Still haven’t voted yet in Colorado? Here’s how you can. 

Today is Election Day, and there’s still time to register to vote and cast a ballot in Colorado. 

State law allows for same-day voter registration. Residents will need a valid Social Security number, Colorado driver’s license or Colorado ID card to do so. Residents can register to vote online on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website at GoVoteColorado.gov or in-person at voting stations or county clerks’ offices. 

For voters who have received a mail ballot and have not returned it, it is too late to mail it back. Voters will need to return their ballot at a drop-off box or at an in-person voting center. Voters can go to the Secretary of State’s Go Vote Colorado page and enter their address to see nearby locations for both. 

Voters can track the status of their mail ballot, once returned, online at ColoradoBallotTrax.com. Ballots must be returned by 7 p.m.

For voters whose mail ballots are lost or damaged or who want to fill out a ballot in person, they can vote in-person at a voting center where they will be asked to show a valid ID. The Secretary of State’s website provides a list of 16 acceptable forms of ID, which includes a Colorado driver’s license, U.S. passport or employee identification card. 

Voting centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. Voters waiting in line to cast a ballot will be able to do so as long as they are in line before 7 p.m. 

As of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, nearly 2.1 million ballots have been returned in Colorado, according to data from the Secretary of State’s website. There are more than 4 million active registered voters. 

Unaffiliated voters, who account for most of the state’s registered electorate, have cast over 818,000 ballots while Democrats have cast over 609,000 and Republicans have cast over 570,000. 

During this time in 2020, the last presidential election, unaffiliated voters had returned nearly 950,000 ballots while Democrats had returned over 862,000 and Republicans had returned 728,000.

Mail voting was particularly heightened during that election due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has since subsided, meaning larger in-person Election Day turnout is possible in 2024. 

This year’s ballot will be longer than usual, with Colorado voters being asked to weigh in on elections for federal and state office alongside 14 statewide measures. Those range from constitutional amendments on gay marriage, abortion access and school choice to initiatives that would implement ranked choice voting and ban big cat hunting. 

Voters will also be asked about local races, such as county commissioner candidates and taxation questions, depending on where they’re registered to vote in Colorado. 
Live election results will be posted online at https://www.aspentimes.com/election-2024 beginning after 7 p.m.