DENVER -- The vote in the upcoming Jan. 30 special election will be conducted by mail ballot.

On Friday, Denver election officials conducted a mock election in the hopes of avoiding some of the problems encountered in the November election.

Representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties were each given 20 ballots to fill out to see if they registered properly. They also used electronic voting machines that will be available only to the disabled on Jan. 30.

Voters will be deciding if the Clerk and Recorder in the city and county of Denver should be an elected position, something supporters believe could improve the city's voting process.

Ballots have already been mailed to all 285,000 registered voters in Denver. Voters should expect to see the ballots in their mailbox starting Tuesday, Jan. 16.