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ELECTION DAY INFORMATION

Times and locations

El Paso County's 187 polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Polling locations are available at http://car.elpasoco.com/Election. Or call 575-VOTE.

Campaigning rules

Because campaigning is prohibited within 100 feet of polling places, voters cannot wear campaign buttons, T-shirts or other items promoting a candidate or ballot measure or carry campaign literature to the polls.

Identification

A valid Colorado driver's license or other document to prove Colorado residency, such as a recent bank statement or utility bill, must be presented to poll workers to vote.

Closures

The Motor Vehicle Department and Recording Department will be closed today to help with election returns.

Mail ballots

Mail ballots should not be mailed today.

To be sure your mail ballot is counted, drop it off by 7 p.m. at one of the Clerk and Recorder's Office's three locations:

• Centennial Hall at 200 S. Cascade Ave.
• Chapel Hills Mall on the north side next to JC Penney
• Powers Boulevard branch at 5650 Industrial Place on the southeast corner of Powers and Airport Road.

Each location will have a curbside drop-off for mail ballots today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Numbers

Voting is expected to be heavy. Although a record 37,198 people voted early in El Paso County and another 153,919 requested mail ballots, 183,000 voters registered in the county haven't yet voted.

Results

Results for local and national races will be available throughout the day at gazette.com. Clerk and Recorder Bob Balink said that although many mail ballots and early-voting ballots have been counted, no results will be available from his office until after the polls have closed and all voters waiting in line have voted.

Your experience

Tell The Gazette about your voting experience. Call 636-0279 or 636-0364 or e-mail carmen.boles@gazette.com.