The election is fast approaching — it’s Tuesday, Nov. 8 — so here are some helpful tips.
If you are registered to vote and your information is current, you should automatically receive a mailed ballot. Check your registration and ensure your current address is on file at GoVoteColorado.gov.
Ballots should be mailed to registered voters by Friday, Oct. 21. If you haven’t registered by then or need to update your address, the deadline is Monday, Oct. 31.
You can register in various ways:
- Online — if you have a Colorado driver’s license, a Social Security number or an ID card from the Division of Motor Vehicles, you can register at GoVoteColorado.gov.
- By mail or email — download the registration form from the above website, complete it and send the printout to the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. Information: clerkandrecorder.elpasoco.com/elections.
- In person — go to the county clerk’s office to obtain and file a registration form. You are automatically registered, if eligible, when you receive or update your Colorado driver’s license. Or register at a voter service or polling center in El Paso County through Election Day. See tinyurl.com/EPCvotesites for locations.
To submit your ballot, you can mail it to the County Clerk’s Office or drop it off in person at a voter service and polling center location listed on the Clerk and Recorder’s Office website.
Manitou Springs’ voter service and polling center in City Hall, 606 Manitou Ave., will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5, and 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, and Tuesday, Nov. 8. Bring along an acceptable form of identification; they’re listed at tinyurl.com/ColoradoIDs.
Secure drop-off boxes will be open 24 hours a day from Oct. 17 through Nov. 8. Manitou’s ballot box is just east of City Hall.
You can track the status of your ballot by signing up at Colorado.ballottrax.net.
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, Oct. 31: voter registration deadline for a mail ballot (can register on Election Day if voting in person).
Monday, Oct. 24-Tuesday, Nov. 8: in-person voting.
Tuesday, Nov. 8: polls are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Mailed ballots must be received by 7 p.m. (postmarks don’t count).
COLORADO RACES
U.S. Senate: one seat
U.S. House: all eight seats, including one new one
Governor and lieutenant governor
State Senate: 17 of 35 seats
State House: all 65 seats