Get your vote on: Gay vote Colorado

This election day, don’t get caught with your pants down – be sure your Colorado voter registration is correct.

Voter Registration

Colorado’s voter registration deadline for the November 2012 election is Tuesday, October 9. For voters already registered in the state, the deadline to update your current address is October 30. But mail-in voting starts October 15.

Even if you’ve registered in Colorado in the past, be sure your records haven’t been removed from voter rolls and be sure you know whether you’re receiving a ballot by mail. You can now verify and/or update your status online.

If you are signed up on the mail-in list, a mail-in voter’s ballot will be sent to the address you last registered at starting October 15. Be sure you double-check before then whether you’re on the list and know what address your ballot will be sent to!

Register to vote online:

http://ofcnow.co/LQ7

Verify your registration or mail-in status and/or update your voter registration online:

http://ofcnow.co/vmt

Vote by Mail

Mail-in ballots are sent to those on the mail-in list starting October 15, or 72 hours (3 days) after you request a mail-in ballot if you request one after that. They will be sent to the address you last registered at

Mail-in ballots must be received at the address on the envelope by 7 p.m. on Election Day. If you forget to send it in with enough time for it to be received on time, you should drop it off at a nearby polling place or county clerk’s office.

You will need to put postage on your mail-in ballot to have it delivered. Adequate postage is 61 cents, or two “Forever” stamps. Otherwise, you can deliver your mail-in ballot in person.

Vote in Person

If you plan on voting in person, you’ll need to be able to show you are who you say you are. One of several forms of identification are acceptable, including a drivers license, state ID card, passport, student ID card, birth certificate, paycheck with your name and Colorado address on it or utility bill with your name and a Colorado address on it.

See a full list of acceptable forms of ID here:

http://ofcnow.co/VvY

If you don’t want to worry about the rush to vote on Election Day, you can vote early starting October 22 at designated polling places in your county. Voting times and deadlines vary by county.

Look up your early-voting locations, dates and times here:

Denver County: http://ofcnow.co/mGy
Jefferson County: http://ofcnow.co/nvN
Adams County: http://ofcnow.co/K5w
Arapaho County: http://ofcnow.co/IdU
Boulder County: http://ofcnow.co/AtZ
Douglas County: http://ofcnow.co/n6S
El Paso County: http://ofcnow.co/pLJ
Larimer County: http://ofcnow.co/pYM 

Election day is Tuesday, November 6, 2012.