Voter Registration Process in Colorado

Learn about voter registration in Colorado, including eligibility requirements, automatic voter registration process, new registration statistics, and online voter registration. Discover who is eligible to register, how automatic registration works, and the options available to voters in the state. Stay informed about the latest developments in the Colorado Department of State regarding voter registration.

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• Voter Registration
• Eligibility
• Automatic Registration
• Online Registration

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1. Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Judd Choate, State Election Director BEAC 2023 Coordinated Election Data December 15, 2023 303-869-4927 judd.choate@coloradosos.gov

2. Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Voter Registration

3. Who is Eligible to Register to Vote in Colorado (and most of the U.S.)? Legal Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen Must be 16 years of age (18 to vote) Must be a Colorado resident Can t be a currently incarcerated Felon What is residency? Legal term for where a person calls home.

4. Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Automatic Voter Registration

5. Automatic Voter Registration Three Possibilities: 1. Voter Registration for an Eligible Citizen 2. The person is ineligible a) Not a Citizen b) Not 16 years of age yet 3. Currently Registered Voter (If Data Moves Forward ) Two Outcomes: 1. The elector s county clerk verifies that the record is complete. If not, the registration is made incomplete and the voter is sent a mailing requesting the missing information. 2. If the elector s record is complete, the county clerk approves the registration and sends a notice to the elector that they are registered to vote. a) The elector can return the notice to either decline to be registered or to affiliate with a party. b) If the elector does not decline to be registered within 20 days after the notice is mailed and the form is not returned as undeliverable, the elector is then registered to vote.

6. Automatic Voter Registration States

7. 2023 Automatic Voter Registration New Registrations 18,000 15,723 16,000 13,875 13,790 13,445 13,415 14,000 12,899 12,643 12,124 11,665 11,585 11,364 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 January 2023 February 2023 March 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023 July 2023 August 2023 September 2023 October 2023 November 2023

8. Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Online Voter Registration

9. Online Voter Registration 42 states and the District of Columbia have online voter registration. A driver s license is the basis for every online transaction except NJ and CO. The Department of State hosts an online voter registration site at www.govotecolorado.gov. This allows currently registered voters and eligible Coloradans to register to vote online, see a sample ballot, and verify their voter registration. These applications are typically complete upon submission. So, the county approves the entry and sends a 20-day mailing to confirm the address - unless it s an SSN application without a signature.

10. 2020 New Online Voter Registrations by Month 45,000 42,775 40,000 37,421 35,000 30,000 25,000 21,215 18,974 20,000 14,097 15,000 8,858 10,000 6,004 5,264 5,000 3,112 2,590 1,741 206 0 Dec-20 Nov-20 Oct-20 Sep-20 Aug-20 Jul-20 Jun-20 May-20 Apr-20 Mar-20 Feb-20 Jan-20

11. Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Current Voter Registration Numbers

12. Total Number of Registered Voters 2014-2023 4,500,000 4,000,000 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 Active Registered Voters Inactive Registered Voters 2023 2022 3,783,006 559,103 3,839,814 3,709,640 3,757,834 3,381,672 3,354,273 534,344 469,302 456,548 505,136 601,438 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 3,176,367 3,292,062 567,416 550,676 2015 2014 2,833,321 2,907,897 685,264 332,900 Note: As of December 1st each year

13. Registration By Party 2014-2023 50% 47.4% 45.6% 45% 38.8% 40% 37.3% 34.0% 33.8% 35% 33.2% 32.9% 32.8% 32.0% 31.5% 31.0% 29.3% 28.6% 30% 27.9% 26.9% 24.6% 23.8% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 1.9% 1.8% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 0% Democrats Republicans Unaffiliated Other 2023 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014

14. Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State 2023 Coordinated Election

15. 2023 Coordinated Election Voter Count Voter Status Active Inactive Grand Total ACN 11,982 2,081 14,063 APV 4,888 618 5,506 CTR 1,309 DEM 1,053,441 99,920 1,153,361 GRN 8,688 1,592 10,280 LBR 39,823 6,510 46,333 NOL 4,160 REP 929,093 84,953 UAF 1,874,335 3,286 211,928 2,086,263 3,888 UNI Grand Total 3,931,005 602 4,339,305 47 49 408,300 1,356 4,209 1,014,046

16. 2023 Coordinated Election Turnout Numbers ALL ACCEPTED BALLOTS COUNTY Grand Total ACTIVE VOTERS ACN 3,931,005 APV CTR DEM 510,086 GRN 2,244 LBR 11,432 NOL 1,366 492,426 REP UAF 677,769 UNI Grand Total 458 1,699,232 43.2% % 2,493 586 372

17. 2023 Coordinated Election Compared to Past Coordinated Elections

18. 2023 Coordinated Election Turnout Numbers Every County ALL ACCEPTED BALLOTS COUNTY Adams Alamosa Arapahoe Archuleta Baca Bent Boulder Broomfield Chaffee Cheyenne Clear Creek Conejos Costilla Crowley Custer Delta Denver Dolores Douglas Eagle El Paso Elbert Fremont Garfield Gilpin Grand Gunnison Hinsdale Huerfano Jackson Jefferson Kiowa Kit Carson La Plata Lake Larimer Las Animas Lincoln Logan Mesa Mineral Moffat Montezuma Montrose Morgan Otero Ouray Park Phillips Pitkin Prowers Pueblo Rio Blanco Rio Grande Routt Saguache San Juan San Miguel Sedgwick Summit Teller Washington Weld Yuma Grand Total ACTIVE VOTERS 308,402 ACN APV CTR DEM 34,289 1,202 56,953 1,022 GRN LBR NOL REP 25,809 1,363 44,332 2,117 752 648 14,361 6,001 2,656 451 857 929 166 637 1,362 5,172 17,081 433 53,554 3,353 78,022 6,551 6,897 4,470 612 2,030 1,369 198 736 327 52,602 342 1,699 4,839 416 34,477 1,435 992 3,600 21,169 217 2,205 3,693 6,981 3,730 2,354 671 2,649 1,087 647 1,780 13,007 1,361 1,515 1,987 451 UAF 41,579 1,223 67,271 2,144 UNI Grand Total 103,011 208 83 2 83 1 1 1 25 6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 76 0 21 1 58 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 52 0 3 6 3 31 1 0 4 23 0 1 7 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 6 22 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 28 0 586 24 0 42 0 0 0 31 9 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 46 0 25 2 46 3 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 36 0 0 2 0 38 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 9 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 17 0 372 143 740 15 87 3 112 49 1 60 0 1 2 17 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 57 0 20 3 53 0 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 41 0 1 1 1 15 3 1 2 12 0 1 5 5 2 7 0 4 0 0 1 21 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 35 0 458 10,159 419,676 11,500 2,612 2,916 228,121 53,682 15,887 1,249 7,591 5,322 2,997 2,224 4,468 23,341 451,485 1,730 279,250 33,663 485,728 22,976 31,505 38,058 4,945 11,950 12,764 9 5 3,823 170,507 5,329 1,305 1,325 119,627 26,309 9,529 212 200 1,242 9 3 7 6 0 1 29 7 5 587 167 52 1 1 0 190 281 350 380 68 22 10 0 1 0 2 2 6 26 139 55,875 8,482 2,718 261 27 89 19 9 0 7 0 4 0 2 7 153 48,313 11,570 4,071 156 1,452 423 282 303 949 4,258 60,835 323 60,754 7,229 77,078 4,414 5,505 6,608 1,205 2,277 3,279 145 1,042 108 87,074 137 634 8,472 808 52,560 1,645 368 1,916 21,048 221 1,146 3,020 5,686 2,408 1,820 1,338 2,985 513 2,597 1,030 14,900 500 1,069 4,280 650 227 1,446 213 4,657 4,622 381 31,026 846 677,769 3 0 5 0 2 3 3 53 0 660 1,087 995 766 193 284 1,683 84,600 121 28,675 4,571 38,622 1,147 2,502 3,681 733 1,238 2,144 40 4 7 5 17 69 811 3,452 2,352 1,229 1,144 2,624 11,244 164,071 19 273 2 2 3 0 884 155 16 371 34 45 22 104 17 246 1,114 108 17 170 144,530 15,308 196,254 12,259 15,077 14,884 2,594 5,617 6,873 99 1,588 100 3 5 20 20 4 10 17 0 5 0 247 86 69 31 48 44 2 14 2 10 7 1 3 8 0 4 1 134 6 9 9 0 7 2 705 52 980 29 397 5,598 1,015 431,338 2,791 470 206,478 215 64,633 1,444 996 0 5 45 235 0 0 2 9 0 3 7 3 526 4,696 42,613 5,034 262,023 10,593 3,125 12,357 111,231 2,589 18,400 2,119 125,290 5,072 1,521 6,403 50,940 21 1 169 11 4,900 861 36,792 1,942 148 822 8,061 157 289 1,584 2,108 1,028 1,536 620 1,347 163 2,028 536 17,554 114 810 2,957 713 105 1,232 104 3,244 1,658 114 16,155 323 510,086 23 4 220 129 22 870 24 11 33 374 118 6 0 4 5 0 8 1 14 136 59 0 4 19 14 6 5 7 15 0 10 0 58 1 6 18 1 1 11 0 15 10 2 78 1 53 0 0 7 14 6 8 1 5 2 5 6 26 1 2 7 2 1 0 1 16 24 0 71 2 880 1 0 596 8,850 19,605 30,775 18,166 12,497 4,598 14,771 2,845 13,811 7,108 114,562 4,362 8,116 19,690 4,502 11 15 36 23 16 0 16 2 3 5 99 2 11 14 2 1 2 4 8 21 6 214 20 47 84 34 18 15 92 10 25 7 242 3,677 8,397 14,931 7,240 5,770 2,653 7,115 1,777 5,317 3,371 45,938 1,989 3,425 9,324 1,831 377 3,136 829 9,843 11,558 1,861 80,404 3,056 1,699,232 9 9 52 10 0 31 1 72 123 754 42 412 506 6,076 1,697 21,784 19,569 3,228 221,394 5,840 3,931,005 1,822 5,092 1,354 32,180 1,866 492,426 4 600 12 6 2,493 2,244 11,432 1,366

19. 2023 Coordinated Election Turnout Numbers 11 Most Populated Counties ALL ACCEPTED BALLOTS COUNTY Adams Arapahoe Boulder Denver Douglas El Paso Jefferson Larimer Mesa Pueblo Weld Grand Total ACTIVE VOTERS ACN 308,402 419,676 228,121 451,485 279,250 485,728 431,338 262,023 111,231 114,562 221,394 3,931,005 APV CTR DEM 34,289 56,953 55,875 84,600 28,675 38,622 64,633 36,792 8,061 17,554 16,155 510,086 GRN LBR NOL REP 25,809 44,332 14,361 17,081 53,554 78,022 52,602 34,477 21,169 13,007 32,180 UAF 41,579 67,271 48,313 60,835 60,754 77,078 87,074 52,560 21,048 14,900 31,026 677,769 UNI Grand Total 49 60 17 57 20 53 41 15 12 21 35 458 1,699,232 % 208 212 68 139 155 371 215 169 136 99 214 83 83 25 76 21 58 52 31 23 22 28 586 24 42 31 46 25 46 36 38 5 9 17 372 143 200 261 273 104 246 247 220 59 58 78 740 87 112 89 153 108 170 134 118 53 26 71 103,011 170,507 119,627 164,071 144,530 196,254 206,478 125,290 50,940 45,938 80,404 33.4% 40.6% 52.4% 36.3% 51.8% 40.4% 47.9% 47.8% 45.8% 40.1% 36.3% 43.2% 1,242 587 811 1,114 1,588 1,444 870 374 242 600 11,432 2,493 2,244 1,366 492,426

20. 2023 Coordinated Election Turnout Numbers 21 Least Populated Counties ALL ACCEPTED BALLOTS COUNTY Baca Bent Cheyenne Costilla Crowley Custer Dolores Gilpin Hinsdale Jackson Kiowa Kit Carson Lincoln Mineral Ouray Phillips Rio Blanco Saguache San Juan Sedgwick Washington Grand Total ACTIVE VOTERS ACN 2,612 2,916 1,249 2,997 2,224 4,468 1,730 4,945 APV CTR DEM GRN LBR NOL REP UAF UNI Grand Total 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 458 1,699,232 % 3 7 0 2 2 6 2 6 0 2 0 5 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 190 281 53 766 193 284 121 733 52 29 45 235 148 157 620 163 114 713 105 104 114 0 1 0 2 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 1 0 2 7 5 0 7 5 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 752 648 451 166 637 350 380 156 282 303 949 323 1,305 1,325 660 1,229 1,144 2,624 884 2,594 397 470 526 2,589 1,521 596 2,653 1,777 1,989 1,831 377 829 1,861 50.0% 45.4% 52.8% 41.0% 51.4% 58.7% 51.1% 52.5% 56.3% 46.3% 52.8% 55.1% 48.7% 67.7% 57.7% 62.5% 45.6% 40.7% 50.0% 48.9% 57.7% 43.2% 17 3 31 2 2 2 9 11 0 15 10 9 10 0 1 4 1,362 433 612 198 327 342 1,699 992 217 671 1,087 1,361 451 1,205 145 108 137 634 368 221 1,338 513 500 650 227 213 381 677,769 705 1,015 996 4,696 3,125 880 4,598 2,845 4,362 4,502 754 1,697 3,228 42 506 1,354 3,931,005 2,493 586 372 510,086 2,244 11,432 1,366 492,426

21. 2023 Coordinated Election Voter Service and Polling Centers What transactions can occur at a VSPC?: 1. Vote in person void mail ballot, issue a new ballot a) Paper ballot b) Ballot Marking Device 2. Register to vote 3. Update voter registration Early Voting October 30-November 6 Election Day November 7 Counties must track wait times Number of Transactions 22,844

22. 2023 Coordinated Election VSPC New Registrations by Day (22,844) 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 30-Oct 9 31-Oct 7 1-Nov 3 2-Nov 12 3-Nov 9 4-Nov 11 6-Nov 64 7-Nov 431 New Update/vote Vote In-Person 53 342 47 326 66 349 80 406 102 470 39 308 398 1,783 2,718 14,484 Total 404 380 418 498 581 358 2,245 17,633

23. 2023 Coordinated Election Turnout In-Person Voting IN PERSON BALLOTS ACN APV CTR DEM 6,016 GRN LBR NOL REP 6,755 UAF 9,530 UNI Grand Total 22,844 1,699,232 In Person Total Votes % In Person 69 20 586 3.4% 17 372 510,086 4.6% 57 296 72 12 458 2.6% 2,493 2.8% 2,244 2.5% 11,432 2.6% 1,366 492,426 677,769 5.3% 1.4% 1.2% 1.4% 1.3%

24. 2023 Coordinated Election Turnout Provisional Ballots 33 Provisional Ballots were cast in the 2023 Coordinated Election 23 accepted 10 rejected Party Breakdown: 13 Unaffiliated (5 rejected) 12 Democrats (2 rejected) 8 Republicans (2 rejected) 1 Libertarian (1 rejected)

25. 2023 Coordinated Election Canvass Board Data 59* Counties unanimously approved the 2023 Coordinated canvass report. Five counties did not receive the unanimous sign-off of the canvass report. Those counties were: 1. Boulder 2. El Paso 3. Jefferson 4. La Plata 5. Larimer In each case, the Republican representative the canvass board withheld their approval. *Saguache County changed from a 2-1 vote to a 3-0 vote because the Republican Party Chair did not attend the Canvass. The next day a new Republican representative was appointed, who did approve.

26. 2023 Coordinated Election Mandatory Recounts Vote Total Vote For 2 1 4 Lowest Winner Highest Loser Contest Margin % # of Recount Vote Change 0 0 -5 Contest Winning Candidates or Choices Andrew Montoya, Lynette Wolfe Andria Gay Tara Winer, Tina Marquis, Taishya Adams, Ryan Schuchard Margin 0.00% 0.26% 0.32% Counties 1 2 1 Counties City of Las Animas City Council - Ward 2 Alamosa School District RE-11J Director - District 1 City of Boulder Council Candidates 79 63 63 0 4 Bent Alamosa, Conejos Boulder 1,522 21,255 1,522 14,411 1,518 14,365 46 City of Boulder Council vote total changes by candidate: Terri Brncic Jenny Robins Aaron Gabriel Neyer Jacques Decalo Silas Atkins Waylon Lewis Ryan Schuchard Tara Winer Tina Marquis Taishya Adams No change +2 -1 No change -2 -1 -1 No change -1 -1

27. 2023 Coordinated Election TXT2Cure Submissions Election 2020 General 2021 Coordinated 2022 Primary 2022 General 2023 Coordinated TXT2Cure Submissions 11,085 2,297 2,737 9,287 3,485

28. 2023 Coordinated Election TXT2Cure for Rejected Ballots Important Statistics: 3,485 cures submitted via TXT2Cure. Adams county had the most cures via TXT2Cure, 515 or 14.78% of the total. The most TXT2Cure submissions happened on Nov. 8th with 528. The 3,485 TXT2Cure submissions for the 2023 Coordinated is an increase of 1,188 (or 34%) over the 2,297 TXT2Cure submissions in the 2021 Coordinated.

29. 2023 Coordinated Election BallotTrax Numbers *50.6% of the state s registered voters are BallotTrax users. **By county BallotTrax users vary from a low of 26% in Sedgwick to a high of 67% in Douglas.

30. 2023 Coordinated Election BallotTrax Numbers

31. Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Colorado In Relation to Other States

32. Colorados Voter Registration Rate Compared to the Nation 92.5%

33. Colorado v. National VEP Turnout 2000-2022 85% +9.7% 75% +9.4% +11.8% +12.0% +6.6% +12.9% 65% +11.7% VEP Turnout +18.0% +2.2% +9.9% 55% +6.8% +6.5% 45% 35% 25% Presidential 2000 Midterm 2002 Presidential 2004 Midterm 2006 Presidential 2008 Midterm 2010 Presidential 2012 Midterm 2014 Presidential 2016 Midterm 2018 Presidential 2020 Midterm 2022 Colorado National 57.5% 55.3% 46.6% 40.1% 67.3% 60.7% 48.1% 41.3% 71.6% 62.2% 51.7% 41.8% 70.6% 58.6% 54.7% 36.7% 71.9% 60.1% 63.0% 50.1% 76.4% 66.7% 58.5% 46.8%

34. Top States VEP Turnout 2000-2022 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 Minnesota Wisconsin Maine 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 2 3 4 11 4 2 3 6 5 2 4 6 1 2 6 2 1 5 3 3 6 4 3 5 1 Oregon Colorado 5 19 3 13 4 11 7 15 8 5 4 8 13 3 5 4 8 4 5 2 6 2 4 3

35. Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Judd Choate, State Election Director judd.choate@coloradosos.gov 303-869-4927