MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - Mesa County was one of 42 counties awarded funds from the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the Colorado Secretary of State's Office announced Monday.
Mesa County will receive over $83,000. According to the Secretary of State's Office, counties can use the grants to increase the security and accessibility of voting systems and locations, better election judges' pay and provide funds for Sunday voting locations before the 2024 election.
“These grants enable Colorado to strengthen our gold-standard elections by further expanding election accessibility and security across the state,” Secretary Jena Griswold said in a press release. “It is a privilege to support counties and election workers with these grants as we gear up for November.”
Some of the other local counties that received funds are:
- Delta County – $2,287.54
- Garfield County – $71,784.70
- Ouray County – $1,725.02
- San Miguel County – $1,212.86
- Eagle County – $13,120.29
- Gunnison County – $44,736.40
- Montezuma County – $23,581.92
- Dolores County – $44,767.75