TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE:
- You must be a U.S. citizen.
- Citizens who are 15-17 years old may preregister to vote.
- You must be 18 years old on the date of an election to be eligible to vote in any election.
- You must have resided in Colorado 22 days immediately before the election in which you intend to vote.
- No person while serving a sentence of detention or confinement in a correctional facility, jail, or other location for a felony conviction is eligible to register to vote or to vote in any election. Learn more about voting and convictions.
Register to vote at www.GoVoteColorado.gov or visit the page Voter Registration for more information. You can also learn how to register to vote by watching this video here.
It is important that registered voters keep their records up to date with their current information. All active registered voters automatically are sent a ballot in each election. The voter may not receive their ballot if their voter record has Inaccurate or out-of-date personal information.
Here are the three ways you can register to vote and update your voter record:
Unaffiliated voters can vote in all elections.
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.
In a General Election, a registered unaffiliated voter will receive the same ballot as voters from major parties. Your ballot must be received by the Clerk and Recorder’s Office by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Return your ballot in one of the secure 24 hour ballot drop boxes, by mail or in person. Postmarks do not count.
If voting in person during a Primary Election, the unaffiliated voter will choose which party’s ballot to vote.
Voting a party’s ballot will not affiliate you with that party, you will remain registered as unaffiliated. Please note there is a Minor Party called No Labels. This is not the same as being an unaffiliated voter.
Do you have questions? Contact the Elections Department at 719-575-VOTE (8683), elections@elpasoco.com.