Facts At A Glance
Colorado Voter Information
Registration Deadline: October 17th (by mail)
Do First Time Voters Need ID?
Do All Voters Need ID?
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Complete Colorado Voter ID Laws
Do 1st time voters need ID? Yes
Do all voters need ID? Yes
Student ID accepted? Yes
What forms of ID are acceptable?
- A valid Colorado driver’s license
- A valid identification card issued by the Department of Revenue
- A valid U.S. passport
- A valid employee identification card with a photograph of the eligible elector issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government or of this state, or by any county, municipality, board, authority, or other political subdivision of this state
- A valid pilot’s license issued by the federal aviation administration or other authorized agency of the United States
- A valid U.S. military identification card with a photograph of the eligible elector (may have an out of state address)
- A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the elector. Where a document must be current it means that the date of the document is within 60 days of the date submitted for identification unless the document states a longer billing cycle. For example:
- A cable bill or telephone bill
- Documentation from a public institution of higher education in Colorado containing at least the name, date of birth, and legal residence address of the student elector
- A paycheck from a government institution or private company
- A Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaskan Native Blood.
- A valid Medicare or Medicaid card issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly the United States Health Care Financing Administration)
- A certified copy of a U.S. birth certificate for the elector issued in the United States
- Certified documentation of naturalization
- A valid veteran identification card issued by the United States department of veterans affairs veterans health administration with a photograph of the eligible elector
- A valid identification card issued by a federally recognized tribal government certifying tribal membership
- A letter from an administrator of a group residential facility certifying that the elector is a resident of the facility
- Student ID: A valid student identification card with a photograph of the eligible elector issued by an institute of higher education in Colorado.
If you do not have ID, you may cast a Provisional Ballot.
CO Student Voter Info
Students attending school in Colorado should be able to register and vote at their school address if they meet the following requirements. Under Colorado law, your residence for voting is your “principal or primary home.” In practice, Colorado students can choose to register either at home or at school, depending on which one they consider their principal home. Your principal home is where you have a fixed place to stay, and the place where, whenever you are away, you intend to return. The formal test for residence in Colorado is an objective test: in considering whether your chosen address is your proper voting residence, elections officials can look to where you are employed or have other income sources or business pursuits, the residence of your family, where your things are located, or if you own any real estate. Students who lived in Colorado before attending college and wish to establish or keep their voting residency at their parents’ Colorado address should have no problem doing so, unless they have already registered to vote in another state.
CO Ex-Offender Voter Info
Individuals convicted of a felony are ineligible to vote while incarcerated and on parole. Voting rights are automatically restored upon completion of parole, and people on probation can vote. Ex-offenders should re-register to vote.