Visit www.govotecolorado.com to register to vote. While you’re there you can also update and check your voter registration. Please make sure that we have your correct residential address and mailing address on file.

You can also return your completed Colorado Voter Registration form to our office.

For the 2019 Coordinated Election, we will mail ballots to eligible voters starting on October 14, 2019. If you have not received your ballot by October 22, 2019, please contact the El Paso County Elections Department at 719-575-VOTE (8683). We must receive your voted ballot by 7:00 pm on Election Day, November 5, 2019 (postmarks do not count).

Voting in person is convenient with strategically located Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPCs) throughout the County.

If you are a first-time voter at a VSPC, you will be asked to provide identification. Find out about the Acceptable Forms of Identification

ADA Accessible machines are available at all VSPC locations.

The 2019 Coordinated Election ballot will have issues, questions and candidates for the jurisdictions participating.   

A sample ballot is posted on the Records and Results page.

If the signature on the back of your envelope does not match our records, a letter will be sent to the address on file along with a form to confirm that you voted the ballot and signed the ballot envelope. Discrepancies in signatures that cannot be confirmed will be turned over to the District Attorney’s Office for investigation.

No. You must sign your ballot envelope in order for your ballot to be counted. If you forget to sign, you will be contacted by the Elections Department by mail or email with the steps necessary to fix the problem, or you may call us at (719) 575-VOTE (8683).

Yes. However, if you still have all the ballot envelopes that were signed incorrectly, draw a line through the incorrect signature on the ballot envelope and sign your own envelope.

No. Power of Attorney is not applicable with Colorado Election Law. An individual who has power of attorney does not have the authority to sign the self affirmation on behalf of the voter. It is important that you sign your own mail ballot envelope.

If you are unable to sign, make a mark or an “x” on the signature line with or without assistance. This mark must be witnessed by another person. A voter may use a signature stamp because of age, disability, or other need. The stamp is treated as a signature and does not require a witness. Call our office at 719-575-VOTE (8683) with questions.

You may verify that your ballot was sent by the Elections Department by visiting www.govotecolorado.com.

When you vote in person, your verification is when you deposit your voted ballot in the ballot box at the VSPC. If you voted with a mail ballot, visit www.govotecolorado.com to check if your ballot was received.

You may request a replacement ballot by calling (719) 575-VOTE (8683) during office hours or by email. You may also visit any Voter Service and Polling Center (VSPC) to pick up a replacement ballot in person.

DO NOT bring the ballot to our office. The ballot needs to be returned to the U.S. Postal Service so they can return the ballot back to our office as undeliverable. These steps allow the Elections Department to stop sending ballots to the undeliverable address.

Please visit www.govotecolorado.com to check the status of your returned mail ballot. We can be reached by phone at 719-575-VOTE (8683) with any additional questions.

If www.govotecolorado.com states that your returned mail ballot was rejected, call our office at 719-575-VOTE (8683).

Ballots must be received at the El Paso County Elections Department, Voter Service and Polling Center (VSPC), or Ballot Drop-off Location by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

POSTMARKS DO NOT COUNT. We recommend mailing no later than Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Ballots must be received by 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, to be counted.

No. This is the most secure method of returning your ballot. Please refer to Voting and Returning My Ballot for the most convenient location for you to drop off your ballot.

You could have received a letter from our office stating that your mail ballot was rejected for the following reasons:

1.  The signature on your returned mail ballot envelope did not match what we have on file for you.
2.  You failed to sign your mail ballot envelope.
3.  You need to provide necessary identification.

If you received a letter from our office stating that your mail ballot was rejected, it is imperative that you follow the instructions on the letter and return it to our office as soon as possible. The last day for voters to cure signature discrepancies, missing signatures, or to provide missing identification for the 2019 Coordinated Election is November 13, 2019.

Military members outside the state of Colorado and U.S. citizens residing overseas must send or transmit their voted ballot by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the Election. A voted ballot must be in the hands of the El Paso County Clerk & Recorder’s Office no later than the close of business on the 8th day  following Election Day.  Refer to Military and Overseas Voters.