The secretary of state will conduct a public review of voted ballots and other materials from the Saguache County 2010 general election next week.
The review is an effort to “remove doubt regarding the election results” among Saguache County residents, according to a five-page review and verification plan released by Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s office.
The review will not change the outcome of the election.
Four teams of three people each — including volunteers from the Sa guache County Democratic and Republican parties, as well as independent voters — will conduct the verification process beginning Monday at the Saguache Community Center.
Three races will be reviewed: clerk and recorder, county commissioner and the University of Colorado Board of Regents.
The public and the media will be allowed to observe, and the entire process will be videotaped.
The 2010 election came under intense scrutiny after a “retabulation” of the ballots shortly after Election Day flipped the preliminary results of a county-commissioner seat and the clerk-and-recorder race — leading to the re-election of the clerk who oversaw the election.
