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STEVE MORENO
WELD COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER
1402 NORTH 17TH AVENUE
119 P.O. BOX 459
GC WEBSITE:
COLORADO 80632
co.us
O P.E.BOX www.co.weld.co.us
PHONE: (970)304-6530
COLORADO FAX: (970) 353-1964
November 30, 2005
Leonard Roskop
President
Hudson Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 185
Keenesburg CO 80643
Dear Mr. Roskop,
Thank you for your letter dated November 21, 2005. I appreciate receiving input from Weld
County Citizens and welcome feedback on ways for improvement.
Vote Centers are only one of three ways in which a person can cast a vote. Early Voting was
available at five sites throughout the County for a period of two weeks prior to the election and
any eligible elector could have voted by an Absentee Ballot. Our Office was proactive in
educating the voters about Vote Centers as well as the other voting options. We mailed out
several mailings to active registered voters. We also displayed posters throughout the County and
advertised with the media.
Please keep in mind that this was our first year implementing Vote Centers. Vote Centers were
placed strategically throughout Weld County as approved by the Board of Weld County
Commissioners in Resolution 2005-2538, ESTABLISHING PRECINCTS AND VOTE
CENTERS FOR THE 2005 GENERAL ELECTION ON AUGUST 29, 2005. Those Vote
Centers were required to meet certain criteria under recent federal and state legislation, including
the Help America vote Act of 2002. We had asked for input from municipal clerks at our Annual
Municipal Clerks Luncheon held on March 23, 2005 and suggested that each clerk notify other
elected officials in their municipality about the Vote Centers and locations discussed at the
meeting. Additional Vote Centers will be added for next year's elections so you may wish to
work with the Hudson Town Clerk and our office to identify any suitable locations.
During the 2005 Coordinated Election, Weld County had 23 Vote Centers located throughout the
County instead of the usual 103 Precinct Polling Places. The legislature has specifically
authorized Vote Centers: C.R.S. § 1-5-102.7- Combining precincts and polling places—vote
centers. "A designated election official may combine polling places or precincts to establish one
or more vote centers for any election, subject to approval by the board of county
commissioners. " Pursuant to CRS 1-5-102.7(3) — "if a vote center is used in a general election
in a county with a population of twenty-five thousand or more active registered electors, there
shall be at least one vote center for every ten thousand active registered electors. "
If you have any further questions, would like to discuss your situation in more detail or suggest
locations suitable for Vote Centers, please do not hesitate to contact me at (970) 304-6530
Ext. 3155.
Sincerely,
Steve Moreno
Weld County Clerk &Recorder
Cc: Billi Joel Lupton, Secretary of State's Office
Bruce Barker, Weld County Attorney
Lee Morrison, Weld County Attorney
Weld County Commissioners
Weld County Council
Mayor of Hudson
City Manager of Hudson
Town Clerk Hudson
Hudson Volunteer Fire Department
November 21, 2005
Mr. Steve Moreno
Weld County Clerk&Recorder
PO Box 459
Greeley, CO 80632
Mr. Moreno:
At our November 7th meeting the Hudson Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously to find
out why Hudson, Colorado did not have a polling place for voters to vote in the November 1st
elections. We felt that the local voters had been discriminated against by effectively placing
a poll tax by requiring voters to drive to another town to vote. With the price of gas the financial
and time penalty was very real.
We have a large minority and elderly population that would have been better served with a local
polling location. One of our town trustees noted that there were over 30 complaints from local citizens
concerning the lack of a polling place in town to our Town Hall office.
There were two local issues on the ballot, the fire department mill levy increase and the school board
election. The school board vote was very close. The fire mill levy increase failed by a larger vote count.
Would the results have been effected if we had had a polling place in Hudson? We will never know.
We would like to know why our polling place was deleted and who approved it ? Did our County
Commissioners, County Trustees, City Manager, City Clerk, Mayor or Board of Trustees have input?
We look to our officials to protect our basic rights. Is there specific reason why the right to vote was
made more difficult for Hudson residents? By copy of this letter I am requesting that the Colorado
Secretary of State's Office of Elections review what occurred to make sure it fully complied with
Colorado Statues, particularly Title 1, Article 5, Part 1 (1-5-102.5).
We meet the first Monday of each month beginning in January at the Pepper Pod Restaurant in Hudson
at 7:PM. We would like an answer.
Since rely,
nard R o
p
President
Hudson Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 185
Keenesburg, Colorado 80643
CC Weld County Commissioners
Weld County Trustees
Mayor of Hudson
City Manager of Hudson
Town Clerk Hudson
Colorado Secretary of State-Office of Elections
Hudson Volunteer Fire Department
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