Go vote! Shelly Roehrs, President with the Pikes Peak Region League of Women Voters reminds us the deadline to postmark a ballot is coming. If you mail it in, it must be postmarked 8-10 days before November 3. Yet, ballots can be dropped off at drop-box locations anytime up to 7:00 PM on voting day and of course you can vote in person. Find drop-box locations at govotecolorado.gov.
The League has been an active, non-partisan voice encouraging voter engagement and understanding of issues since 1937. Visit 411.org to review summaries submitted by candidates and issue sponsors.
Visit the local League at lwvppr.org for more information. Additional ballot issues are discussed at the League podcast at lwvppr.org.
Transcript:
Cynthia: Hello everyone, this is Cynthia Margiotta with the Area Council of Government's Area Agency on Aging, volunteering some time to do an interview with Shelley Roerhrs. She is with the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak region and their mission is to empower voters and defending democracy, thank you. The League of Women Voters has fought since 1920 to improve our systems of government and impact public policy through citizen education and advocacy. The League is a nonpartisan and grassroots organization. The League of Women Voters from the Pikes Peak area region has been active since 1937. Members actively promote voter and civic education by registering voters in high schools and nationalization ceremonies, attend city and council government meetings, present the pros and cons of the issues of our elections, and much more. The League of Women Voters has two separate and distinct roles: better service and citizen education and action advocacy.
What this means to you guys who are listening, is the league's mission is to inform voters about the issues and candidates on our ballots. Candidates and issue organizations fill out information provided to them in an online voter guide and voters can visit vote411.org for this convenient information. The League also encourages active participation, whether it's in the office of an elected representative, City Council meetings, writing a letter to the editor, or at rallies. The program also empowers voters by emphasizing the power of the voter and promotes voting in every election: presidential, gubernatorial, municipal, primaries, and special elections.
Wow, you guys do a lot!
Shelley Roerhrs: We do, we do. We keep pretty busy, especially in a presidential year.
Cynthia: I bet you do! Now, it's like every commercial out there is about elections.
Shelley Roerhrs: It is, it is. We try to strive like you mentioned the presidential, gubernatorial, and municipal, we want you to vote in every election. We don't care who you vote for, we are a very nonpartisan group. But again, it doesn't matter who you vote for! For us, as long as you vote in every election, that includes your primaries, municipal elections, and special elections as well.
Cynthia: Yes, I agree with you it's important to vote. We are leaving ourselves out of the discussion if we don't vote.
Shelley Roerhrs: Yes, ma’am.
Cynthia: Let's get to our first question!
Q: We are a mail-in-ballot state. Is there a lot of voter fraud in a mail-in-ballot state? Will my vote be counted?
Shelley Roerhrs: So, yes, 100%! Mail-in-ballots are safe. The unique thing about Colorado is that we've been a mail-in-ballot state for quite a while. They are pretty much the grade A of how other states basically relate to and say "this is what we want to do in compared to Colorado." So, you know, there are no issues with mailing in your ballot, as long as you mail it in on time. We'll get to kind of some dates later on as far as when you're supposed to mail it in. But yes, mailing your ballot or you know, what's even more convenient is if you don't want to Mail it in,...
