Arapahoe County, CO adopted a .gov domain for its election website to combat misinformation
Arapahoe County, CO .gov domain election security
Arapahoe County is the first in the Denver metro area to change its elections website from a .com domain to a .gov domain to combat election misinformation. The .gov domain promotes trust in the election process as it cannot be used unless the entity is verified as a property of the official government office. Prospective voters can access www.arapahoevotes.gov to learn how to register, where to cast ballots, access sample ballots, and review election results.
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Arapahoe County, Colo., Adopts .Gov Domain for Election Office
The state's third most populous county has changed its .com domain to a .gov domain in the hopes of thwarting election misinformation. The county appears to be the first in the Denver metro area to make the change.
Arapahoe County adopts new domain for elections website to stymie disinformation "bad actors"
As part of an effort to combat ongoing election misinformation, Arapahoe County recently changed the domain of its elections website to give it the imprimatur of a "government-operated, trustworthy" source of voter information.
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