Judicial retention question
Judge Victoria E. Klingensmith: retention in the Twenty-Third Judicial District
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
- Judge
- Victoria E. Klingensmith
- Court
- Twenty-Third Judicial District Court
- On the ballot in
- Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties
The commission's finding
Meets Performance Standards. Twenty-Third Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance, by a vote of 6 to 1, with one commissioner absent and two vacancies on the commission.
Appointment
- Judicial appointment: September 2023
Term
Under article VI of the Colorado Constitution, a district court judge serves a six-year term.
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Judge Klingensmith stays on the Twenty-Third Judicial District Court for a new six-year term.
- A no vote means
- Judge Klingensmith leaves the Twenty-Third Judicial District Court at the end of her current term.
County ballots
Official documents
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Key dates
- October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
- October 12: drop boxes open.
- October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
- From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
Page updated September 29, 2026