The Colorado Secretary of State's office is warning residents about a voter registration mailing that went out this week from the Voter Participation Center.
Although the Center worked through the state鈥檚 Elections Division, the final version of the mailing is missing several items required under state law.
鈥淭he form fails to include a signature and an affidavit, essentially saying that 鈥業 agree everything in the form is accurate, I鈥檓 over 18, I鈥檓 a resident of Colorado and I鈥檓 a citizen.鈥� That鈥檚 all missing,鈥� says Rich Coolidge, Director of Communications for Secretary of State Scott Gessler. 鈥淪o essentially, the county clerks can鈥檛 accept these forms as registration.鈥�
Coolidge says voters can verify their registration online at . Users can make changes directly through the website or print out and mail a state-approved voter registration form directly to the Secretary of State鈥檚 office or their county clerk.
UPDATE: 2-27-12 3:00 pm
According to a statement from the Voter Participation Center, which mailed more than one million voter registration applications to 27 states last week, a printer鈥檚 mistake affected the 17,291 forms sent to Colorado. After being informed of the problem, the VPC says it is mailing postcards to recipients of the mailing; and corrected, official registration forms will be sent to recipients in the coming weeks.
