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Denver releases ballot information booklet online ahead of November election

The online version, as opposed to printing and mailing, will save taxpayers about $200,000, officials said.

With election day less than a month away, Denver’s Clerk and Recorder released the city’s ballot information booklet and the legally required ballot issue notice.

The informational booklet is similar to the state’s election blue book but focuses on Denver specific issues appearing on the ballot.

The booklet contains information on all issues Denverites will be asked to vote on come November 5 and includes comments made supporting or opposing those measures.

While one booklet, the ballot issue notice which contains information on tax issues, is required to be printed and mailed to all voters, other measures do not have the same requirement.

This year marks the first in which the city will house information on non-tax related measures online, which the clerk’s office said saves taxpayers around $200,000 per year.

If residents prefer a printed copy, they can go to any Denver public library location, any voter service and polling centers citywide or at the elections division’s main office located at 200 W. 14th Ave.

“By moving non-tax measures online, it allows us to continue to be proper stewards of taxpayer funds, of our environmental impact, and our duty to ensure everyone has the information they need to research and return their ballots,” Clerk and Recorder Paul López said. “I also want to recognize our partnership with the Denver Public Library and thank them for working with us to increase access to the democratic process.”

The ballot issue notice — the information containing the tax information — was mailed to all registered voters in Denver on Oct. 4. Full ballots will be mailed on Oct. 11. Denver voters are encouraged to return their ballots early using one of the city’s 45 secure, 24/7 drop boxes, by mail with two first-class postage stamps or in person at a Voter Service and Polling Center.

Election Day is November 5.

FILE PHOTO: A voter drops off their ballot at a drop box for Colorado's Primary Election measures and candidates in Denver on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia Producertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
FILE PHOTO: A voter drops off their ballot at a drop box for Colorado’s Primary Election measures and candidates in Denver on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)


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