Your vote counts and could make the difference in the next election!
REGISTER TO VOTE
– Register to vote in just two minutes via HeadCount.org
– Larimer Country Clerk and Recorder: Elections, Register to Vote
You can find your nearest ballot drop box or voting center at https://www.govotecolorado.gov
Drop off your ballot to ensure it arrives on time, by 7 p.m. June 30.
RESOURCES
BallotReady: Every Candidate and Referendum Explained
News Release: Secretary of State Jena Griswold Unveils GoColorado.gov (the most trusted source for information for Colorado voters)
AARP: Poll – Women 50 and Older Could Decide the 2020 Election
Know your voting rights
Voting Rights in Colorado
Colorado Secretary of State: Elections and Voting
“Older white voters are far more likely to turn out on Election Day than younger, minority voters,” a Times analysis found.
“In the 2018 midterm elections, 70 of eligible white seniors voted compared to one-third of Latinos under 45 who showed up at the polls.”
– from “The Divide in Yakima is the Divide in America: What the changing demographics of this country look like up close” by Dionne Searcey and Robert Gebeloff, The New York Times
[Stay tuned for Larimer County statistics; about the same as above, unfortunately.]
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And a bit of levity (because what is life without laughter?):
An Exhaustive Ranking of “I Voted” Stickers from Around the Nation by R. Eric Thomas, Elle.com
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