The Weld County Clerk and Recorder has the responsibility for the following departments in county government: Recording Department, Election Department, Motor Vehicle Department, the Southeast Weld Branch Office, and the Southwest Weld Branch Office.
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Term: 01/01/23 – 12/31/26 email: ckoppes@weld.gov phone: (970) 304-6530
She graduated from Greeley West High School in Greeley and attended Aims Community College in Greeley. Carly attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado with an emphasis on Political Science and Organizational Leadership. Carly is continuing her education with plans to obtain her law degree.
Carly has been working in the Weld County Clerk and Recorders office for twenty years starting in June of 2004. Her main department was the Election department, but she has also worked in the Recording and Motor Vehicle departments during her time working for the Clerk and Recorder office. She received her Colorado Election Official Certification from the Colorado Secretary of State in October 2007 and finished up her national designation of Certified Elections/Registration Administrators (CERA) through the Elections Center's Professional Education Program at Auburn University in July of 2014. Carly is a 2016 graduate of the Leadership Program of the Rockies and in 2019 she received her Public Leadership certification from Pepperdine University through the International Association of Government Officials. Carly was also honored along with the Colorado County Clerks Association to receive the Defender of Democracy Award from The Center for Election Innovation and Research in 2022. In 2023 Carly was appointed to the national Local Leadership Council of the Election Assistance Commission and was elected as the Vice Chair of the Council.
Carly is the youngest person to be elected to the position of Weld County Clerk and Recorder. Carly is currently serving on the Executive Board for the Colorado County Clerks Association; Carly was President of the Colorado County Clerks Association in 2021 and will serve as President in 2026.
"I was born and raised in a hardworking family and will continue to work hard as your Weld County Clerk and Recorder, just as I have for the last decade as an employee of the office. -Carly"
Carly is in her last term as Clerk and Recorder concluding in 2026, Carly’s Chief Deputy is Rudy Santos.