ELECTION CANCELLED

By Friday, May 10 at 5 p.m., the deadline for submitting a letter of interest, just three candidates had committed to run for the three seats up for election this year. As a result, we have cancelled the June regular municipal election, and all three candidates will be considered elected as of June 25. The last time a town election was cancelled was in 1999.

Incumbent Richard Child and Catherine Jett will remain on Town Council and newcomer Michelle Sherry will fill the seat vacated by Councilmember Bob Delves. Delves is termed-out after serving on Council for eight years, and as mayor for almost six of those years. The new Council will convene July 18. In light of this event, we expect to save approximately $5,000 plus countless hours of staff time.

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CANDIDATES

Any person who wishes to run for Town Council  will need to file a written declaration of candidacy, including his or her name and address with the town clerk. Then within 10 days of announcing your candidacy a Candidate Affidavit must be filed with the town clerk. This is required by the State of Colorado. A qualified candidate must be a registered elector who has maintained his or her legal residency within the town for a period of at least 120 days immediately preceding the election. Also, all candidates will need to submit a Candidate Biographical Information Sheet. All of these documents and a digital photograph may be emailed to or mailed or hand delivered to Town Hall located at 455 Mountain Village Blvd., Suite A, Mountain Village, CO 81435.

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BALLOTS

We conduct all elections by mail ballot. Ballots may be returned either by mail or in person to Town Hall located at 455 Mountain Village Blvd, Suite A, Mountain Village, CO 81435. On Election Day, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
 

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VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

We take your right to vote seriously, and include not only legal residents but also non-resident property owners. A legal resident is any person who maintains a principal residence within the town for at least 30 consecutive days prior to a scheduled town election and fulfills voter registration requirements. A non-resident property owner is an owner of  real property located within town limits who is not a legal resident of the town, but may become a registered elector and thus qualified to vote.   

NON-RESIDENTS PROPERTY OWNER REQUIREMENTS

1. Fulfill voter registration requirements (see below).
2. Hold the title to a property in natural name, not in the name of a trust, partnership, corporation, etc.
3. Owner of record of real property for 30 consecutive days immediately prior to the election date during which time you have owned at least 50% of the fee title interest in the real property. However, such property interest shall not include ownership of parking spaces, religious or other charitable facilities, hotel units, roads, or common areas intended for non-profit use.

VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Elector must be at least 18 years old on the date of the election, and
2. Registered to vote in a Mountain Village municipal election or in a San Miguel County election through the elections office at the Colorado Secretary of State Election Division. The last day to register to vote is Tuesday, May 28, 2013, by 5 p.m. To register to vote you must complete our Voter Registration Form. If your address has changed, you will need to complete our Change of Address Request Form.

If you meet these requirements and have registered and/or voted in a Mountain Village election during the past four years, or if you have registered to vote with the San Miguel County Clerk with a Mountain Village address during the past four years, you are automatically registered to vote in the Mountain Village Regular Municipal Election. Please contact the Town Clerk’s Office with any questions or to confirm your voter status.

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VOTER REGISTRATION LIST

Our Voter Registration List is maintained to facilitate our election process. Individual voter records may only be changed with written notice. Records will be kept as to the most recent date you voted in our municipal election. Records will be purged if


VOTER INELIGIBILITY

You will receive notification if you are no longer an eligible voter for Town of Mountain Village elections, and the reason for your ineligibility. For more details regarding maintenance of our voter registration list, you may review the resolution Procedures for Maintaining the Voter Registration.