Boulder County, Colo. – Boulder County Clerk & Recorder Molly Fitzpatrick will host an “Election Night and Beyond – What to Expect” webinar. During the presentation, we will discuss what categories and types of ballots are left to be counted in the immediate days after Election Day.

Ballot processing does not end on Election Night. In fact, Boulder County Elections usually processes ballots Wednesday, Thursday, and sometimes Friday. Then, there is a voter “cure” period and additional time to process and count ballots up until the 9^th day after the election.

What: Election Night and Beyond – What to Expect webinar

When: 5 – 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, October 26

Who should attend: Press, candidate/issue campaign representatives, political parties, and city/special district officials

Where: At your own computer

RSVP: RSVP required to mwozniak@bouldercounty.org by Tuesday, October 26 at 4 p.m. with your name and organization; Login information will be emailed to you 30-60 minutes prior to presentation.

Learn about how every election there are “categories” of ballots that will be counted and others that have the potential to be counted on the 9^th day after the election. For instance, military and overseas mail ballots can be received up until November 10 and still be counted. This is also the deadline for voters who have a signature discrepancy or missing signature to “cure” their ballot envelope.

In this webinar, Clerk Fitzpatrick will review these categories of ballots that candidates, parties, and cities should expect to remain in the days after the election. This webinar is meant to help bring clarity in terms of how the final ballots are processed and what will and what may be outstanding several days after the election. This information is especially important if a contest is close. Note that our office does not “call” contests. Our position is that the election is not final until certification, which occurs at the final Canvass Board Meeting, which is tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of Monday, November 22.

Additionally, the webinar will cover the election night results reporting process, watcher information, recount scenarios, and Colorado’s election audit (risk limiting audit).