We’ll be covering the ballot returns now through the primary election on Tuesday, June 24. The Secretary of State’s office will release the next batch of numbers on Friday. While county clerks are counting the number of ballots are returned, the ballots will not be tallied until Tuesday.
Here are the statewide numbers:
Republicans: 198,213
Democrats: 142,570
Total: 343,933
To put this in context, the total ballots cast for the 2010 primary election numbered 774,071. With less than a week to go until the primary, just under half of the number of ballots cast in 2010 have been returned. But, of course, procrastination is an issue that plagues voters, so we expect a mad dash at the end.
Here is the county-by-county break down:
Generally when there is only one candidate, a decision was made by the others to drop out – thus giving that preferred candidate the nomination for the party. On the R ballot, there were some choices but not many. I followed the US Senate contest, and several candidates dropped out to give Garden the nomination.
I agree there was no "true" choice. The choices were already decided for you for THAT party. I was disgusted!
Thanks for the answers!
"All City of Longmont voters will be receiving a ballot with the Longmont question regardless of party affiliation." http://www.bouldercounty.org/apps/newsroom/templates/bc12.aspx?articleid=4047&zoneid=32
I don't know for sure but to hazard a guess… there is a question on the ballot for the City of Longmont regarding revenue bonds. So my guess is that everyone is allowed to vote on that question.
Never mind – looks like one of the candidates dropped out: http://www.coloradogreenparty.org/3577/green-party-state-co-chair-withdraws-gubernatorial-run/
I noticed that too. I believe the Green Party has a primary for governor if I am not mistaken.
Maybe these are silly questions, but if this is for the primary elections, how are there 2,462 ballots from UAF (I assume that means unaffiliated), all from Boulder County? And do the Libertarian, Green and American Constitution parties also have primary elections as well? Thanks
"Ballot" returns is kind of a stupid statement, really. I don't know about the Republican primary, but I saw the ballot for the Democrat party. For the Pueblo County ballot, out of 16 positions there is only one with more than one name. No one is 'voting' – the decision was already made before the primary. This is not an 'election.' When I saw it my first thought was, 'is this Colorado or Cuba?'
Vote:
1. a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election
2. the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
Election:
1. the act or process of choosing someone for a public office by voting
2. the right, power, or privilege of making a choice
No 'vote' is happening. No 'preference' can be indicated by anyone when there is no choice. The 'right' to express one's position is non-existent when there are no choices.
No 'election.' 'Choosing' is not possible when there is no choice. The 'right, power, or privilege of making a choice' has been removed by the party. This is as fraudulent an 'election' as any you read about in foreign dictatorships.
I felt disenfranchised as an unaffiliated because I am not allowed to vote in the primaries. I see now I am no more disenfranchised than any one else – "Democracy" is dead in the USA.
"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
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