Nine individuals have filed as candidates for Board of Directors positions in South Suburban’s May 3 election. There are three openings for three-year terms on the five-member board. The incumbent candidates are Pete Barrett, David Lawful and Susan Pye. Board Members Ken Lucas and Jim Taylor will continue to serve their terms, which are scheduled to expire in May 2023.
Candidates (in alphabetical order):
- Kate Arkin
- Alexis Barrere
- Pete Barrett
- Michael Kohut
- David Lawful
- John Priddy
- Susan Pye
- Kathy Turley
- Elizabeth Watson
The order of names appearing on the ballot will be picked by a lottery drawing on Wednesday, March 2 at the South Suburban Sports Complex. More information on the candidates will be released on March 15.
The five-member Board of Directors is elected at large, on a non-partisan basis. The board meets on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month at the South Suburban Sports Complex. Additional study sessions or special meetings are called as needed.
Voters will be instructed to vote for three candidates. The election will be a polling place election, with the option of obtaining an absentee ballot. This is a District regular election and will feature only the election of Board of Directors’ candidates.
The following polling sites for the May 3 election will be open 7 am – 7 pm for voting:
- Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 South University Boulevard, Centennial
- South Suburban Sports Complex, 4810 East County Line Road, Littleton
An eligible elector is a person who, on election day, is registered to vote in the State of Colorado; and either who is a resident of the District or who owns taxable real or personal property (or the spouse or civil union partner of owner) situated within the boundaries of the District, or a person who is obligated to pay taxes under a contract to purchase taxable property within the District.
Applications for absentee ballots are available and may be obtained online or at the Administration Office, 4810 East County Line Road, Littleton, CO 80126. Applications will be accepted until the close of business (5 pm) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
To check state voter registration status, or find out how to register to vote in Colorado, contact your County Clerk & Recorder office. For questions regarding the South Suburban election, email elections@ssprd.org or call 303.483.7011.