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What is Amendment K?
Amendment K makes certain election filing deadlines one week earlier. Specifically, the measure moves up the deadline for citizens to submit signatures for initiatives and referendum petitions and for judges to file a declaration of intent to seek another term. Amendment K also brings petitions to be in one week before the elections,
Why do election officials want to change the deadlines?
The ballot measure was requested by elections officials. The existing constitutional and statutory deadlines appear to leave about two weeks after statewide ballot certification for county officials to finalize their local ballots before their next deadline: sending them to military and overseas voters 45 days before the election. However, in practice, the Colorado Clerks Association says the current timeline leaves about four days for local election officials to put their ballots together.
The process has gotten increasingly difficult as ballots get longer and more complicated. Today, Colorado has more than 4,000 local taxing districts, many of which overlap with one another. In some counties, that has led clerks to have to print hundreds of different ballot combinations to ensure that each voter gets the right mix of races they’re eligible to vote in.
Once the statewide ballot is certified, county officials have to program their databases to tie each race to the correct voters. Then they have to build all the possible ballot combinations and edit them. After that, they have to be translated into different languages and sent off for printing. The printed versions then have to be tested with their election equipment. Any errors they find have to be fixed, reprinted, and tested again before the final ballots can be printed and prepared for mailing.
What does a Yes mean on Amendment K?
A “yes” vote on Amendment K results in earlier deadlines for certain election filings and the publication of ballot measures in newspapers.
What does a No mean on Amendment K?
A “no” vote on Amendment K maintains current constitutional deadlines for election filings and the publication of ballot measures in newspapers.
Cast Your Impala Ballot
The Impala Ballot is a polling system we plan to use to look at the issues our community cares about and where their feelings lie. These polls are in no way affiliated with any party in the area and the information will only be used by the Poudre Press and potentially PHS Government classes.
Amendment K: Are you planning to vote/want to vote for or against?
- Yes on Amendment K
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