Coloradans who haven’t voted yet are going to have to go to the polls and do it the old fashioned way Nov. 6.
Early voting ended Friday, the last day to request a mail-in ballot in the crucial swing state.
According to Alton Dillard, a Denver elections division spokesman, 180,000 mail-in ballots were sent to Colorado voters Oct. 17 and thousands more have gone out since.
“We’re not getting a lot of concern from voters because more and more people are choosing to vote early and vote by mail,” Dillard said.
He anticipates that voting will be less hectic on Election Day because of this. “We’re all staffed up and ready though, just in case,” he said.
Residents going to a polling center Nov. 6 need to bring their Colorado driver’s license or other identification, or the the last four digits of their Social Security number.
Voters who do not have a traditional ID may bring in a recent utility bill (dated within 60 days), a bank statement or a pay check to prove residency.
Voters who requested their mail-in ballot before the Oct. 30 deadline have until 7 p.m. Nov. 6 to get them to their county poll center.
“Postmarks don’t matter,” Dillard said. “Just get (the ballot) to a voter service center on time.”
Those registered in Denver may also use the 24-hour drop boxes to submit their ballots through the weekend. There are 10 boxes total, outside normal polling offices around the city. Other counties also have ballot drop-off spots.
There are emergency voting options for residents who aren’t registered in their county, can’t get an absentee ballot or can’t make it to the polls Nov. 6.
