(Golden) - Today, Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder Pam Anderson announced a plan to give Jefferson County voters more options on Election Day. Paper ballots will be available to voters at every Jeffco precinct polling location for the August 12 th Primary and November 4 th Presidential elections. Electronic touch-screen voting machines will also be present for voters who choose to use them.

"Many of our voters enjoy voting on our current touch-screen voting system, but some have expressed a desire to cast a paper ballot," said Anderson. "We will now be able to give voters the option to choose their preferred method of voting at the polls," she added.

A majority of Jefferson County's active registered voters already prefer to receive paper ballots delivered by mail, and over 140,000 people have signed up to be permanent mail-in voters. With a high turnout also expected at the polling places, Jeffco voters will be given a choice on Election Day between a paper ballot and an electronic ballot.

Anderson says plans are in the works for continued voter education and outreach programs to share the paper ballot plan with Jefferson County voters.

"We will continue to work diligently to inform voters of their options in the coming months so they are well prepared to make their voices heard in August and November," she said.