Judicial retention question
Judge Kelley R. Southerland: retention in the Seventeenth Judicial District
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
- Judge
- Kelley R. Southerland
- Court
- Seventeenth Judicial District Court
- On the ballot in
- Adams and Broomfield counties
The commission's finding
Meets Performance Standards. Seventeenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance, by a vote of 8 to 0, with two commissioners absent.
Appointment
- Judicial appointment: January 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 Southerland stays on the Seventeenth Judicial District Court for a new six-year term.
- A no vote means
- Judge Southerland leaves the Seventeenth 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