Boulder County Elections to host webinar on ballot processing

NEWS RELEASE
BOULDER COUNTY ELECTIONS
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Boulder County clerk and recorder, Molly Fitzpatrick will host a webinar, entitled: Election Night and Beyond – What to Expect. During the presentation, she will discuss what categories and types of ballots are left to be counted in the immediate days after Election Day and how the process works. Fitzpatrick will also outline how to calculate outstanding ballots left to be counted compared to ballot returns.

Ballot processing does not end on Election Night. In fact, Boulder County Elections usually processes ballots Wednesday, Thursday, and sometimes Friday. Then, there is a voter “cure” period and additional time to process and count ballots up until the ninth day after the election.

What: Election Night and Beyond – What to Expect webinar

When: Friday, Nov. 4 at 10:30 a.m. The presentation is expected to last 30 to 45 minutes, including a question and answer period.

Who should attend: Press covering elections – especially reporters who have not covered close elections, candidate/issue campaign representatives, political parties, and city clerks and special district officials

Where: At your own computer

RSVP: RSVP required - click here

Learn about how in every election there are categories of ballots that will be counted and others that have the potential to be counted on the ninth day after the election. For instance, military and overseas mail ballots can be received up until Nov. 16 and still be counted. This is also the deadline for voters who have a signature discrepancy or missing signature to cure their ballot envelope.

This webinar is meant to help bring clarity in terms of how the final ballots are processed and what will and what may be outstanding several days after the election. This information is especially important if a contest is close. Note that our office does not call contests. Our position is that the election is not final until certification, which occurs at the final Canvass Board Meeting, which is tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Additionally, the webinar will cover the election night results reporting process, watcher information, recount scenarios, and Colorado’s election audit (risk limiting audit).

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