Colorado Voter Info

The general election is Nov 5, 2024.
Colorado, here’s all the info you need to know!

Important Dates to know, Colorado!

New Voter Registration Deadline

At Registration Drive by Mon Mar 10, 2025

Absentee Ballot Requests

Received by Tue Mar 25, 2025

Early Voting

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Am I registered?

Can I Vote by Mail? (Absentee)

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

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Absentee Ballot Rules

Any registered voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Request Your Absentee Ballot Here

Click here to get your absentee ballot now.

Am I eligible to register to vote?

General Requirements

You are eligible to vote in Colorado if you:

Are a U.S. citizen
Are at least 18 years old by Election Day
Be a resident of Colorado for 22 days before Election Day

You are NOT eligible to vote in Colorado if:

You are in prison for a felony conviction.

Restorative Requirements

If you have completed a felony prison sentence, even if you are still on parole or probation, then you are immediately eligible to register to vote.

You may preregister to vote in Colorado

At the age of 15

For Military Service Members

Service members and their dependents may register and request a ballot using the federal voter registration/ballot request form ("FPCA"). You will have the following identification options when completing the form:

Your Colorado Driver's License Number
U.S. State or Territory or District Issued ID
Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number
Or, state that you do not have the requested ID number/s

Voting Overseas

U.S. citizens living abroad have the right to vote as absentee voters, provided they are eligible to vote in their state. If you are living outside of the U.S. permanently, indefinitely, or temporarily, your voting rights stay with you, even if you never voted when you lived in the U.S. To vote from overseas:

Complete and send an overseas voter registration/ballot request form to your election office in the U.S. This is one specific form that will register you as an overseas voter and request your absentee ballot – simultaneously.

Can I vote if I have a record?

You probably can. Find out!

Please use our eligibility tool to find out if you can vote.

I am a college student. Where do I register to vote?

My school's address or my parent's address?

Students attending school in Colorado should be able to register and vote at their school address if they meet the following requirements. Under Colorado law, your residence for voting is your “principal or primary home.” In practice, Colorado students can choose to register either at home or at school, depending on which one they consider their principal home. Your principal home is where you have a fixed place to stay, and the place where, whenever you are away, you intend to return. The formal test for residence in Colorado is an objective test: in considering whether your chosen address is your proper voting residence, elections officials can look to where you are employed or have other income sources or business pursuits, the residence of your family, where your things are located, or if you own any real estate. Students who lived in Colorado before attending college and wish to establish or keep their voting residency at their parents’ Colorado address should have no problem doing so, unless they have already registered to vote in another state.

Will I need ID?

Do I need ID to register to vote?

To register to vote in Colorado you should provide one of the following:

Your Colorado Driver's License Number
Valid ID card issued by the Department of Revenue

If you do not have these IDs, you may provide:

Last Four Digits of your Social Security Number
Or, state that you do not have the requested ID number/s

If you are registering to vote for the first time by mail, you will need to provide a copy of a valid ID. Acceptable forms of ID include:

Valid Colorado Driver's License except one issued to an individual that is not a United States citizen
Valid ID card issued by the Department of Revenue
Valid US Passport
Valid Employee Photo ID from Federal or State government
Valid Military ID
Valid Pilot's ID
Utility Bill, Bank Statement, Government Check, or Paycheck that Shows your current name and address
Medicare or Medicaid Card issued by the government
Certified Copy of US Birth Certificate
Certified Copy of Naturalization Document
Valid Student ID
Any Valid ID Issued by US Department of Veterans Affairs
Valid Tribal ID
Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaskan Native blood

Do I need ID if I am voting in person?

In Colorado, you need to show a valid ID to vote. You can use any ID from this list:

Written correspondence from the county sheriff indicating the voter is confined in jail or detention facility
Valid ID with photo issued by a Government Agency
Valid ID card issued by the Department of Revenue
Valid Colorado Driver's License
Valid US Passport
Valid Pilot's ID
Utility Bill, Bank Statement, Government Check, or Paycheck that Shows your current name and address
Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaskan Native blood
Medicare or Medicaid Card Issued by the Government
Certified (Copy) of US Birth Certificate
Certified (Copy) of Naturalization Document
Veteran Health ID Issued by US Department of Veterans Affairs
Valid Tribal ID
Valid Military ID
Valid Student ID
Verification that you are a Resident of a Group Residential Facility
Verification that you are Committed to the Department of Human Services, and Eligible to Register and Vote