Voter Info from the League of Women Voters Pueblo

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Any person who is at least 18 years old, a citizen of the United State and living in Pueblo County may go to the Election Office on the second floor of the court house, or to Pueblo City Hall (Union Ave and City Hall Place -- first floor) to register to vote. Always take a picture ID with you, a Colorado Drivers License is preferred or an ID issued by the Drivers License Bureau. A person may also register when getting a Driver's License

The League is ready to send qualified members to any group that has people who wish to register. This can be requested by calling 544-4956 or make a requests by e-mail. The number and web site are listed below.

The GENERAL Election (including state, county and city offices) will be
November 4, 2008

The last day to register of this election will be in early October 2008 (tba).
Early voting starts late October 2008
Last day to request an absentee ballot by mail is late October 2008 (tba) or a person can go to the County Election Office and pick up an Absentee ballot. (All Absentee Ballots must be in the hands of the County Clerk by 7:00 p.m. to be counted.)

To learn about the issues . . . The League of Women Voters of Colorado publishes a pamphlet with a statement about each issue followed by a list of the Pros and Cons. The League of Women Voters of Pueblo publishes a pamphlet on each of the County and the City issues. These may be found at every public library in the county.

In addition, the League of Pueblo has a speakers bureau and any group may call the League voice mail at 544-4956 or go to "Contact Us" on this website and request a speaker by e-mail. Both the pamphlets and the speakers will be available around October 1, which is very late this year. It is preferred that talks are made before the early election date; however they will come if there are some in the group that have not voted.

Click here for further information on Election Dates and the 2008 Election
Calendar.

Facts on registering to vote:

The best way to register to vote is to go to the Elections Office (on the second floor, west end) of the Pueblo County Courthouse. Take a picture ID with you – a Colorado drivers license or ID card are preferred. They are open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Also, people can register to vote at the City Clerks Office, first floor of City Hall on Union Ave. at City Hall Place.
The League of Women Voters of Pueblo has been certified by the Secretary of State to register voters. We will have various sites around Pueblo where voter registration is available. Watch The Chieftain newspaper for sites and dates. Also Horizon, published for Pueblo West, carries this information.
If you have a church, a club, a business, a neighborhood where you can get a group together or anyplace that a number of non-registered voters are meeting, go to the “Contact Us” button on this website and e-mail us (The League of Women Voters of Pueblo) or call our telephone voice mail, 544-4956 and request someone to come and register voters. Give a name and a telephone number to contact.

Facts about application forms to register to vote:
At Pueblo LWV registrations sites all of these forms are available.

Regular registration forms are the usual type of registering. They can also be used to change your address so that you receive mail about where to vote and other information about voting.
There are absentee ballot forms to be used if you are going to be out of town on election day or if you are ill and cannot get out, or if it is just more convenient for you to vote from your home. You must apply for these application forms at the Elections Department in the County Courthouse. Call for information 583-6622. Then when the application form comes, fill it out promptly and send it back. When you receive the Absentee Ballot, fill it out and mail it back promptly; they have to be received by 4:30 p.m. on (tba).