Colorado recognized as a national elections leader

Pew Charitable Trusts ranks Colorado 4th best for 2010 election administration

Denver, February 6, 2013 - The Pew Charitable Trusts released its report showing Colorado in the top four states for election administration. According to its Elections Performance Index, Colorado ranked 12th for the 2008 election and improved to fourth for the 2010 election. And Colorado’s elections got even better for the 2012 election- the Secretary of State’s office today released its report on the successful 2012 election (PDF).

The Elections Performance Index gave Colorado particularly high marks for its high voter turnout, acceptance rate of military and overseas ballots, and online voter registration and lookup tools. The report also states, “Colorado, Delaware, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin were among the highest-performing states during both the 2008 and 2010 election cycles.”

"Colorado can take great pride in this report, which recognizes our state as a national leader," Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler said. "For the 2012 election, we added to these successes, with initiatives that pushed domestic and overseas turnout even higher and improved overall election integrity."

According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, the 2012 election will be reviewed at a later date. For the 2012 election, Colorado released the nation’s first web-optimized online voter registration and lookup and an expanded statewide electronic ballot delivery system for Colorado’s military and overseas voters.

For more information about the Pew Charitable Trust’s Elections Performance Index, please visit pewstates.org.