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2008 Elections Workshop
The 71 Week Plan [126KB]
Election Panel Findings
Douglas County is committed to improving the elections process. Some of the corrective measures under consideration include:
- Purchase additional eSlates™
- Work with vendor on technical issues
- Re-engineer processes for efficiency
- Implement additional voter outreach programs
- Technical skill requirement/ assessment for some election judges
- Improve election judge training
- Create new criteria for the selection of voting sites
- Sheriff’s Office to assist with communication on Election Day
- Use a variety of media to communicate wait times at individual voting sites on Election Day
- Contingency Planning to address critical failures and disaster situations
- Post the 10 minute statutory time limit for voting (C.R.S. 1-7-115)
Election Panel Findings Brochure » [216KB]
Elections Panel History
The Douglas County Commissioners announced on Nov. 13 the establishment of the 13-member, Fact-Finding Panel that would be responsible for evaluating the factors resulting in the problems experienced during the Douglas County Nov. 7 General Election.
The Panel’s report will evaluate: the performance of the Hart eSlate™ devices and related equipment; the logistics effectiveness of all vote centers; elections staff – technical and non-technical; and election judge training procedures, among other factors.