AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Suspicions have arisen in Aurora about why a voter poll field was plowed down by a development truck only a week earlier than the Nov. 7 election.
The field is situated at 1585 Kingston close to Colfax Avenue.
Adams County Clerk and Recorder Josh Zygielbaum informed FOX31 the incident is beneath investigation and supplied the Drawback Solvers with a video displaying what occurred.
“A dump truck was pulling away from the place it was working and occurred to run into the field,” Zygielbaum stated.
Dr. Thomas Mayes is president of the Higher Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance, pastor of the adjoining Residing Water Christian Heart and at-large candidate for Aurora Metropolis Council. Mayes informed FOX31 his first response to studying the field was struck was suspicion.
“I’m taking it private, as a result of this explicit poll field is at my church, my title is on the entrance of the church, my title is on the poll. It seems to me like a type of intimidation,” Mayes stated.
FOX31 shared the knowledge supplied by the county clerk and confirmed Mayes the video.
“Effectively, that proof can be, needs to be provided to us,” Mayes stated, referring to the clerk’s workplace.
Will the poll field get replaced?
Zygielbaum informed the Drawback Solvers that ensuring each voter has entry to a handy poll field is a prime precedence.
“It must be critical, elections are the muse of democracy,” he stated.
Different poll bins can be found to residents close to East Colfax Avenue and Kingston Avenue.
“Inside strolling distance, we do have two different bins and a vote heart,” Zygielbaum stated.
Mayes stated not having the poll field at 1585 Kingston St. might affect the election.
“We’re having a troublesome time simply getting individuals to vote, however then you definitely’re going to ask them to stroll a mile one route or the opposite to vote — they’re not going to try this when their essential concern is how are they going to eat, pay the hire,” Mayes stated.
Zygielbaum informed FOX31 {that a} bipartisan crew of election staff shall be current to gather ballots in the course of the conventional “Souls To The Polls” occasion on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Clerk and Recorder’s workplace had already deliberate to interchange the poll field with a a lot bigger one. It’s scheduled to be put in inside the subsequent two months.
