Important Information
In Colorado all active, registered voters receive a ballot in the mail. In a Primary Election, a registered unaffiliated voter will receive a mail ballot packet with both a Democratic and Republican Party ballot. You may vote only one ballot. Discard the ballot you choose not to vote. Return your one voted ballot in the return envelope and sign the back. Please note that if you vote and return both ballots, neither will be counted. Voters can cast their ballot by mail with proper postage, at a 24/7 secure drop-off box, or in person at a Voter Service and Polling Center (VSPC). For more information, visit our page on casting your ballot.
In order to receive your ballot in the mail, you must register to vote, or update your address/registration if necessary, within 8 days of the Election. That deadline allows time for processing and mailing your ballot. You can register to vote or update your registration prior to that deadline online at www.govotecolorado.gov.
After that deadline, you can still register to vote or update your registration, but you must visit a Voter Service & Polling Centers to receive your ballot through Election Day.
If you have questions you can reach the Elections Department at 719-575-8683 or email elections@elpasoco.com.
Important Dates
Below are important dates for the 2026 Primary Election on June 30:
May 16 – The last day for the Elections Department to send ballots to military and overseas voters.
June 8 – Last day for voters who are affiliated with a political party to change or withdraw their affiliation if the wish to vote in a different party’s primary election.
June 8 – Ballots are mailed to active, registered voters.
June 22 – The last day citizens may register to vote or update their voter record at GoVoteColorado.gov and have a ballot mailed to them.
June 22 – Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPCs) open for citizens who want to vote in person.
June 22 – Citizens must register to vote or update their voter record and receive their ballot at a Voter Service and Polling Center. They may do both through Election Day.
June 22 – Recommended last day to return your ballot by mail. Postmarks do not count. You can still cast your ballot at a 24/7 secure drop-off box or at a VSPC.
June 30 – Election Day! Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. Postmarks do not count.
July 8 – Last day for ballots cast by military and overseas electors to be received by the Elections Department in order to be counted.
July 8 – Last day for an elector to cure a signature discrepancy or missing signature, or to provide missing ID for a mail or provisional ballot to be counted. All ballots not cured are turned over to the District Attorney’s Office to investigate voter fraud.
July 10 – The Elections Department and bipartisan judges must finish tabulating all in-person and accepted mail ballots cast by voters registered in the county.
July 21 – Last day to conduct a Risk Limiting Audit of the 2026 Primary Election.
July 22 – Last day to complete the canvass and submit official results of the 2026 Primary Election.
Important Resources
Ballot Box & VSPC Locations (coming soon) – Voters must return their ballot by mail, to a ballot drop-off box, or at a Voter Service and Polling Center by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30.
Records & Results – The official records, documents, and results for the 2026 Primary Election. Results will not be available until after polls close at 7 p.m. on Election Day and the last voter has voted.
Sample Ballot (coming soon) – This sample ballot includes all the local and state races and measures. However, depending on your precinct, you will likely only have a handful of these races on your ballot. A Spanish version of the sample ballot will also be available soon.