Voters will get primary election ballots in the mail
By Dan MacArthur
North Forty News
Political parties across Colorado on Aug. 10 will pick their candidates
for the fall general election. Voters must be affiliated with a party to
vote in the primary election.
Voting will be by mail-in ballot in Larimer County. July 12 is the registration
deadline to vote in the primary. That also is the deadline for voters affiliated
with a state-recognized party to affiliate with another one or drop their
party affiliation. Unaffiliated voters, however, can affiliate with a party
and vote its primary up to the day of the election.
Ballots will be mailed to voters no later than July 23. They must be returned
no later than 7 p.m. Aug. 10 to be counted.
Aug. 2 is the first day for walk-in voting at service centers, including
the Larimer County office building in Fort Collins. Aug. 3 is the last
day to request a ballot through the mail. Aug. 6 is the last day to apply
for a primary ballot to be picked up in person.
In Larimer County, Democrats Jay Harrison and Alan Ohms and Republicans
Justin Smith and Carl Bruning are competing for the nominations from their
respective parties. The winners will compete against each other and unaffiliated
candidate Dell Bean for the sheriff's job that will be open for the first
time in a dozen years.
Dueling Democrats Torsten Eckstein and Richard Ball are competing to represent
their party in the race for state Senate District 15. The winner of that
primary will face Republican Kevin Lundberg, who was appointed to fill
the seat following a vacancy.
The U.S. Senate contest is the hottest primary race statewide for both
parties. Republicans will choose between Ken Buck and Jane Norton. Current
senator Michael Bennet is competing against Andrew Romanoff for the Democratic
nomination.
Republicans also will choose between Scott McInnis and Don Maes to represent
the party in the race for governor against Democrat John Hickenlooper.
Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat, decided against seeking re-election.
There are also races in the Libertarian Party. John Finger is competing
against Mac Stringer for the nomination in the senate race. Jaimes Brown
is competing against Kilo Sallis in the governor's race.
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