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Email: Division of Elections

Locations

Colorado Division of Elections
1700 Broadway
Suite 200
Denver, CO 80290
Phone: 303-894-2200
Fax: 303-869-4861

Web Links

• Division of Elections
• Ballot Measures

Registering to Vote

General Information

Who can register

To register in Colorado you must:

• be a citizen of the United States;
• be a resident of Colorado 22 days prior to Election Day;
• be 18 years old on or before Election Day; and
• not be serving a sentence of detention, confinement, or parole for a felony conviction.

How to register

• 1. Use our Register to Vote form below to fill out the National Voter Registration Form.
  2. Sign and date your form. This is very important!
  3. Mail or hand-deliver your completed form to the address we provide.
  4. Make sure you register before the voter registration deadline.

Election Day registration
You can register and cast a ballot up through Election Day by appearing in-person at a Voter Service and Polling Center during the Early Voting period or on Election Day. Contact your Local Election Office if you have any questions.

Voting Rights restoration

If you have been convicted of a felony and have questions about whether you can register to vote, visit Restore Your Vote to determine your eligibility.

Registration Status (form)

New Registration (form)

Voting

General Information

Voting as a Student

Learn more from Campus Vote Project about voting for students.

Overseas and Military Voting

You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.

If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.

Voting with Disabilities

Under HAVA, each polling place must contain a voting system that is accessible for individuals with disabilities, including for visually impaired voters, in a manner that provides the same opportunity for accessibility and participation (including privacy and independence) as for other voters.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Early Voting

Early voting is available and no excuse is required.

Early voting is available during regular business hours for 8 days before a primary election and for 15 days before a General election.

Each county clerk and recorder shall provide one or more early voting polling place(s), each of which shall be accessible to persons with disabilities. Information regarding early voting availability, locations, and schedules may be obtained by visiting your county website or by contacting your county clerk and recorder’s office.

Vote by Mail (Absentee)

Absentee ballot rules

All registered Colorado voters receive mail ballots. You only need to apply for an absentee ballot if you need your ballot mailed someplace other than your usual address.

How to get Absentee ballot

All registered Colorado voters receive mail ballots. You only need to apply for an absentee ballot if you need your ballot mailed someplace other than your usual address.  If that’s the case:

1. Use our Absentee Ballot form below to prepare your application.
2. Sign and date the form. This is very important!
3. Return your completed application to your Local Election Office as soon as possible. We’ll provide the mailing address for you.
4. All Local Election Offices will accept mailed or hand-delivered forms. If it’s close to the deadline, call and see if your Local Election Office will let you fax or email the application.
5. Make sure your application is received by the deadline. Your application must actually arrive by this time — simply being postmarked by the deadline is insufficient.
6. Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any further questions about the exact process.

What to do next

Absentee ballot application deadline

• In Person: On Election Day.
• By Mail: 8 days before Election Day.
• Online: On Election Day

Absentee ballot submission deadline

Received by Election Day.

Absentee Ballot (form)

Elections Alert (Form)

Poll Information

Polling Place Locator

All registered voters receive a mail ballot which may be completed, mailed or dropped off to be received by the county clerk office by 7pm on Election Day.

To vote in person, the Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPC) are open 10 days before a Primary election and 15 days before a General Election during regular business hours. On Election Days, the Voter Service and Polling Centers are open from 7:00am to 7:00pm.

VSPC are located in each county to provide the following election services:

• Registration at any time up to and including Election Day
• Change address if registered elsewhere in Colorado
• Drop off completed ballot
• Surrender ballot to vote in person

Contact your county election office for Voter Service and Polling Center locations.

Polling Place Hours

Poll Worker Information

In order to be a poll worker in Colorado:

• You must be registered to vote in Colorado
• You must be at least 18 years of age
• Political affiliation generally required
• You will be entitled to compensation
• You must be a resident of the precinct 30 days before the election
• You must complete required training
• Students with citizenship who are 16 years or older may work with good standing in high school

To sign up, contact the CO SOS Poll Judges.

Division of Elections

Secretary of State

Jena Marie Griswold is Colorado’s 39th Secretary of State, and began her term on January 8, 2019.