2010 Election Information
Here is your source for comprehensive information for voters in the Pikes Peak Region.
Important Election Dates & Voter Registration Information
The General Election occurs November 2, 2010. Please check out these helpful voter education resources:
- You can register, change your address, or change or withdraw your party affiliation before the general election at GoVoteColorado.com.
- Many voting locations have changed! Here is a list of polling places by precinct, if you don’t know your precinct number, you can call (719) 575-VOTE (8683) to find out.
- Learn more on CP’s Civic Engagement page.
- If you have any questions, need to report a problem, or are having difficulties with your registration, JustVoteColorado.org can help. Visit their website for solutions to these and other voting-related problems.
- The Colorado Springs Gazette has compiled a voting resource online. Check it out at gazette.com/vote.
A Criminal Record Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You Can’t Vote
Many people in Colorado believe that once you have a criminal record you can never vote. This is not true. The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition provides more information: Can I Vote?
Muchas personas en Colorado creen que cuando tiene un antecedentes penales no puede votar nunca. Esto no es verdad. The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition proporciona más información: ¿Puedo votar?
Key General Election dates:
- October 4, 2010 – last day to register to vote for General Election. You can register at GoVoteColorado.com.
- October 12, 2010 – First day mail-in ballots can be mailed.
- October 18, 2010 – Early voting begins and goes through October 29, 2010
- October 29, 2010 – Last day to apply for a mail-in ballot
- November 2, 2010 – General Election, from 7:00am to 7:00pm. Mail-in ballots are due at the Clerk and Recorder’s office no later than 7:00pm of that day.
Voter Guides
2010 Colorado Blue Book State Ballot Information Booklet
Ballot Pedia Colorado 2010 Ballot Measures
Statewide Environmental Voting Guide
League of Women Voters Colorado Ballot Issues
9NEWS 2010 Colorado Voter Guide
The Ballot.org Colorado Voter Guide Links
Public Forums and Candidate Survey
Citizens Project sponsored an El Paso County Sheriff Primary Candidate Forum July, 20. Details are available here.
Citizens Project hosted two nonpartisan election education forums on October 6 and October 19 that informed community members on upcoming November election ballot measures
Amendment 60, 61, and 62 and Proposition 101; Big Choices for Colorado on Taxes & Personhood
Citizens Project urges a No vote on Amendments 60 and 61, as well as a No vote on Proposition 101. Citizens Project also recommends a no vote 
on Amendment 62. Yet, as always, we want voters to be fully informed of their choices and thus bring you this plethora of information for your reading pleasure:
Amendment 60
Read the ballot language here.
Preliminary Analysis of Amendment 60
Bell Policy Center, May 6, 2010
No on Amendment 60 campaign: Don’t Hurt Colorado
Yes on Amendment 60 campaign: Limit Property Tax
Amendment 61
Read the ballot language here.
Amendment 61 would put tough limits on government borrowing for projects
Denver Post, July 6, 2010
OPINION: Ballot item could cripple Colorado
Denver Post, July 7, 2010
NOREEN: Bruce’s Amendment 61 just plain wacky
Gazette, June 20, 2010
Catching up on the news: Colorado Springs goes dark and Amendment 61
Bell Policy Center, July 8, 2010
No on Amendment 61 campaign: Don’t Hurt Colorado
Yes on Amendment 61 campaign: Limit Colorado Debt
Amendment 62
Read the ballot language here.
Amendment 62 assaults our sex lives
Boulder Weekly, May 6, 2010
Quillen: Colorado’s zygote zealots
Denver Post, August 8, 2010
Yes on Amendment 62 campaign: Colorado Right to Life
No on Amendment 62 campaign: Protect Families Protect Choices
Proposition 101
Read the ballot language here.
Prop 101 worries local officials
Journal-Advocate, May 30, 2010
County-by-county impact of Prop 101
Bell Policy Center
NOREEN: Only crazies back Proposition 101
Gazette, August 1, 2010
Yes on Proposition 101 campaign: Don’t Hurt Colorado
No on Proposition 101 campaign: Colorado Tax Reform
Citizens Project’s Positions – No on Amendments 60, 61 and 62, as well as no on Proposition 101
Citizens Project urges a no vote on Amendments 60, 61 and Proposition 101. The three measures would significantly damage Colorado’s state and local governments’ ability to provide the most basic level of services related to safety, education and transportation. They would slash $1 billion annually in state taxes, roll back half of all school property taxes statewide and drastically limit government’s ability to construct new buildings. This devastates the ability of democratic governments to ensure equal opportunity and equal rights for everyone, and would dissuade potential businesses from moving to Colorado, crippling our potential for economic growth.
Citizens Project also opposes Amendment 62 because it is an extreme measure with dangerous implications that imposes a religious belief through government.
For more information on 60, 61 and 101, please take a look at the following links:
2010 Colorado Ballot Measures: Proposition 101, Amendments 60 and 61
Great Education Colorado, July, 2010
Proposition 101 and Amendments 60 and 61
Special District Association of Colorado, May 14, 2010
A Quick Look at Proposition 101 and Amendments 60 and 61
People’s Press Collective, June 19, 2010
Local officials worried over November ballot measures
Summit Daily News, May 4, 2010
Dire predictions of ballot initiatives’ impact draws millions
Gazette, July 29, 2010
