September 2016
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2016 Board Election Schedule
September 14, 2 p.m.
Meet the Candidates moderated session for
speeches and audience questions in the Auditorium. Door prizes and
refreshments provided.
September 26.
Association begins mailing of ballots to non-resident
owners.
September 28.
Association begins mailing of ballots to resident
owners.
September 28, 7 p.m.
Candidates speak at BRCmeetingCenterPoint.
Door prizes and refreshments provided.
October 3 through October 14. VOTING PERIOD:
Ballots may be
mailed to or dropped off at the Association office during business
hours, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, from October 3 through October
13, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on October 14. Ballots must be returned to
the Association office by 3 p.m. on October 14.
October 14, 7:30 a.m.
Ballot counting begins in Association office.
October 14, 4:30 p.m.
Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. to certify the
results of the election. Immediately following certification of the results,
the Election Committee will notify all candidates of the results and a
signed copy of the results will be posted at the Community Center.
Channel 12's Emmy Award-winning
Dominic Dezzutti to Moderate "Meet the
Candidates" at Windsor Gardens
2016 General Election
Political Activities at Windsor Gardens
The Windsor Gardens community has a proud tradition of participation
in civic life in Denver, particularly with regard to voting and being
informed about public issues. As we move toward the general election
in November, please keep our community rules for political activities
in mind.
Political Signs
Residents are permitted to place one political window sign per
candidate or ballot issue, no larger than 36” by 48”, no more than 45
days before the day of an election and no more than seven days after
the election.
Political Literature
Residents are permitted to distribute political literature to other
residents in their buildings.
Outside political groups are permitted to leave literature in the public
entrance lobbies of WG residential buildings where such access
is available to the general public. However, political parties are not
permitted access to or entry into residential buildings to distribute
political material door to door.Apolitical party is defined as a permanent
political group organized to promote and support its principles and
candidates for public office.
Posters, flyers or related material promoting the candidacy of anyone
seeking public office, or promoting a specific ballot proposal or
amendment may not be posted in any area of the Community Center,
Auditorium or other common rooms. However, this prohibition does
not apply to announcements of WG political clubs’ meetings.
Candidate Campaigning
Candidates for public office will be discouraged from passing out
literature and soliciting votes in WG common areas, except within
meeting rooms that have been reserved for specific events such as
meetings of WG political clubs or meetings of other Windsor Gardens
groups that invite candidates to speak or debate.
The complete Windsor Gardens Political Activities policy is available
online at the Association website in the Resource Center and in the
Association office.
We are happy to announce that Emmy Award-winning Dominic
Dezzutti, Vice President of Content for Colorado Public Television 12,
will moderate two "Meet the Candidates" community meetings with
the 2016 Windsor Gardens Board of Directors candidates. Dominic
hosts and produces "Colorado Inside Out" and when it is election
season time, he hosts and produces "Colorado Decides," the longtime
election debate series.
The community is invited to “Meet the Candidates” on Wednesday,
September 14, at 2 p.m. in the Auditorium. Refreshments will be
served. Candidates will also participate in a second moderated session
at the Building Representatives Committee meeting on Wednesday,
September 28, at 7 p.m. in CenterPoint. All residents are invited to
attend.
We have six candidates running for three openings on the 2017 Board
of Directors. In alphabetic order they are: B.J. Barnes, Renata Behrens,
Harlan “Hap” Hansen, Reuel Hunt, Tom Leahy and Joe Soss. Each of
the board candidates was asked to provide their resume along with
their candidate petition. Their narrative responses are published as
submitted on pages 8 and 9.
Source: Colorado Secretary of State website
Voter Registration FAQs
Who is eligible to vote in Colorado?
You are eligible to vote if you:
•
will be 18 years of age or older at the time of the next election,
•
are a United States citizen,
•
have resided in Colorado 22 days immediately before the election
at which you intend to vote,
•
are not serving a sentence of confinement, detention, or parole for
a felony conviction.
Source: Denver Elections Division
Dates to Remember
October 17
22-day Colorado residency deadline
October 17
Mail ballots will be mailed out this week
October 17
24-hour ballot drop-off boxes open to receive mail ballots
October 24
Phase 1 Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPCs)
open, Oct. 24 through Election Day
November 5
Phase 2 VSPCs open, Nov. 5 through Election Day
November 7
Phase 3 VSPCs open, Nov. 7 through Election Day;
Windsor Gardens is a Phase 3 VSPC
November 8
General Election (open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.)
November 8
24-hour ballot drop-off boxes close at 7 p.m.
VOTER REGISTRATION FAQs
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