VOTE IN COLORADO

for 2024 General Election

Tuesday, November 5th

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Monday, October 28th, 2024 (online, mail-in)

Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 (in person)

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: ONLINE

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election in Colorado must be registered to vote by Monday, October 28th. Click here to register to vote online.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election in Colorado must be registered to vote by Monday, October 28th. Voter registration form can be downloaded on the Colorado Secretary of State‘s website. To request a paper voter registration application be mailed to you, please contact your county election office. Voter registration forms are also available at state government agencies, such as DMV offices, U.S. post offices, polling centers, and public libraries. The complete form must be submitted by mail or in person to your local county election office or Colorado Secretary of State by the deadline.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election in Colorado must be registered to vote by Monday, October 28th. Voter registration form can be downloaded on the Colorado Secretary of State‘s website. To request a paper voter registration application be mailed to you, please contact your county’s election offices. Voter registration forms are also available at state government agencies, such as DMV offices, U.S. post offices, polling centers, and public libraries. The complete form must be submitted by mail or in person to your local county election office or Colorado Secretary of State by the deadline.

  You may register in-person at a voter service and polling center in your county through Election Day.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: 7am – 7pm

  ID is required at the polling center for all Colorado voters.

  Acceptable forms of photo ID include a U.S. Passport, Colorado driver’s license, or a photo ID issued by the U.S. government, the State of Colorado, or a tribal government within Colorado. A complete list of acceptable forms of identification can be found on the Colorado Secretary of State‘s website.

  If you are voting by mail for the first time, you may also need to provide a photocopy of your identification when you return your mail ballot.

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  Early voting is available from October 21st through November 4th, 2024 across Colorado. Early voting locations can be found on the Colorado Secretary of State‘s website.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  All registered voters in Colorado will automatically receive a mail-in ballot for the general election this year. Make sure your address is up to date. You may find more information on the mail-in ballot at this link.

  • When returning your mail-in ballot, it must be received by 7pm on November 5th.
  • Your mail-in ballot may also be submitted to a drop-off box or in person by 7pm on November 5th.

  If you need to change any of the information on your voter registration, you may do so at this link by Monday, October 28th.

MORE INFORMATION FOR COLORADO VOTERS

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election

  U.S. PRESIDENT
  A U.S. President serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Kamala Harris & Tim Walz (D) vs Donald Trump & J. D. Vance (R)

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A U.S. House Representative serves a term of 2 years. All positions in the 8 congressional districts of Colorado are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2022 General Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*). 
  ▹ 1st district: Diana DeGette* (D) vs. Valdamar Archuleta (R) vs. Morton Brooks (Approval Voting Party)
  ▹ 2nd district: Joe Neguse* (D) vs. Marshall Dawson (R) vs. Gaylon Kent (Libertarian Party) vs. Jan Kok (Approval Voting Party) vs. Cynthia Munhos de Aquino Sirianni (Unity Party)
  ▹ 3rd district: Adam Frisch (D) vs. Jeff Hurd (R)
  ▹ 4th district: Trisha Calvarese (D) vs. Lauren Boebert* (R) vs. Hannah Goodman (Libertarian Party)
  ▹ 5th district: River Gassen (D) vs. Jeff Crank (R) vs. Christopher Mitchell (American Constitution Party)
  ▹ 6th Congressional District: Jason Crow (D)* vs. John Fabbricatore (R) vs. John Kittleson (Libertarian Party)
  ▹ 7th district: Brittany Pettersen* (D) vs. Sergei Matveyuk (R) vs. Patrick Bohan (Libertarian Party)
  ▹ 8th district: Yadira Caraveo (D) vs. Gabe Evans (R) vs. Eric Joss (Libertarian Party)

  COLORADO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
  The State Board of Education of Colorado serves a term of 6 years. Of the 7 positions on the Colorado State Board of Education, 4 are on the ballot this year. 
  ▹ District 2
  ▹ District 3
  ▹ District 4
  ▹ District 8

  COLORADO STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
  The State Board of Regents of Colorado serves a term of 6 years. Of the 9 positions on the Colorado State Board of Regents, 3 are on the ballot this year. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ At-Large
  ▹ District 3
  ▹ District 5

  COLORADO STATE SENATE
  A State Senator of Colorado serves a term of 2 years. Of the 35 positions in the Colorado State Senate, the following Colorado Senate Districts are on the ballot this year: Districts 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 29, 31, and 33. Find your legislative district on the Colorado General Assembly website.

  COLORADO STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  The State House of Representatives of Colorado serves a term of 2 years. All 65 positions in the Colorado House of Representatives are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the Colorado General Assembly website.

  STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES
  ▹ Independent Judicial Discipline Adjudicative Board Amendment: Creates an independent judicial discipline adjudicative board and create rules for the judicial discipline process
  ▹ Initiative and Referendum Filing and Judicial Retention Filing Deadlines Amendment: Change deadlines for filing initiative and referendum petition signatures and judicial retention notice deadlines to remove one week in order to allow one extra week for the secretary of state to certify ballot order and content and election officials’ deadline to transmit ballots
  ▹ Property Tax Exemption for Veterans with Individual Unemployability Status Amendment: Expands the property tax exemption for veterans with a disability to veterans with individual unemployability status
  ▹ Property Tax Revenue Cap Initiative: Cap the property tax revenue to 4% growth above the total statewide property tax revenue collected in the previous year and require statewide voter approval to retain revenue above the cap
  ▹ Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment: Remove the provision of the state constitution that says “Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state”
  ▹ Remove Right to Bail in First Degree Murder Cases Amendment: Remove the right to bail in cases of first degree murder when the proof is evident or the presumption is great
  ▹ Retain Sports Betting Tax Revenue for Water Projects Measure: Allow the state to retain tax revenue collected above $29 million annually from the tax on sports betting proceeds
  ▹ Right to Abortion and Health Insurance Coverage Initiative: Create a right to abortion in the state constitution and repeal constitutional provision banning the use of public funds for abortion
  ▹ Sales Tax on Firearms Dealers, Manufacturers, and Ammunition Vendors Measure: Levy a 6.5% excise tax on firearms and ammunition manufacturing and sales to be imposed on firearms dealers, manufacturers, and ammunition vendors and appropriating the revenue to the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Cash Fund to be used to fund crime victim services programs, education programs, and mental and behavioral health programs for children and veterans

  A complete list of all positions and candidates can be found on the Colorado Secretary of State‘s website. Information on all positions and candidates for local elections, including the District Attorney, will be provided by each county’s election office.

• Affidavit & Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  Every voter who casts a provisional ballot has the right to find out from their county elections official if the ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted. Visit this website to check the status of your provisional ballot.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  Coloradans living away from home while attending a college, trade school or technical school, you may choose to register to vote using your home away from home address you use while at school or your traditional home address. Choosing which address to use when you register to vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, you may not register to vote in two places during the same election cycle.

  Coloradans living temporarily outside the U.S., whether a student or otherwise, may register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN COLORADO?

  You must be a United States citizen and 18 years old on the date of the general election (you may pre-register at 16 but cannot vote until you are 18; if you are 17 years old and turning 18 years old on or before the date of the next general election, you may vote in a primary election). You must have been a resident of Colorado for at least 22 days before the election. You cannot be serving a sentence of confinement or detention for a felony conviction.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 16 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, Obama, Biden) You may find more information on their respective websites.

  When registering to vote, it is not mandatory for a voter to declare party affiliation. However, in some states including Colorado, voters with party affiliation may vote only in the primary election of the party they are affiliated with. Unaffiliated voters, on the other hand, may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in both the primary and general elections.

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In the primary election in Colorado, voters with a party affiliation are only allowed to vote for their party’s nominees. Unaffiliated voters, on the other hand, may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in the primary elections. In the general election, however, all voters are free to vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for U.S. President.  In Colorado, there are also candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and various other statewide legislative as well as several local positions and statewide ballot measures. For more information, please see the section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your Colorado legislative district, please visit the Colorado General Assembly website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.