Chaffee County Continues to See Uptick in Ballot Returns

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Chaffee County Clerk Lori Mitchell is reporting that as of last night, a total of 2,479 ballots have been returned.  

Of the total ballots returned 807 have been Democrats, 664 from Republicans and 977 Unaffiliated. Ballot returns continue to trend upwards this mid-term election. At this time in 2018 only 1,920 ballots had been returned to the clerk’s office.   

The Salida vote center is open at the Scout Hut. Hours are 8am to 4pm Monday through Friday and 8am to noon on Saturday.   

The Buena Vista vote center at the Community Center will open on Friday, November 4th. The Poncha Springs vote center will be open on Election Day.      

Colorado voters can visit GoVoteColorado.gov to register to vote or update their voter registration, find their local county clerk, sign up to track their ballot and find accurate election information.

Dan R