Voter Services 2012

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Information concerning La Plata County voter information and services in 2012

To reference the 2007-2011 Voter Services activities, click the Voter Services Archive pages to the left.

Local Election Results.  Upcoming Elections.  Voter Registration.  Where to Vote.  Upcoming Events.  Legislative Alerts.  CO Ballot Initiatives.  Ballot Forums.  CO Judges Info.  La Plata County Election News.  Colorado Election News.  US Voting News.  Electronic Voting News.  Correspondence.  refs & links.  Past Events.

Local Election Results

Upcoming Elections

*Tuesday, 3/6/12: La Plata County Democratic Party Caucus
Click Precinct Caucus Location to find your caucus location.
this event not sponsored by the League of Women Voters of La Plata County

*Tuesday, March 6, 2012: La Plata County Constitutional Party Caucus
Click Precinct Caucus Location to find your caucus location.
this event not sponsored by the League of Women Voters of La Plata County

Voter Registration

*Are you registered to vote? First, check your Colorado Voter registration status. This reference will also let you active your registration status, determine your voting precinct and/or change your voting information. Just click on the appropriate icon and enter your voter information.

*Do you want to change your party, your address, your name? You may also register or change your registration at My Voter Information

*If you prefer to register by mail in Colorado, click CO Secretary of State registration and click on register to vote. Print the form and submit it by mail to the County Clerk for the county of your residence.

*If you would like an application for a permanent mail-in ballot to be mailed directly to you for each election overseen by the La Plata County Election Recorder's Office click permanent mail-in ballot.

Where to Vote

*To vote in an election that is not mail-in ballot only, you must be registered, know your precinct, and vote at the polling place assigned to your precinct.

*If you are not currently registered to vote in Colorado, see the register to vote paragraph above

*To find your precinct, click My Voter Information and answer the questions regarding name, address, and birthday. You will get your voter registration information returned. Note: The last two digits of the "Precinct Number" will be your precinct.

Upcoming Events

*Saturday, February 25, 2012: LWVLPC Legislative Lowdown 9:30-11:30AM Durango Public Library Program Room
Our state legislators, Sen. Ellen Roberts and Rep. J. Paul Brown, will fill us in on their legislative priorities for the 2012 session and answer all your questions. Mark your calendar!

LWV Legislative Alerts

*1/12/12 LWVLPC Legislative Alert:

LWVLPC Members: Members who attended our Advocacy and Program Planning meeting yesterday assigned as our highest National priority the issue of Money in Politics. This Action Alert is very timely, coming on the heals of our consensus. I urge you to take this first step, as I have, to begin to address the impact of the Citizens United decision and Super PACs by taking the action described below. Thank you.
Ellen Park
LWVLPC Legislative Chair

*Subj: ACTION ALERT: Fight Back Against Citizens United
Today you have an important opportunity to take an essential first step to fight back against Citizens United and the deregulation of the campaign finance system. Click here to urge President Obama to clean house at the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Already in this important election year, new Super PACs are flooding elections with huge expenditures from million-dollar donors. Because they are supposedly "independent" from the candidates, and with new loopholes from the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, Super PACs can raise and spend unlimited amounts from corporations and individuals, and they can do so with limited disclosure.

While there are different avenues that can be taken to fight back against Citizens United and cut the influence of special interests, you can join us by taking the first step today by urging President Obama to appoint new commissioners to the FEC. Among other duties, the FEC can define what election efforts are "independent" from the candidates.

The FEC is supposed to be the agency that enforces campaign finance laws, but it is dysfunctional. Of the six commissioners at the agency, three of them staunchly refuse to enforce the law, and five of the six are serving despite expired terms. It is time to clean house.

We need real campaign finance reform, and getting President Obama to nominate new commissioners to do their duty and enforce campaign finance laws is a good place to start. In the next 30 days we need to gather 25,000 signatures of support.

CO Ballot Initiatives

Ballot Forums

CO Judges Info

La Plata County Election News

*2/5/12 Durango Herald: Election 2012 Clerk's office stands ready to help voters participate by Tiffany L. Parker, La Plata County Clerk and Recorder.

As we enter the 2012 Election season, I would like to remind residents of La Plata County how important it is to keep your voter registration information current. If you have moved or changed your address, we need to know. It is as simple as stopping by our office, the courthouse or online at http://www.govotecolorado.com to update your registration. If you are new to our area or have never registered before, I encourage you to do so now. Ballots cannot be forwarded...
The Primary Election on June 26 will be conducted by mail. You must be affiliated in order to vote in a Primary. The General Election on Nov. 6 will be conducted as a polling place election. If you want to receive your ballot in the mail, you may request to do so online or at our office. You do not need to sign up again to receive a mail-in ballot if you have already done so. To verify your registration information, you may do so online at http://www.govotecolorado.com or call our office at 970 382-6296...

*12/31/11 LWVLPC: If you think your vote doesn't count read So You Don't Think Your Vote Counts + Two Examples from the November Election

Colorado Election News

*Colorado - The Official State Web Portal Colorado Congressional Redistricting

US Voting News

Electronic Voting News

Correspondence from our Members

*1/12/12 LWVLPC:second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Letter to the Editor by Nadine Ansel, Treasurer, League of Women Voters of La Plata County

On Jan. 21, the nation marks the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a decision that enabled

corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence federal and state elections. As the 2012 election season ramps up, so will the corporate, union and special interest financing of political advertising...

Useful References & Links

*To view all Elected Offices that are filled by La Plata County residents, click elected offices updated 1/20/09

Past Events

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