Recorders Notes February 23, 2022 Voter Service and Polling Center Comment Notice


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PRESS RELEASE

Designation of Voter Service and Polling Center

Pursuant to 1-5-102.9 (1)(c)(II) C.R.S., Logan County Clerk and Recorder Pamela M. Bacon is seeking written comments from residents of Logan County regarding the designation of a voter service and polling center for the 2022 General Election.  C.R.S. 1-5-102.9(1)(c)(II) requires a county clerk and recorder to solicit public comment concerning the location of voter service and polling centers for General Elections. 

“In designating voter service and polling center locations, each county clerk and recorder shall consider the following factors to address the needs of the county:

  1. Proximity of public transportation lines and availability of parking
  2. Geographic features, such as mountain passes, that tend to affect access and convenience
  3. Equitable distribution across the county so as to afford maximally convenient options for electors
  4. The existence and location of population centers
  5. Access for persons with disabilities
  6. Use of existing voting locations that typically serve a significant number of electors
  7. Use of public buildings that are known to electors in the county, especially to the extent that using such buildings results in cost savings compared to other potential locations 
  8. When private locations are considered or designated as voter service and polling centers in accordance with Section 1-5-105 (3), methods and standards to ensure the security of voting conducted at such locations.

Counties with fewer than thirty-seven thousand five hundred (37,500) active electors, as that term is described in Section 1-5-102.9 (1) (a) for General Elections, each county clerk and recorder shall designate a minimum number of voter service and polling centers, as follows:

  • 1-5-102.9(A) During the period designated for early voting, at least one voter service and polling center which be:
  1. Logan County Clerk and Recorder’s Office 315 Main St., Suite 3, Sterling, CO 80751. 
  • 1-5-102.9(B) On Election Day, at least three voter service and polling centers which will be:
  1. Logan County Clerk and Recorder’s Office 315 Main St., Suite 3, Sterling, CO 80751
  2. Logan County Heritage Center 821 N. Division Ave, Sterling, CO 80751
  3. Logan County Extension Office 508 S 10th Ave, Sterling, CO 80751   

 

Clerk Bacon has designated the Logan County courthouse as the Early Voter Service and Polling Center for Logan County for the following reasons:

  1. It is the most centrally located area benefitting all registered voters.
  2. Accessibility for persons with disabilities is available.
  3. It is currently used as the voting location for early voting, as well as several precincts, which typically serves a significant number of electors
  4. The fact that it is a public building known and utilized by most electors in the county.
  5. It provides the most cost savings compared to other potential locations. 

Clerk Bacon has designated the Logan County Courthouse, Logan County Heritage Center and Logan County Extension Office for Election Day Voter Service and Polling Centers for the following reasons:

  1. They are all centrally located areas benefitting the greatest number of registered electors in the county.
  2. Accessibility for persons with disabilities is available. 
  3. The fact that the buildings are public buildings known and utilized by most electors in the county.
  4. They provide the most cost savings compared to other potential locations. 

Residents may submit written comments to: Pamela M. Bacon, Logan County Clerk and Recorder, 315 Main St. Suite 3, Sterling, CO 80751 between March 3, 2022 and June 11, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. 

Comments can also be made at baconp@logancountyco.gov.