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April 9, 2026

Radical transparency
Morgan County, Colorado’s Ballot University 

By M. Mindy Moretti
electionline.org

Voter education is one of the key components of an elections official’s job.

However, traditional voter education is no longer just about the basics of voting – polling place hours and times, what ID is necessary, etc.

Today voter education is as much about explaining how the whole process works and that elections are secure and trustworthy as it is the basics. And because of that, many local elections offices have had to find new ways to “reach one, teach one”.

In Morgan County, Colorado County, Clerk and Recorder Kevin Strauch and his team brainstormed about ways to educate the community about the trustworthiness of the process without, well, boring them to death.

And so to that end, they created Ballot University, an immersive educational experience. With this program, they place a mock election directly in the hands of those who have questions, concerns, or simply a desire to learn.

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