September Newsletter

GOVERNMENT
GREENWOOD VILLAGE
2019 MUNICIPAL election
ELECTION DAY — NOVEMBER 5, 2019
This year, the City Council designated the Village Municipal
Election to be a coordinated election with Arapahoe County.
This means voters will see the Greenwood Village list of
candidates for Council and Mayor on the ballot along with
School District Candidates, a Village Ballot Question (details
appear on Page 7 of this Newsletter) and State Questions.
Arapahoe County is conducting the November 5, 2019
Coordinated Election as a Mail Ballot Election. Greenwood
Village elections are non-partisan.
To vote in the November Election, you must be registered to
vote. The following requirements must be met to register to vote:
• be a United States Citizen,
• be 18 years of age by Election Day
If you have moved, you can update your voter information
with a Voter Registration form. Voter Registration forms are
available from the City Clerk’s office or the Village’s website
at www.greenwoodvillage.com.
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES
You may register to vote at any time in Colorado, but if you
wish to vote in an upcoming election, you must register by
one of the following deadlines:
• 22 Days before Election Day if you register to vote
through a voter registration drive or a Voter Registration
Agency
• 8 Days before Election Day if you register to vote by mail
or online through www.govotecolorado.com and wish to
receive a ballot by mail
• By 7 p.m. on Election Day, visit one of the Voter Service
and Polling Centers in your county to register to vote inperson
and request a ballot.
Registering for the first time in Colorado
• A citizen of the United States
• A resident of Colorado for 22 days prior to the election
• At least 16 years old, with the understanding that you
must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible to vote
• Provide a valid Colorado Driver’s License or Colorado ID
card or present one of the acceptable forms of
identification for voting
Accepted Forms of Identification
Identification is required to vote at all polling locations. First
time voters voting by mail may need to submit identification.
Acceptable ID forms are:
• Valid Colorado driver’s license
• Valid Colorado identification card
• Valid U.S. passport
• Employee ID card from a government agency with photo
• Valid U.S. military card
• Copy of current utility bill showing address
• Government paycheck or document with name and
current address
• FAA photo pilot’s license
• Certified naturalization document
• Valid Medicare or Medicaid card
• Certified copy of birth certificate
• Valid student ID card with photo
• Valid veteran’s ID card
• Valid ID card from a recognized tribal government
CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
There are 12 official candidates to fill nine seats on
Greenwood Village City Council in the November 5, 2019
Election. The elected Mayor will serve a four-year term and
City Council members will each serve a two-year term.
The candidates, in the order in which they will be listed on
the ballot, are shown at right on Page 9.
Mayor Ron Rakowsky
Mayor Rakowsky is term limited
and will depart from elected service
when the newly elected Mayor takes
office.
MAIL BALLOTS
Ballots will be mailed beginning
October 14 to active registered
voters who live in Greenwood
Village. If you have not received a
ballot by October 28, please call
Arapahoe County Elections at 303-795-4511 to update your
registration and request one be mailed to you. Ballots will
not be mailed after October 28. Ballots are not forwarded by
the U.S. Postal Service.
ABSENTEE MAIL BALLOTS
If you will be out of town and unable to receive your ballot
at your registered address you may change your address by
completing the “Change in Voter Registration Information”
form from Arapahoe County. The form is online at
www.arapahoevotes.com or you may vote early at a
Voter Service and Polling Center beginning October 28,
2019.
PG. 8 GV NEWSLETTER | SEPTEMBER 2019