Denver Election Advisory Council

The Denver Election Advisory Council (DEAC) serves the Denver Clerk & Recorder as an appointed advisory board for the agency. 

Clerk Paul López serves as Chair of the DEAC. Clerk López appointed a diverse founding group of 20 local leaders to serve as key advisors to the Denver Elections Division. 

The Council will focus on: 

  • Championing equitable access by providing feedback and guidance to ensure that every eligible Denverite has seamless and equitable access to the ballot and addressing diverse community needs; 
  • Strengthening election administration by advising on best practices to continually enhance the transparency, security, and efficiency of free and fair elections in Denver; and 
  • Fostering public trust by contributing to initiatives that build and maintain high levels of public confidence in the integrity and reliability of our electoral system.

The council will meet quarterly at the Denver Elections Building, 200 W. 14th Ave., Denver. 
The next meeting of 2025 is scheduled for Thursday, December 11 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Meet the Council
Hon. Paul D. López, Clerk & Recorder (Chair)
Dr. Adella Arredondo - Denver Public Schools
Aly Belknap - Colorado Common Cause
Shayla Bischoff - MSU Denver
Dr. Michael Cortéz - CLLARO
Bianca Emerson - Colorado Black Women for Political Action
Jenna Farley - Denver Office of Housing Stability
Kyle Giddings - Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
Dusti Gurule - COLOR
Lisa Haddox - League of Women Voters
Melanie Herrera Bortz - Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable
LeKeshia Hodge - Struggle of Love Foundation
Marc Kamin - Denver Democratic Party
Kate Kelly - New Era Colorado
Maite Lara-Roca - Acceso Advisory Board
Julie Mackay Percy - Denver Republican Party
Milo Marquez - UCD Latino Research & Policy Center
Sara Pielsticker - Disability Law Colorado
Aidan Stowell - Colorado 17th Judicial District
Ashley Troxell - Denver Republican Women
Sondra Young - NAACP

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