Early voting for the Nov. 1 election begins today and continues through Oct. 28 at designated locations in counties that require voters to go to polling places.
The city of Denver has early voting daily at six locations.
Counties with early voting are: Adams, Bent, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Crowley, Custer, Denver, Dolores, El Paso, Jackson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lake, Larimer, Las Animas, Logan, Moffat, Otero, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, San Juan, San Miguel, Summit, Teller, Washington and Weld.
Early-voting locations are typically open Monday through Friday, but hours may vary from county to county. For locations and hours, go to www.govotecolorado.com and click on the “clerk and recorder” link.
The remaining counties are conducting mail-ballot elections. Mail ballots have to be at the county clerk and recorder’s office by 7 p.m. Nov. 1 to be counted.
“Don’t drop it in the mail on election day; at that point you will need to hand- deliver it,” said Dana Williams, spokeswoman for the Colorado secretary of state’s office.
The deadline to mail an absentee ballot request is Friday. The last day to hand-deliver an absentee ballot request is Oct. 28. The completed absentee ballot must be in the county clerk and recorder’s office by 7 p.m. Nov. 1 to be counted. Absentee request forms may be downloaded online at govotecolorado.com.
The last day to register to vote was Oct. 3.
The only statewide referendums are C and D. Referendum C calls for letting the state keep $3.7 billion over the next five years that would otherwise be refunded to taxpayers under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. Referendum D lets the state borrow $2.1 billion to pay for roads, schools, health care programs and pensions.
