CO · How to vote
Voting in Colorado.
Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Colorado Secretary of State at the link.
1Official source of record
Colorado Secretary of State — Elections
2Live results · 2025 Coordinated
Colorado returns
Precinct-by-precinct results republished by the state via Clarity Elections (Civix). Counts update as precincts report. Final certified totals are posted by the state Secretary of State after the canvass.
Proposition LL (STATUTORY)
50/64 precincts · 78%
Yes/For (Y)1,116,20966.2%
No/Against (N)569,83633.8%
Proposition MM (STATUTORY)
50/64 precincts · 78%
Yes/For (Y)1,010,64459.7%
No/Against (N)681,40040.3%
City of Arvada Councilmember - At-Large
1/2 precincts · 50%
Michael P. Griffith (1)24,17061.3%
Denise Vargas (2)15,23438.7%
City of Aurora Council Member - At-Large
0/3 precincts · 0%
Rob Andrews (1)36,80526.6%
Alli Jackson (3)36,77226.6%
Danielle Jurinsky (4)29,27521.2%
City of Aurora Council Member - Ward 1
2/2 precincts · 100%
Gianina Horton (3)4,02061.6%
Stephen Elkins (1)1,69726.0%
Reid Hettich (2)81012.4%
City of Aurora Council Member - Ward 2
0/2 precincts · 0%
Amy Wiles (2)6,92455.6%
Steve Sundberg (1)5,53644.4%
City of Brighton Councilmember - Ward 1
2/2 precincts · 100%
Rhianon Collins (2)1,20355.0%
Jessie Williams (1)98645.0%
City of Brighton Councilmember - Ward 2
2/2 precincts · 100%
Ann Taddeo (1)955100.0%
+ 119 more contests
Clarity Elections (Civix) →Live election returns republished by the state / county SOS via Clarity Elections (Civix).
2Clarity Elections (Civix / Scytl)2026-05-01
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle
Money in the Colorado federal races
Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.
U.S. HOUSE
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries
Every district in Colorado, on one map
Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.
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true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders
Who represents Colorado now
Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.
GOVERNOR
Jared Polis (Democratic)
U.S. SENATE
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Finance+1
Intelligence
Rules and Administration
Commerce, Science, and Transportation+2
Energy and Natural Resources
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
U.S. HOUSE
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature
Colorado legislators
State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.
STATE SENATE · 35 members · 35 districts
D1Byron Pelton (R)
D2Lisa Frizell (R)
D3Nick Hinrichsen (D)
D4Mark Baisley (R)
D5Marc Catlin (R)
D6Cleave Simpson (R)
D7Janice Rich (R)
D8Dylan Roberts (D)
D9Lynda Zamora Wilson (R)
D10Larry Liston (R)
D11Tony Exum (D)
D12Marc Snyder (D)
D13Scott Bright (R)
D14Cathy Kipp (D)
D15Janice Marchman (D)
D16Chris Kolker (D)
D17Katie Wallace (D)
D18Judy Amabile (D)
D19Lindsey Daugherty (D)
D20Lisa Cutter (D)
D21Adrienne Benavidez (D)
D22Jessie Danielson (D)
D23Barbara Kirkmeyer (R)
D24Kyle Mullica (D)
D25William Lindstedt (D)
D26Jeff Bridges (D)
D27Tom Sullivan (D)
D28Mike Weissman (D)
D29Iman Jodeh (D)
D30John Carson (R)
D31Matt Ball (D)
D32Robert Rodriguez (D)
D33James Coleman (D)
D34Julie Gonzales (D)
D35Rod Pelton (R)
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
ID requestedUniversal vote-by-mailOnline voter registrationSame-day registrationAutomatic voter registration
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Colorado accepts various forms of ID. Photo ID not strictly required. Accepted: CO driver's license, passport, employee ID, student ID, utility bill, bank statement, or government document.
VOTE BY MAIL
Colorado is a universal mail ballot state. All registered voters automatically receive a mail ballot. In-person voting centers also available.
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Colorado are administered by your County Clerk / Election Office. For ballot or registration help, contact your county clerk or election office.
Official action — CO
The state’s own tools, with links to verify.
Each card below routes to the official Colorado system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.
Statewide→
Check my registration
Name + ZIP + DOB. Does NOT return polling place or sample ballot — just registration confirmation.
Statewide→
Register / update online
CO DL or state ID required. Same-day reg through Election Day at any vote service center. Online deadline 8 days pre-election.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Voter Information Portal — returns vote service centers + drop-box locations. CO is universal-mail.
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Per-voter sample ballot at dedicated host.
Statewide→
Request a mail ballot
Universal-mail — no separate request needed. UNIQUE: ballot-curing portal lets voters fix signature mismatches online up to 8 days post-election. Distinctive across all 20 surveyed states.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
BallotTrax-powered, statewide. SMS/email/voice opt-in. Same vendor as CA/GA/AZ/NC.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
TRACER campaign-finance system also maintains the candidate-of-record list. CO 2026 primary 2026-06-30 (top-two for state offices).
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
Statutory + constitutional petition tracker. Blue Book = legislative non-partisan voter guide, mailed to every household. Multiple initiatives in collection; none certified for Nov 2026 yet. (Old `/Initiatives/initiatives.html` slug retired; canonical home is `/Initiatives/InitiativesHome.html`.)
Statewide→
Live + past results
Live + archive via Clarity Elections (Scytl/Civix), same vendor as GA. There is no results.coloradosos.gov.
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-06-30, general 2026-11-03.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters
Federal deadlines for Colorado
Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.
2026-06-30Ballot Request — State PrimaryNo Deadline
2026-06-30Ballot Return — State PrimarySent by**
2026-06-30Registration — State PrimarySent by*
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionNo Deadline
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionSent by**
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