Elections Certifications

The commitment of the Clerk’s Office is to provide citizens with professional service and operational prowess, which is exemplified in the expertise and integrity of our staff members.

The El Paso County Elections Department is made up of 12 staff members: The Director of Elections, the Elections Administrative Lead, the Elections Operation Lead, and 9 Election Specialists. The department has nearly eighty years of combined elections experience and regularly receives local and national recognition for their efforts in election administration.

Every staff member in the department is either certified or working toward their certification as a Colorado Election Official, and completes recertification on an annual basis. By standardizing election procedures and education, the Colorado Election Official certification instills confidence in the system and the officials who conduct it. Additionally, staff members have graduated from the Certified Elections Registration Administrator (CERA) program – a national certification program for elections administrators – or are actively pursuing their certification. CERA certification also is achieved by other staff members who are responsible for the election process: Clerk and Recorder, Deputy Chief, and Information Systems Supervisor.

Hit the link on each button to read about the professional experience and qualifications of our renowned Elections staff.

Director of Elections

Angie

Angie has been with the El Paso County Clerk’s Office for twenty years. As the Director of Elections, she oversees a department of eleven staff members. During her tenure, she has participated in the implementation of voter service and polling centers, as well as the changes associated with converting Colorado to a mail ballot state. She serves as co-chair of the SCORE user panel, member of the Elections Statute Review Committee, and in different capacities on many Secretary of State committees. She has been designated as an expert witness for the 4^th Judicial District involving voter fraud cases. Because of her knowledge of the election process, she has been asked to speak at several local and state conferences. Angie was awarded Leader of the Year in 2012 and 2021. She is currently a Colorado Certified Election Official and obtained her national CERA/CERV certification in 2010.

Administrative Lead

Michelle

Michelle has been with the El Paso County Election department since 2013 and is currently the elections administrative lead. During elections, she coordinates with participating jurisdictions for ballot certification, oversees UOCAVA, and assists with all in-person voter services; outside of election season, she trains incoming elections specialists. Michelle is a Certificated Colorado Election Official who received her CERA certification in 2017. She has successfully conducted nineteen elections and was named Employee of the Year in 2022.

Operation Lead

Stacey

Stacey joined the El Paso County Elections Department in May of 2014 after spending four years with the El Paso County Motor Vehicle Department. She is a Certified Colorado Election Official and has been nationally CERA certified as a Certified Elections/Registration Administrator since 2017. Stacey serves as the elections operation lead, overseeing the mail ballot processing room and its procedures, such as ballot intake, signature verification, and pre-processing of ballots.

Election Specialists

Greg

Greg worked as a temporary election judge who assisted with early voting throughout the 2012 General Election. In August of 2013, he was hired by the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder to work in the Motor Vehicle Department and became an elections specialist in August of 2017; since then, Greg has overseen the voter service and polling centers, as well as hired, trained, and scheduled thousands of election judges. He is a Certified Colorado Elections Official who will graduate from the CERA/CERV program in August of 2023.

Matt

Matt joined the El Paso County Elections Department in August 2019, after spending 8+ years as an intelligence analyst in the United States Army. He is a Certified Colorado Election Official and serves the county as an elections specialist who oversees the duplication, adjudication, and tabulation of cast ballots in each election. He was named the Clerk and Recorder’s Employee of the Month in November 2019 and again in July 2022. Matt will complete his CERA certification in August of 2023.

Amy

Amy joined the El Paso County Elections Department as an elections specialist in 2021, after serving five years as an election judge. During elections, her primary responsibilities include overseeing signature verification and ballot discrepancy cure processes. Amy is a Certified Colorado Election Official who was awarded the Clerk and Recorder’s Employee of the Month in December of 2021. She is currently pursuing her CERA certification.

Ayrica

Ayrica joined the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office in October 2015 as a recording technician in the Recording Department, while also being cross trained in the Motor Vehicle Department. She transitioned to her current role as an elections specialist in August of 2021 and became a Certified Colorado Election Official not long after. Her primary responsibility during each election is overseeing the ballot packet sorting system operations. Ayrica was named the Clerk and Recorder’s Employee of the Quarter in 2016 and Employee of the Month in November 2021. She is currently pursuing her CERA certification.

Chelsea

Chelsea is a Certified Colorado Election Official who has worked with El Paso County as an elections specialist since August of 2021. After assisting with ballot intake throughout the 2021 Coordinated Election, Chelsea transitioned to a role that allows her to hire, schedule, and train election judges, as well as oversee the county-wide voter service and polling centers. She is currently pursuing her CERA certification.

Dianna

Dianna is a Certified Colorado Election Official who has worked with El Paso County as an elections specialist since April of 2022. As a Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) liaison, Dianna is committed to ensuring that every military and/or overseas voter is given the opportunity to cast their vote – despite the distance. She is currently pursuing her CERA certification.

Laurie

Laurie began working as an election judge in 2008 and oversaw early voting sites and healthcare facilities as a full-time staff member from 2009-2013. From 2013-2022, she was an election judge who focused on data entry and assisted in several areas of the election process; however, in August of 2022, Laurie returned as a full-time elections specialist who now assists with the duplication, adjudication, and tabulation process. She is a Certified Colorado Election Official who is currently pursuing her CERA certification.

Matthew

Matthew is a Certified Colorado Election Official who has worked with El Paso County as an elections specialist since May of 2023. He has previous work experience with safeguarding confidential information and volunteer experience working with Title 1 election law. During elections, his primary responsibility will be assisting with ballot intake.

Sam

Sam began working as a temporary election judge during the 2018 General Election and joined El Paso County as a full-time elections specialist in May of 2023. As a temporary election judge, Sam worked as a healthcare facilities supervisor, registration judge, and site coordinator. Going forward, he will hire, train, and schedule temporary election judges for all voter service and polling centers within the county. Sam is a Certified Colorado Elections Official.

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