Boulder County drive-by ballot drop-off sites will open early

Boulder County, Colo. – Due to the large number of mail-ballot voters returning their ballots this week, the Boulder County Elections Division is opening two of its drive-by ballot drop-off sites early.

Drive-by drop-off, originally scheduled to start Saturday, will begin Thursday at the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder’s main office, 1750 33rd St. in Boulder, and on Terry Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues in Longmont.

The Steinbaugh Pavilion in Louisville, 824 Front St., will also serve as a drive-by drop-off site beginning Saturday. Lyons Town Hall, 432 Fifth Ave., and the Nederland Community Center, 750 Highway 72 North, will offer drive-by drop-off on Election Day only.

Schedule for Boulder County drive-by drop-off locations:

• 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 1-2 (Boulder and Longmont only)
• 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 (Boulder, Longmont and Louisville)
• 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 (Boulder only)
• 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5 (Boulder, Longmont and Louisville)
• 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6 (Boulder, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons and Nederland)

Through Tuesday, 69,014 Boulder County voters have returned mail ballots for the Nov. 6 election.

All voters except overseas and military voters must return their ballots to the Clerk and Recorder’s Office no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day.

More election information and additional drop-off sites: 303-413-7740 or www.BoulderCountyVotes.org.

Key remaining dates for the 2012 General Election:

• Friday, Nov. 2: Last day to request a mail ballot for the General Election if the ballot is picked up at the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder’s office.
• Friday, Nov. 2: Last day for early voting.
• Tuesday, Nov. 6: Election Day. Polling locations will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All ballots must be in the hands of the Boulder County Clerk & Recorder’s Office by 7 p.m.

-BoulderCountyVotes.org-

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