2025 VOTER GUIDE
At a Glance
How can I vote?
You can vote in person or by mail.
How can I check if I’m registered to vote in Colorado?
Check your registration status here.
How do I register to vote?
Everyone receives a ballot in the mail for this election. You may register in person up to and including Election Day at a voter service and polling center in your county.
- Online: If you have a driver’s license or state ID card issued by the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles or a Social Security number, you can register online on the Secretary of State’s website.
- By mail, email, or fax: Download and complete theColorado Voter Registration Form and send it to your county clerk and recorder’s office, using this roster of offices.
- By phone: Call your county clerk and recorder’s office to request that a paper copy of the registration form be mailed to you. You can mail, email, fax or hand deliver the completed form.
- In-person: You can register to vote in person through 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5. You can find where to vote in person at your local County Clerk and Recorder office. Find your local office here. [Note to stations: link to your local clerk and recorder offices here.]
If I am voting by mail, when must the county clerk and recorder receive my ballot?
Mail ballots must be received by the county clerk and recorder no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Voters are encouraged to drop off ballots at designated drop-off locations, drop-box locations, or mail them in time to be received by the county clerk before the polls close. Postmarks do not count; ballots must be in the hands of the county clerk by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
Drop-box locations are open and are under video surveillance 24/7. A bipartisan team of election judges will regularly retrieve ballots from the drop-box locations to be sent to the central counting location in the county for processing.
How do I know if my mail ballot has been mailed?
Click here to check the status of your mail ballot. If you have further questions about your mail ballot's status, contact your local county clerk and recorder's office or sign up for BallotTrax, a system that will allow you to track your ballot from sent to accepted.
How do I update my voter registration information?
You can check and edit your registration status on the Secretary of State's website if you change your name, move to a new city or state, or even decide to change your political affiliation.
Voting by mail:
Every registered voter will receive a ballot through the mail. Ballots will be mailed to voters beginning October 10. To receive a mail-in ballot, you must register to vote by October 27.
Can I vote in person?
You can find where to vote in person at your local County Clerk and Recorder's office. Find your local office here.
[Note to stations: link to your local clerk and recorder offices here.]
You can register to vote in person through 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4.
Can I vote early?
- Yes, you can vote early in person beginning October 27, 2025.
- Check your local County Clerk and Recorder for where to vote early in your county.
What do I need to bring?
If you choose to vote in person in Colorado, you will need to show ID. If your form of identification shows your address, that address must be in Colorado. Find acceptable forms of ID here.
Acceptable forms include:
- Colorado driver's license
- valid ID card issued by the Colorado Department of Revenue
- US passport
- employee ID with photo issued by any entity of the US government or Colorado
- pilot's license issued by the FAA or other authorized agency of the US
- US military ID with photo
- ID card issued by a federally recognized tribal government
- Medicare or Medicaid card
- certified copy of your US birth certificate
- Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaskan Native Blood
- certified documentation of naturalization
- student ID with photo issued by a Colorado institute of higher education
- veteran's ID with photo issued by the VA
- current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document showing name and address (within the last 60 days)
Under a law passed in 2023, Colorado considers state-approved digital IDs an acceptable form of identification.
Voters without ID: If you cannot provide ID, you can vote a provisional ballot. After Election Day, your local election official will evaluate your eligibility to vote and determine if your ballot should be counted.
What should I do if I do not receive my mail ballot or if I make a mistake, damage it, or lose it?
You may request a replacement mail ballot from your county clerk. You may also vote in person at a voter service and polling center.
Colorado also allows people to register and vote until 7 p.m. on Election Day when polls close. You’ll need to register in person at a polling place, where you’ll then get a ballot and be able to vote.
How do I vote if I am a college student?
As a college student, you can vote either in your hometown or in the city where you attend college. Students attending college and university or college in Colorado have the right to register and vote in the state if they reside there. A student does not automatically reside in Colorado just because they are attending college or university here. It is up to the student. Check your registration here. Find out more about voting while in college here.
Where can I find more information about voting?
If you have further questions about the voter registration process, visit the Secretary of State's website or call the Secretary of State’s office at 303-894-2200 and select the elections option. You can also reach out to your local elections office for further information. [Note to stations: link to your local clerk and recorder offices here].
Recent voting changes in Colorado
A 2024 law allows voters who are displaced because of a natural disaster to receive an emergency replacement ballot within eight days before Election Day. First responders and healthcare workers unable to vote on Election Day will also be eligible for an emergency replacement ballot.
Get to know your ballot/What is on the ballot?
School Board Elections
- Multiple school board seats will be contested. For instance, four out of seven Denver Public Schools board seats are up this year, according to Chalkbeat.
- Similar local school board races will be held across other districts. (see below for Garfield County)
- City Council
- County Commissioner
- Local Ballot Measures
Statewide (CO) ballot measures for 2025
Proposition LL would let the state keep and spend revenue collected beyond the original estimate for Proposition FF. Voters approved Proposition FF in 2022 to provide free breakfast and lunch to all K-12 students in Colorado, regardless of family income. The program is funded by limiting income tax deductions for filers earning more than $300,000 a year.
Proposition MM would lower income tax deduction limits for high earners, generating an estimated $95 million annually to support the program. Households in that tax bracket would pay an average of $486 more in state income taxes annually, according to a nonpartisan fiscal analysis. During a special legislative session in August, Colorado lawmakers tweaked Proposition MM to allow the additional revenue to be used to pay for the state’s increased share of funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) program, once the Healthy School Meals For All program’s costs are covered
What’s on the ballot for Garfield County?
Town of Silt
Candidates for Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees (all 3 uncontested)
- District 1: Markey Butler
- District 3: Elizabeth Sass
- District 7: Nico Brown
At-Large Seat:
- Beth Helmke
- Magda King
Information on Pitkin and Eagle County measures here.