As Coloradans, we believe that voters choose our representatives. The Vote is Sacred reflects the foundational principle that in a healthy democracy, every eligible citizen can vote and participate in our elections. While efforts to prevent eligible people from voting can be discouraging, showing up to exercise our right to vote is among the most powerful things we can do to protect it.
As mail ballots are arriving to registered voters across Colorado, it’s time to make a plan to vote!
Making a Plan to Vote
Making a plan to vote begins by registering to vote. Register to vote, verify your registration and if needed, update your voter registration information online through GoVoteColorado.gov.
Coloradans can vote through a few different methods.
Registered voters should be receiving their mail ballots at the mailing address they provided in their voter registration. If you plan to vote using your mail ballot, you can return it by mail, drop it off at a drop box, or drop it off at a Voter Services & Polling Center (VSPC) in your county. If you’re concerned about your mail ballot arriving on time, you can bring it to a drop box or VPSC.
MAIL BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 7 P.M. ON ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3RD IN ORDER TO BE COUNTED.
Voters can also vote in-person at a VSPC in the county in which they are registered to vote. VSPCs are open for in-person voting and ballot drop off beginning on October 19th.
If you need to take time off to vote or arrange transportation, include that in your plan and make sure you can get to the VSPC by 7 p.m. on election day. Colorado law may protect your right to take time off of work without losing pay if you do not have adequate time outside of regular working hours to vote (C.R.S. 1-7-102).
Bring acceptable identification. Find out what qualifies as acceptable ID on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website.
VOTERS MUST BE IN LINE TO VOTE BY 7 P.M. ON ELECTION DAY IN ORDER TO VOTE. IF YOU ARE IN LINE WHEN POLLS CLOSE, STAY IN LINE SO YOU CAN VOTE.
Voters can review the status of their ballot through BallotTrax. You can also contact your local clerk’s office if you have questions or need support.
Language Access
Language barriers should never determine a citizen’s ability to effectively participate, and every voter should be able to understand their ballot in their preferred language. Colorado law requires that counties and municipalities that meet statutory criteria to provide ballots in languages other than English. A list of those counties and the required languages are available online.
Voters can also access the ballot interpretation services hotline, which provides interpretation in all spoken languages and ASL. Voters can access this service through the Secretary of State’s office 1-303-860-6970, at a VSPC, or by contacting their local election office.
Voters with Disabilities
Disability access means that every voter can complete their ballot and vote secretly, securely and independently!
Disability Justice, Colorado’s protection and advocacy system, includes resources to support voters with disabilities.
Voters with disabilities can vote by mail and in-person, but can also access an electronic ballot. You can learn more about disability access and electronic ballots online.