What to know for Pitkin County’s Election Day this Nov. 4

Tuesday is Election Day in Aspen and for those turning out to vote and waiting on results, here’s everything to know about Nov. 4.

A reminder of ballot issues

Voters will be able to weigh in on the following:

• School District Offices 
  • Aspen School District No.1 — Board of Directors (running unopposed, unless other candidates are written in)
    • William Wallace Burke Gilmore
    • Elizabeth Stewart-Severy
    • Christa Gieszl
  • Roaring Fork School District RE-1 Board of Directors — District A
    • Jodi Barr
    • Tamara “Tammy” Nimmo
  • Roaring Fork School District RE-1 Board of Directors — District E
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Kathryn Kuhlenberg
• College District Offices
  • Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees — District 1
  • Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees — District 3
  • Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees — District 7
  • Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees — At Large 
• Early Childhood Development Service District Offices 
  • Confluence Early Childhood Development Service District Board of Directors — District 4
  • Confluence Early Childhood Development Service District Board of Directors — District 5
• State Ballot Measures
  • Proposition LL: Health School Meals for All Program
  • Proposition MM: Health School Meals for All Program
• Pitkin County Ballot Issue 1A: Airport Enterprise Fund Bonds 
• Municipal Ballot Measures
  • City of Aspen Ballot Issue 2A: Tax Increase for Public Education 
  • City of Aspen Ballot Issue 2B: Debt for Lumberyard Affordable Housing Project
  • City of Aspen Ballot question 2C: Amendment to City Charter-Replace Gender Specific Terms with Gender Neutral Terms
• Town of Snowmass Village Ballot Issue 2D: Increase Property Tax for Educational Purposes 
• Town of Basalt Ballot Issue 3A: Increase Lodging Tax for affordable housing 
• Aspen School District Ballot Measures
  • Aspen School District No. 1 Ballot Issue 4A: General Fund Mill Levy Override
  • Aspen School District No. 1 Ballot Issue 4B: General Obligation Bonds 
• Special District Ballot Measures 
  • Aspen Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6A: Sales Tax 
  • Aspen Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6B: Property Tax Rate Extension 
  • Twining Flats Road Improvement District Ballot Issue 6C: Mill Levy Increase 
  • Aspen Village Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 6D: Increase in Debt Limit and Taxes for Waste Water Treatment Plant Project
  • Confluence Early Childhood Development Service District Ballot Issue 7A: Sales Tax for Childcare
  • Basalt Regional Library District Ballot Issue 7B: Property Tax Extension for Library Funding
  • Colorado Mountain College Ballot Issue 7C: Waiver of Property Tax Limit for Investment in Trades, Essential Workers, and Housing
  • Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7D: Sales Tax for Essential Staffing, Services, and Capital Replacements
  • Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7E: Property Tax Increase for Housing, Station Construction/Improvement

More information on individual issues can be found at https://www.aspentimes.com/election-2025/.

Where to vote

Voters must bring identification to the polls. A full list of acceptable identification can be found at https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/acceptableFormsOfID.html.

​Voter service and polling centers will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Pitkin County Admin & Sheriff’s Office, 530 E. Main Street in Aspen. ADA accessible voting machines are available.

Colorado law allows for same-day voter registration.

Voters are also able to drop off a mail ballot until 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Pitkin County Admin & Sheriff’s Office. Mail ballot drop offs will also be available through 7 p.m. on Election Day at the town of Snowmass Village Town Hall, 130 Kearns Road in Snowmass Village, and at Basalt Town Hall, 101 Midland Avenue in Basalt.

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Reminder of legally protected rights

Secretary of State Jena Griswold reminded voters in a recent press release of their legally protected rights to cast a ballot without interference.

“It is so important that all Coloradans know they can vote without fear of intimidation or interference,” Griswold said in a prepared statement. “We have the best elections in the nation, and we take any threat to our elections seriously. Voter intimidation is illegal, and it will not be tolerated in Colorado.”

Voters in Colorado have legally protected rights, outlined in the press release as follows:

• Official election watchers or members of the public do not have the right to interfere with a voter casting a ballot, including at drop boxes or voting centers
• If an individual requests information about your voting history or how you voted, you are not required to answer
• Open carrying or concealed carrying a gun is prohibited within at least 100 feet of a drop box, voting center, or ballot processing facility, except for law enforcement and uniformed security guards
• Electioneering is prohibited within 100 feet of a drop box or voting center
• You have the right to request the name and credentials of door-to-door solicitors, as well as the organization they represent
• If you feel harassed or threatened, you have the right to contact local law enforcement or notify the Colorado Attorney General’s Office at (720) 508-6000

In Colorado, it is a felony to tamper with voting equipment and it is illegal to threaten, harass, or otherwise seek to intimidate any election official or worker.

Where to view results

Due to The Aspen Times’ new earlier print deadlines, election results will be posted in real-time online the night of Nov. 4 as they become available. Results can be viewed on The Aspen Times’ Election 2025 page, https://www.aspentimes.com/election-2025/.

While Nov. 5’s print paper will not include election results, Nov. 6’s print paper will include a roundup of results that reflect the results posted online the night of the election.