Frequently Asked Questions

Coordinated Election - Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Visit the Secretary of State's General Information FAQs by clicking https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/FAQs/GeneralInfoFAQ.html.

In June, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office unintentionally posted voting system passwords to the public-facing website. State officials were notified of the issue on Oct. 24 and subsequently notified federal authorities.  County clerks were made aware of this issue on Oct. 29. These system passwords allow access to the underlying software and firmware of a computer.

At this time, it is believed 31 counties were impacted.

It is important to note that these passwords cannot be used to access the systems remotely. The only way these system passwords can be used is by physical access to the equipment. Physical security is a priority for all election equipment. Here are the additional security measures that ensure physical access is limited: 

• All voting equipment is stored in a room with strict access control. 
• All employees authorized to access the equipment have had to submit to a background check. 
• Colorado requires all voting equipment to be under 24/7 camera surveillance. 

In addition to these equipment security protocols, every Colorado voter votes a paper ballot. This means there is a hardcopy record of how each voter filled out their ballot that is audited at the end of each election. Discrepancies between the hard copy ballot and electronic record would be caught during an audit.

Visit our page detailing how one registers to vote by clicking https://www.broomfield.org/1200/Voter-Registration-Confidentiality.

Ballots will be mailed Monday, October 13, 2025, to all eligible voters to the address on their voter registration file. Ballots are not forwarded by the United States Postal Service. You may verify your voter information at the Secretary of State's website at www.GoVoteColorado.gov.

If you do not receive a mail ballot please call the Elections Division at 303.464.5857. You will need to request your replacement by Monday, October 27, 2025 to have one mailed to you. After this date, to update your voter registration and request a ballot, please go to any Voter Service and Polling Center location.

Visit the Secretary of State's FAQs regarding Election Day by clicking https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/FAQs/ElectionDay.html.

You may return your voted ballot by mail or you may hand deliver your ballot to a Voter Service and Polling Center or designated drop-off location. Ballots must be RECEIVED at a Voter Service and Polling Center or a designated drop-off location by 7 p.m. on Election Day in order for your vote(s) to be counted. Ballots received after 7 p.m. on Election Day will not be counted. Postmarks do not count as a received date.

All voters now receive mail ballots. If you want to vote in person you may do so by visiting a Voter Service and Polling Location.

Colorado law requires you to present an Acceptable Form of Identification. All ID's must be current and valid. If you do not have an acceptable form of identification, you will be permitted to vote a provisional ballot. The following link is a list of acceptable forms of identification as listed on the Colorado Secretary of State's website: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/acceptableFormsOfID.html.

If you are voting for the first time in Colorado and did not provide ID when you registered to vote, you must provide a photocopy of your ID in the Official Return Envelope so that your ballot can be counted. The words "ID REQUIRED" will appear on your Official Return Envelope. Please see the Voter Instructions that arrived with your ballot for details and acceptable forms of ID. If your ID shows an address, the address must be in the State of Colorado.

Visit the Secretary of State's FAQs regarding Voters with Disabilities by clicking https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/FAQs/ElectorsWithDisabilities.html.

Visit the Secretary of State's FAQs regarding Voting and Conviction by clicking https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/FAQs/VotingAndConviction.html.

Visit the Secretary of State's FAQs regarding Foreclosures and Unhoused Voters by clicking https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/FAQs/foreclosureHomelessFAQ.html.

Visit the Secretary of State's FAQs regarding Provisional Ballots by clicking https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/FAQs/ProvisionalBallots.html.

Colorado Democratic Party’s explanation of the “Noncommitted delegate” choice on the Democratic

Party ballot for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election:

The Colorado presidential primary election is a "binding" primary. Every candidate, including the

noncommitted delegate choice, must receive 15% of the vote in a Congressional District or statewide in

the presidential primary election to be apportioned a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

Congressional District delegates are elected at Colorado Democratic Party's (CDP) Congressional District

conventions on April 11, 2024, and at-large delegates are elected at the CDP State Convention on April

13, 2024. For additional information, please contact delegate2024@coloradodems.org.

No. Voting is not a test. You can vote on as many or as few contests as you feel comfortable.

You will need one first class stamp (Forever Stamp) if your ballot is one page long. If it has two pages, you will need two first class stamps. 

It is recommended that you mail your ballot no later than 8 days before Election Day. Your ballot must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Postmarks do not count. If it is too late to mail your ballot, please use a 24-hour drop box instead.

You can see the status of your mail ballot online with BallotTrax or at www.GoVoteColorado.gov.

If you deliver your ballot to a ballot box, please allow two (2) business days for processing before expecting to see the status of your mail ballot. If you return your ballot by mail, please allow one full week before expecting a status update. 

• Each election includes checks of the system before and after any ballots are cast. These pre- and post-election checks are open to the public.
• Each election is staffed by bi-partisan teams of judges that ensure all processes are fair.
• Each election is overseen by a professional staff in your county clerk’s office.
• Colorado is nationally recognized as a model for how to run elections.
• Many states have adopted the Colorado system.
• Colorado has carefully developed its election system over decades to ensure the system is on a path of continuous improvement.

More information regarding elections in Colorado can be found through the Colorado County Clerk's Association at: https://www.clerkandrecorder.org/all-you-need-to-know

• Every Colorado County Clerk and State Election Officials routinely check and cross check various databases, including driver’s license registrations, death records, postal records and others, to ensure voter information stays accurate. 
• Every Colorado County Clerk reaches out to voters where information is lacking to either verify that a voter should remain on the rolls or to remove those voters who are ineligible.
• Colorado participates in a multi-state program that allows Colorado to be notified when Every Colorado County Clerk follows up on all allegations of improper voting with their county law enforcement and county attorney to investigate and resolve the issue. 

More information regarding elections in Colorado can be found through the Colorado County Clerk's Association at: https://www.clerkandrecorder.org/all-you-need-to-know