The election Nov. 6 in Teller County was deemed a success with no pervasive equipment or personnel issues. In a status report to county commissioners, Al Davidson, manager of elections for Teller County, emphasized the high points of the general election.
The longest documented wait time was approximately 10.5 minutes for a person who chose to wait in order to have access to a touch-screen voting machine rather than a paper ballot. This is in contrast to the reported waits of up to two and a half hours in 2008 and 2010.
“I believe our judges were adequate in number and sufficiently trained to make the election a success at all of the voting locations,” Davidson writes.
The report is glowing in its praise of the county employees.
“Perhaps the single biggest contribution by a non-elections staff member was that of Dee Bordage who accepted the responsibility to resurrect a totally-failed effort to recruit and manage election judges,” states the report. “She, along with Kathy Davidson, pulled this important effort from certain failure to success that manifested itself on election day.” Bordage is the administrator’s assistant.
As well, Davidson praised employees Cathy Fabiano, Sheryl Decker, Sandi Stratton, Sheriff Mike Ensminger, Susan Halterman, the facilities-management department and other county staff who served as election judges.
In the report, Davidson cited voting statistics in Teller County:
●2,675 residents, 22 percent, took advantage of Early Voting
●2,451, or 20 percent, voted at the Vote Centers Nov. 6
●7,108 registered voters, 58 percent, voted by mail ballot
As well, there were no complaints from voters, the political parties or other governmental agencies to the county or the Secretary of State’s office, Davidson added.