voters are asked to tear and discard/recycle unvoted ballots.
Click here to view a 60-second primary video primer produced by the Elections Division.
This is the first election in many years the Elections Division has not been able to host in-person tours of its ballot processing center, according to a Friday email.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of our operations, including ballot processing,” according to the email.
The Elections Division stated it has taken the the following steps to “keep our election judges and staff as safe as possible:”
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Masks have been issued to all judges and staff and are required.
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Physical distancing of at least 6 feet is required. For those instances where distance cannot be maintained, plexiglass stations have been added. “For instance, judges sometimes need to work side-by-side to verify signatures,” the Elections Division stated in the email.
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Staff and election judges are limited to the area where they work and only limited staff are allowed to move between ballot processing floors.
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Handwashing stations have been added and hand sanitizer is available throughout the area.
Those precautionary measures are not featured in election tour videos, but voters curious about the process, including how ballots travel through the system, can learn more via two ballot processing tour video links — short and extended — posted by the Elections Division.
The Elections Division also has posted a video of an online community presentation given last week.
