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What Voters Say About Colorado's All Mail Ballot Election

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Laura Palmisano
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Laura Palmisano

This election is Colorado’s first all mail ballot election. 

KVNF’s Laura Palmisano talks with voters about the new system.

All registered voters in Colorado now receive mail ballots.

People can still vote in person at polling centers, but they must turn in their mail ballot to do so.

Voters can also drop off their ballots at designated collection centers if they want to save a stamp.

Amy DeLuca thinks the mail ballot method is convenient, but she likes voting in-person. 

"I like the energy around a polling place," DeLuca says. "And the mail in ballot like I said it’s convenient but it feels a little bit separate from the whole process in some weird way."

James Graff likes the new ballot delivery system.

"I don’t have to go a poll [and] stand in line so it’s easy in that respect. I can sit down and take my time when I vote," Graff says.

Barry McMath thinks mail ballots are easier, but could lead to voter fraud.

"I find it convenient," McMath says. "I find there could be a lot of room for corruption and sooner of later it’s going to happen if it isn’t already happening."

Oct. 27 was the last day for people to register to vote and still receive a mail ballot.

In Colorado residents can register to vote through Election Day at a voter service center. 

Laura joined KVNF in 2014. She was the news director for two years and now works as a freelance reporter covering Colorado's Western Slope. Laura is an award-winning journalist with work recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Broadcasters Association, and RTDNA. In 2015, she was a fellow for the Institute for Justice & Journalism. Her fellowship project, a three-part series on the Karen refugee community in Delta, Colorado, received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
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