October 22, 2004

Voting Privacy in Colorado a Challenge

Citizens in Boulder County Colorado are challenging the county's ballot system, which places serial numbers on each ballot. The state argues that it needs the numbering system to authenticate that ballots cast in an election are valid, and not to invade the privacy of voters. Although the county does not ask that poll workers record the serial number of ballots taken by voters the suit charges that poll workers could record that information. Other voters worry about party affiliation being made part of the absentee ballot process because it may be a factor in which ballots are delivered in time to counted in the final election outcome.

Privacy prompts voter suit, Denver Post, October 22, 2004