Upcoming Elections
2009 General Election: 11/3/09
Polling Place Hours: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Voter Registration Information
Click here for a Colorado Voter Registration Guide created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.
Registration Deadlines
29 days before the election
2009 General Election: 10/05/2009
Identification Required for Registration
First-Time Voter Registering by Mail
- You must submit a copy of one of the following with your registration application:
- A valid Colorado driver's license;
- A valid identification card issued by the Department of Revenue in accordance with the requirements of part 3 of article 2 of title 42, C.R.S.;
- A valid United States passport
- A valid employee identification card with a photograph issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government or of this state, or by any county, municipality, board, authority, or other political subdivision of this state;
- A valid pilot's license issued by the federal aviation administration or other authorized agency of the United States;
- A valid United States military identification card with a photograph;
- A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address;
- A valid medicare or medicaid card issued by the United States health care financing administration;
- A certified copy of a birth certificate issued in the United States;
- Certified documentation of naturalization; or
- A valid student identification card with a photograph issued by an institution of higher education in Colorado, as defined in section 23-3.1-102 (5), C.R.S.
- Or you may provide one of the following numbers:
- A valid Colorado driver's license number;
- A valid identification card issued by the Department of Revenue in accordance with the requirements of part 3 of article 2 of title 42, C.R.S.;
- At least the last four digits of your Social Security Number.
- Otherwise, you will be required to submit a copy of identification listed above with your mail ballot or absentee ballot.
If you register in person, you will need one of the following:
- A valid Colorado driver's license number;
- Valid Colorado Department of Revenue Identification number;
- At least the last four digits of your Social Security number;
- If you do not have a Colorado driver's license number, a valid identification number issued by the Department of Revenue or Social Security number, you will be issued a unique identifying number and be registered to vote.
How to Check Registration
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Visit the following website: http://www.sos.state.co.us/Voter/voterHome.do
Contact your County Election Officials
Voting Information
Identification Required to Vote
- A valid Colorado driver's license;
- A valid identification card issued by the Department of Revenue in accordance with the requirements of part 3 of article 2 of title 42, C.R.S.;
- A valid United States passport;
- A valid employee identification card with a photograph issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government or of this state, or by any county, municipality, board, authority, or other political subdivision of this state;
- A valid pilot's license issued by the federal aviation administration or other authorized agency of the United States;
- A valid United States military identification card with a photograph;
- A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address;
- A valid medicare or medicaid card issued by the United States health care financing administration;
- A certified copy of your birth certificate issued in the United States;
- Certified documentation of naturalization; or
- A valid student identification card with a photograph issued by an institution of higher education in Colorado, as defined in section 23-3.1-102 (5), C.R.S.
If you do not have one of these forms of identification, you will be required to fill out a provisional ballot.
How to Find Your Polling Place
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Visit the following website: http://www.sos.state.co.us/Voter/voterHome.do
Contact your County Election Officials
Absentee Voting
Click here to visit GoVoteAbsentee.org, a resource for absentee voters.
Any eligible voter may elect to vote by Mail-In (or Absentee) Ballot either permanently or for just the current year.
Application for Mail-In Voting
Rules and Deadlines:
- If you wish to have your Mail-In Ballot mailed to you, the application must be received by your County Clerk's Office by close of business on the Tuesday that is seven (7) days before the election. 2009 General Election: 10/27/2009.
- Mail-In Ballots may be obtained in person at the County Clerk's Office until close of business on the Friday before the election. 2009 General Election: 10/30/2009.
- Absentee ballots must be received by the County Clerk no later than 7:00pm on Election Day.
Early Voting
Colorado allows for early voting during regular business hours for ten days before a primary election and a special legislative election and for fifteen days before a general election.
2009 General Election: Early voting begins on 10/19/2009.
To find your early voting polling place, contact your County Election Officials
The last day for early voting at the early voters' polling place for the General Election is by close of business the Friday preceding the election.
2009 General Election: 10/30/09
Information For People who have Moved or Changed Addresses
If a voter moves from one county in Colorado to another with the intention of making the new county a permanent residence, after thirty (30) days the voter shall be considered to have lost residence in the county from which the voter moved. In order to be eligible to vote, the voter must reregister with the County Clerk of the county of the voter's new residence.
For the twenty-eight days before and on the day of any election, any eligible elector, by appearing in person at the office of the clerk and recorder of the county in which the elector is registered, may complete a change of address form stating, under penalty of perjury, that the elector moved no later than the thirtieth day before the election and that, on the day of the election, the elector will have lived at the new address in the new precinct for at least thirty days.
A voter who moves from the county where he or she is registered during the twenty nine (29) days before any election, and therefore after the registration period has closed, can vote by an absentee ballot, by early voting, or at the polling place for the precinct where registered.
Information for People with Felony Convictions
Any person who is convicted of a felony and is either incarcerated or on parole is ineligible to vote. Upon completion of your sentence and/or release from parole, you must re-register to vote.
For more information, go to the Secretary of State's website or Just Vote Colorado's.
