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Thornton staff detail special-election process; vote center to open March 10, election March 25
Summary
City Clerk told the Thornton City Council the special municipal election will follow many coordinated-election safeguards despite running under the Municipal Election Code; mail ballots had been mailed and a vote center with ADA equipment will open March 10.
City Clerk Allison told the Thornton City Council on the evening meeting that the special municipal election being run by the city under the Municipal Election Code will be conducted with many of the same safeguards voters see in county-coordinated elections.
“Voters should not notice a significant difference between the special election and the coordinated election,” Allison said, adding that ballots had been mailed beginning the day before the meeting and that staff are using experienced election judges recommended by the county.
The clerk said the city is running the election as a mail-ballot election but will also open a vote center with ADA-accessible voting machines starting March 10. Voters can also drop ballots at a 24-hour ballot…
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