You have the right to vote. If anyone tries to stop you, call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-687-8683. We also wrote a handy guide that outlines your voting rights.
Colorado Election Center
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Can't or don't want to vote in person on Election Day? Request an absentee ballot.
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Polling place locator→
Need to find your polling place? View the list of state polling place websites.
The 2020 Census→
Your vote counts, and so do you. Fill out your 2020 census form today.
As always, it's best to double check with your state for any recent changes to election rules: Colorado Election Website
COVID-19 info for Colorado
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Colorado, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Colorado voter registration
- In Person: Election Day.
- By Mail: Received 8 days before Election Day.
- Online: 8 days before Election Day.
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.
- 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.
- Use our Register to Vote Tool to fill out the National Voter Registration Form.
- Sign and date your form. This is very important!
- Mail or hand-deliver your completed form to the address we provide.
- Make sure you register before the voter registration deadline.
- 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.
Colorado absentee ballots
- In Person: N/A
- By Mail: If you need to change where your ballot is mailed, submit address change at least 8 days before Election Day.
- Online: N/A
- Received by 7pm on Election Day.
Absentee ballots will automatically be sent to all registered voters. If you need your ballot sent somewhere other than your usual address, contact your local election official at least one month before the election so you have time to receive the 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:
- Use our Absentee Ballot Tool to prepare your application.
- Sign and date the form. This is very important!
- Return your completed application to your Local Election Office as soon as possible. We'll provide the mailing address for you.
- All Local Election Offices will accept mailed or hand-delivered forms. Your Local Election Office will also let you fax or email the application.
- Double-check the deadlines and be sure to cast your voted ballot on time to be sure it is counted.
- Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any further questions about the exact process.
- Once you receive the ballot, carefully read and follow the instructions.
- Sign and date where indicated.
- Mail your voted ballot back to the address indicated on the return envelope.
- Your voted ballot must arrive by the deadline or it will not be counted.
- Double-check the deadlines and be sure to cast your voted ballot on time to be sure it is counted.
Colorado early voting
- N/A. Colorado has all mail-in voting
- N/A. Colorado has all mail-in voting.
Colorado voter ID
If you are voting in person in Colorado, you will need to provide a valid form of ID at the time you vote. All the forms of ID that show your address must be a Colorado address in order for the form of ID to qualify.
Valid forms of ID include:
- A valid Colorado driver's license or valid ID card issued by the Colorado Department of Revenue
- A valid US passport
- A valid employee ID card with a photograph issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the US government or of Colorado, or by any county, municipality, board, authority, or other political subdivision of Colorado
- A valid pilot's license issued by the federal aviation administration or other authorized agency of the US
- A valid US military ID card with a photograph
- A copy of a current (within the last 60 days) utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your current name and address
- A certificate of Degree of Indiana or Alaskan Native Blood
- A valid Medicare or Medicaid card
- A certified copy of a US birth certificate
- Certified documentation of naturalization
- A valid student ID card with a photograph issued by an institute of higher education in Colorado
- A valid veteran ID card with photo
- An valid ID card issued by a federally recognized tribal government certifying tribal membership
If you're not voting for the first time in Colorado, you don't need to show ID to vote.
If you're a first time Colorado voter who registered by mail and you didn't provide ID when you registered, you'll need to provide a photocopy of one of the following forms of ID along with your mail ballot:
- A copy of a current photo ID showing your name and photograph
- A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address
Offsite links
- State Election Website
- Local Election Office: This is the government office responsible for running elections in your region. Theses are the best people to contact if you have any questions at all about voting in your state.
- Find your polling place
- Absentee ballot tracker tool
- Learn more about absentee voting
- Learn more about voter ID
- State Election Code