Frequently Asked Questions

I know I’m registered to vote, but I don’t appear on the voter registration list. What do I do?

Ask the election judge to call the County Clerk to verify your information and check your voter registration. If the Clerk finds your name and registration, you will be allowed to vote a regular ballot.

If your registration information cannot be found, you have the right to vote a provisional ballot.

If you registered in another precinct, you should go to your correct precinct. If there is no time to go to another location, cast a provisional ballot where you are. If you are in the wrong precinct and vote a provisional ballot, your statewide and federal races and issues will be counted.

I registered through a voter registration drive but I do not appear on the voter registration list. What should I do?

You can fill out a provisional ballot and give the election judge your voter registration receipt if you have it. If you do not have the receipt tell the election judge the date, time, and place that you were registered, and the name of the group that helped you register if you can remember. If you don’t remember exactly give the best information you can.

I requested a mail-in ballot but I never sent it in or dropped it off. How can I vote?

You can still vote on Election Day.

Mail Ballots must be RECEIVED by 7pm on Election Day.

Drop off your mail ballot at designated locations. (In Denver, this includes all polling locations)

If you are at a polling location, and are unable to go to a designated mail-in ballot drop off location, you may vote a provisional ballot at your polling place.

If you never received the ballot or the ballot was spoiled, you can go to your County Clerk’s office for a replacement mail-in ballot, fill it out and turn it in.

Be sure you return your ballot to the County Clerk or a designated drop off location before 7:00 p.m., or it won’t be counted.

I voted a provisional ballot. How do I know if it will be counted?

After voting a provisional ballot you should be given a slip of paper with a phone number or website address and a ballot ID number that is unique to your ballot. After a certain date (which should appear on the slip of paper), you can call the number provided or visit the website address and you will be told whether you ballot was counted. If it was not, you will be told the reason it was rejected.

If I used one of the new voting machines, how do I know it worked correctly?

If you have any questions about the new electronic voting machines, be sure to ask an election judge. Read the directions that are posted near the machine. Check the paper record that will be printed by the machine in full, to make sure all your votes are recorded correctly. Also, be sure to push the button to cast your ballot when you have finished voting.

I don’t speak English (or don’t speak English very well). Can I get assistance and a ballot in Spanish?

Yes. Anywhere in the state, you have the right to receive assistance from someone who speaks Spanish. Polling places in the following counties are required to provide ballots, voting instructions, and other materials in Spanish: Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Denver, Otero, Rio Grande, Saguache. You always have the right to bring someone (a friend, translator, election judge) into the poll booth to assist you.

I’ve moved recently, where should I vote?

If you have moved within the same precinct: You can vote at your same precinct. Change of address within the same precinct may be done at the polls on Election Day.

If you moved within same county: If you moved within the same county before October 7th, but did not register re-register, you can still vote in your new precinct. To vote in your new precinct, you must go to your County Clerk’s office and fill out an emergency registration. You may need to return to the new precinct to vote.

If you moved on or after October 7th, then you may cast a regular ballot at your old polling place. You can also go to your new polling place, but will have to cast a provisional ballot.

If you have moved to a new county within the state:

If you moved within the state from one county to another before the close of registration, but did not register, you may go to the new county Clerk and Recorder’s office and fill out an emergency registration. You may need to return to your new precinct to vote

If the move is on or after October 7th you may vote at your old precinct. Or elector may cast a provisional ballot at the new precinct, only statewide and federal votes will be counted.

If you have moved from another state into Colorado: If an elector moves to CO from another state before October 7th, but does not register in CO, he/she may cast a provisional ballot, but that ballot will not be counted. It will instead serve as a registration application.

If you have any problems with registration or with ID you can cast a provisional ballot!