(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Tuesday, April 1 is Election Day, and in Colorado Springs, six city council district seats are up for grabs. Colorado Springs City Clerk Sarah Johnson joined FOX21 Morning News on Monday, March 31, to talk about the upcoming election and the expected turnout.

“What you’re going to see on the ballot is one race for the district that your residence resides in,” said Johnson. “And it’s really important because they’re your voice on city council.”

“These are your representatives,” said Johnson. “We’re out there, we’re working, we’re paying $8 for eggs, etc. We’re seeing all these buildings going up everywhere. These are the people that determine whether that land use project gets approved or not.”

Historically, Colorado Springs has around a 40 percent voter turnout for municipal elections, according to Johnson, but she said she is hoping to break records in 2025. “I know it’s not an exciting ballot compared to last November where we had three pages, four columns each. This is a simple ballot, one page, one-sided,” said Johnson.

At this point, it is too late to return ballots by mail, so they must be dropped off at one of 28 ballot boxes across the city by 7 p.m. on election night. For drop-off locations, visit the city clerk’s website.