RE: Followup - posting results at precincts ?

["Some Guy" <someguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lisa Doran (SoS) followed up with me by phone. She says that Boulder County
had the 'option' of following 1-7-602, but was not required to do so.
Her interpretation is that since the ballots were counted at a central
location that the only place were the posting of the final counts would have
been necessary to post was at the counting location. I don't interpret the
law that way. And it is apparent that other counties don't interpret it that
way either. Only Boulder County has decided not to post at polling
locations.

Anyone have a different idea of what the law says?

Some Guy who thinks he can read


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On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 12:23:04 -0700 "Some Guy" <someguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> Well with more time today I found this in the CRS.
>
> 1-7-602. Judges to post returns.
> Statute text
> At any election at a polling place where voting is by paper ballot,
> voting
> machine, or electronic or electromechanical voting system, the
> election
> judges shall make an abstract of the count of votes, which abstract
> shall
> contain the names of the offices, names of the candidates, ballot
> titles,
> and submission clauses of all initiated, referred, or other ballot
> issues
> voted upon and the number of votes counted for or against each
> candidate or
> ballot issue. The abstract shall be posted in a conspicuous place
> that can
> be seen from the outside of the polling place immediately upon
> completion of
> the counting. The abstract may be removed at any time after
> forty-eight
> hours following the election. Suitable blanks for the abstract
> required by
> this section shall be prepared, printed, and furnished to all
> election
> judges at the same time and in the same manner as other election
> supplies.
>
> However in regards to the way in which things were done in the past
> in BC I
> found this.
>
> 1-7-507. Electronic vote-counting - procedure.
> (8) Precincts using punch card electronic voting systems shall not
> be
> required to post the abstract of the count of votes at the precinct
> after
> the closing of the polls.
> Editor's note: This version of subsection (8) is effective until
> January 1,
> 2006.
>
> Statute text
> (8) (Deleted by amendment and repealed, L. 2004, pp. 1359, 1361,
> §§21, 31,
> effective January 1, 2006.)
>
> It was amended in HAVA, because by 06 punch cards will be illegal.
>
> Thus, in Boulder County the results of the elections should now be
> posted in
> all precincts for a period of 48 hours. Now, because the clerk's
> office has
> finished the tally and is now working on the provisionals.
>
> I wonder if the law will be followed.
>
>  Guy
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