After El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Robert Balink refused to release El Paso County's "ballot security plan" for tomorrow's general election, Ethics Watch obtained a copy of that plan from the Colorado Secretary of State's office.  Balink had identified the security plan in response to Ethics Watch's October 7 request for documents regarding El Paso County's plans to print additional paper ballots as needed on election day.  The security plan does not appear to address this issue, raising the question whether El Paso County has a plan in place in the event of Election Day ballot shortages.

Ethics Watch's Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request to Mr. Balink can be viewed here.  His office's partial response can be viewed here.   Ethics Watch's CORA to the Secretary of State, his office's response, and the ballot security plan itself may be viewed on the right hand side of this page.