Candidate Blog
Welcome to the Candidate Blog for the 2003 Boulder Colorado municipal elections. Here you will find posts by Boulder City Council candidates as well as the Boulder Election Watch Editorial Board.
November 05, 2003
Mail-in turnout
Turnout for this off-year election was the best ever:
The last-minute barrage of ballots — with 16,000 being returned on Tuesday alone — was a surprise, for sure, said Jim Burrus, county spokesman. But not an unwelcome one. "We're elated at the turnout," Burrus said. Indeed, the county estimated a 55 percent or better turnout — the best ever in an off-year election, Burrus said.
...In general, mail balloting's popularity has grown in recent years as it has been proven to significantly increase voter turnout. Locally, mail-in ballots increased voter turnout from 24.9 percent in 1999 to 45.3 percent in 2001, Boulder County officials say.