Election 2024: The Ballot Beckons
Nov. 5 Is Election Day. Still Haven’t Voted? Get It Done
By Cara DeGette
Editor, GPHN
Calling all procrastinators: The ballot may be long, but time is running out.
On Nov. 5, Colorado voters will help pick a new president. They’ll decide whether to approve or reject 14 statewide ballot issues plus another 12 Denver-specific questions ranging from abortion rights to school “choice” to same-sex marriage to whether wildcat hunting should be banned.
(Details about all of all the amendments and propositions on the Denver and Colorado ballots appeared in last month’s Greater Park Hill News and can be reviewed online at this link: tinyurl.com/ElectionDrama.)
Colorado voters will also elect members of Congress, state legislators and a University of Colorado regent. They’ll be asked whether they want to retain a slew of judges.
Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López has predicted turnout could be as high as 90 percent. That would mean city election workers would process over 1.2 million ballot pages, an all-time record high in Denver’s election history.
In Colorado, eligible voters can register to vote and vote in person on Election Day up to 7 p.m. All ballots must be received by Denver Elections Division by 7 p.m. If you’re voting in person, you must be in line by 7 p.m.
Check GoVoteColorado.gov or call the Denver Elections Division at 720-913-8683 for more information, including the location of in-person polling sites.
In Colorado, Blue Books were mailed to all registered voters, including in English and in Spanish. The Blue Books include information about all the state ballot issues, including pro and con arguments for each proposal. A Denver-specific Blue Book that includes pros and cons about local issues is mailed separately.
If you didn’t receive Blue Books, you can review them at any Denver Public Library or online at these links:
• Colorado Blue Book:
tinyurl.com/CO24bluebook
• Denver Blue Book:
tinyurl.com/BallotBooklet
There are several sites in and around the neighborhood to drop off your completed and signed ballot: Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center at 33rd and Holly Street, the Museum of Nature and Science in City Park, East High School and the Montclair Recreation Center in the Lowry neighborhood.
After you’ve turned in your ballot, check DenverVotes.org, where you can track it like a package — from the day it’s delivered to the moment it’s been counted.
Once you’ve got your ballot in, it’s time to blow off a little steam. Click here to see a yard sign collage highlighting the many creative ways that Park Hill neighbors have expressed their viewpoints during this twisty, turn-filled election year.