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Public commenter alleges ballots were mailed to underage registered voters; county says process differs from her experience

5956532 · October 14, 2025
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Summary

A Littleton resident, Karen Tallentire, used the public comment period to allege that Arapahoe County mailed ballots to thousands of underage registered voters (15'16), cited Colorado statutes and urged the county to prove it did not mail or print those ballots. The board did not take action; the chair responded that her own children did not get a

During public comment at the Oct. 4 Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners meeting, Karen Tallentire of Littleton alleged that the county had mailed ballots to 5,061 registered voters who were too young to vote (15'16) and said the county's website indicates active registered voters receive ballots.

Tallentire cited Colorado statutory citations as she stated them (transcribed as "CRS 1 1 1 0 4 1.7" and "CRS 1 13 7 0 4.5" and later "CRS 18…

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