Douglas County News Press February 22, 2024

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Officials answer election security questions INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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A ballot drop box sits Feb. 14 in Highlands Ranch outside Douglas County’s parks and trails administration building. BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At a town hall meeting, a woman told Douglas County’s top election official she doesn’t feel confident that elections will turn out fair. “People lie. People cheat,” she said, adding: “I just feel that it’s very

sad to see that there is no way we can guarantee fair elections.” The woman wasn’t the only one who expressed doubts about the possibility of voter fraud at the event where the county took questions in person and by phone. Others worried that fraudsters could vote more than once, that they could turn in

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ballots for dead people, that voting machines aren’t secure and more. But Sheri Davis, the Douglas County clerk and recorder who oversees elections, sought to ease those fears, saying that safeguards are in place locally.

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