Judicial retention question
Judge Jonathan Bruce Pototsky: retention on the Garfield County Court
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
- Judge
- Jonathan Bruce Pototsky
- Court
- Garfield County Court
- On the ballot in
- Garfield County
The commission's finding
Meets Performance Standards. Ninth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance, by a vote of 6 to 0, with one commissioner recusing, one commissioner absent and two vacancies on the commission.
Appointment
- Judicial appointment: September 2010
Term
Under article VI of the Colorado Constitution, a county court judge serves a four-year term. The retention question decides whether Judge Pototsky serves another one.
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Judge Pototsky is retained on the Garfield County Court for a new four-year term.
- A no vote means
- Judge Pototsky leaves the Garfield County Court at the end of his current term.
County ballots
Official documents
- 2026 evaluation of Judge Jonathan Bruce Pototsky (Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation)
- 2026 Retention Survey Report (Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation)
- 2025 Interim Survey Report (Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation)
- Abstract of votes cast, county court retention, 2022 general election (Colorado Secretary of State)
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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