How to vote
Per the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office:
• Ballots were mailed out to eligible voters starting Oct. 11. If you have not received your ballot yet, contact the El Paso County Elections Department at 719-575-VOTE (8683).
• Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Nov. 5. Postmarks do not count. Apply adequate postage to your Return Envelope and mail by Oct. 28 to ensure enough time for delivery, or utilize a secure 24-hour ballot drop box or Voter Service and Polling Center (VSPC). Find a list of drop box and VSPC locations at ClerkandRecorder.ElPasoCo.com/elections/ballot-drop-boxes-vspc-locations.
• Oct. 28 is the last day citizens may register to vote or update their voter record at www.GoVoteColorado.gov and have a ballot mailed to them.
• After Oct. 28, citizens must register to vote or update their voter record and receive their ballot at a VSPC. They may do both through Election Day (Nov. 5).
• Voters can visit any VSPC location to register to vote, update their voter registration, request a replacement ballot, mark their ballot using an ADA accessible ballot marking device, or drop off their ballot.
• More information is available at ClerkandRecorder.elpasoco.com/elections.
Before you vote: Ballot resources
This is not a comprehensive list, but a few of the good places to go for voter education.
The Colorado General Assembly’s 2024 Ballot Information Booklet (aka the Blue Book)
The purpose of the ballot information booklet is to provide voters with the text, title, and a fair and impartial analysis of each initiated or referred constitutional amendment, law, or question on the ballot. The analysis must include a summary of the measure, the major arguments both for and against the measure, and a brief fiscal assessment of the measure. The analysis may also include any other information that will help voters understand the purpose and effect of a measure. Available in English and Spanish at leg.colorado.gov/content/initiatives/initiatives-blue-book-overview/ballot-information-booklet-blue-book.
KRCC’s 2024 Election voter guide for Southern Colorado
KRCC has put together this guide to help you know the candidates and understand the issues on your ballot as well as how to navigate the voting process before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. It includes ballot measures specific to Colorado Springs.
The League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region election resources
The League of Women Voters online voter guide has candidate and ballot information at VOTE411.org.
The Making Democracy Work podcast features interviews with numerous candidates who sat down with LWVPPR Spokesperson and podcast host Shelly Roehrs as well as episodes on ballot issues. Listen at Studio809podcasts.com/podcasts/making-democracy-work.
Find recordings of the fall candidate forums and the League’s ballot issue forum on the LWVPPR YouTube Channel and at LWVPPR.org/Forums2024.
Colorado Newsline election page
ColoradoNewsline.com/category/election-2024 is a hub of election coverage including a 2024 Voter Guide covering Congressional candidates and ballot measures, Voter Voices stories about where to find the issues identified as most important by survey respondents on the ballot, and explainers on voting-related topics including felony convictions and voting; signature verification; accuracy and security; and military and overseas voters.
