You must be registered in order to vote in Denver's elections. This verifies and documents your eligibility, listing you among the elector rolls for reference by election personnel and for election purposes. The voter registration rolls are a public record.

Register now for future elections.

Qualifications

In order to register to vote in a given Denver election you must be —

• at least 18 years of age by the date of the election

• a citizen of the United States

• a resident of Colorado and your precinct at least 30 days prior to the election and consider this your sole legal place of residence

See also Voting and Convictions; Denver Charter § 8.2.1; and CRS 1-2-101.

Registration

• Voter Registration Application Form
  Use this form for your first Denver County registration.

• Voter Registration Change Application Form
  Use this form to change your existing Denver County registration.

Please observe all applicable identification requirements, as explained in the forms.

You may visit any of the following locations to register in person:

• Elections Division, 303 W. Colfax Ave., Dept. 101

• Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles 
• Denver Human Services

Registration Deletion

The Election Division has limited authority (defined by federal and state laws) to remove registered voters' names from its records. There are specific, restricted situations in which this agency is authorized to delete names. Hence, names sometimes persist within the registration rolls even after people have moved or died.

The Elections Division may delete voters' names when:

1. The voter notifies the Elections Division in writing that he or she has moved out of the City and County of Denver. Such notification must contain the voter's signature.

2. The voter submits a "Withdrawal of Registration" form or letter. The withdrawal must contain the signature of the voter.

3. The voter moves to another county or state and registers to vote, and the appropriate election official notifies the Election Division of this fact. Most states do not forward this information.

4. The voter's name appears on the Secretary of State's duplicate registration list. The list shows the voter's name, date of registration, and the counties involved when the voter is registered in two different counties. The older registration record is deleted.

5. The voter's name appears on the "Notice of Deceased Electors" list supplied by Denver Medical Services or the Colorado Department of Vital Statistics. If a Denver resident dies while out of the state, the Elections Division does not receive a death notice. Other states do not supply the Commission with this information.

6. An immediate family member submits a notice of death letter, a death certificate, or completes an official Elections Division "Notice of Deceased Elector" form. This form must contain the signature of an immediate family member of the deceased and must state the relationship of the signer to the deceased person.

7. The voter's name is listed on the "Notification of Felony Conviction" list supplied by the Secretary of State.

8. Following a lengthy period of voter non-participation and non-communication. After a multi-year process of carrying a voter in an "inactive" status, the Elections Division may remove the voter from the election records. This process takes over four years to complete. A voter must first be classified as inactive. There are several ways in which a voter may become classified as inactive:

   • If mail addressed to the voter from the Election Division is returned as undeliverable, or

   • If the Elections Division receives notice from the Postal Service or Department of Motor Vehicles that the voter has changed his or her address, or

   • If the voter fails to vote in a General Election.

   Once the voter is classified as inactive, the Elections Division must mail the voter a confirmation card and the voter must fail to activate his or her record (which is done by voting or corresponding with the Elections Division within the period covered by two General Elections). After the voter fails to vote in a second General Election, his or her name may then be removed from the voter registration rolls.

9. A successful formal challenge is made. A formal challenge of a voter's registration can be made by any registered elector and can lead to a voter's registration being deleted from the rolls. This process is covered in CRS 1-9-101:
   
   "Any registered elector may, by written challenge, protest against the registration of any person whose name appears in a county registration record. The written challenge shall state the precinct number, the name of the challenged registrant, the basis for such challenge, the facts supporting the challenge, and some documentary evidence to support the basis for the challenge, and shall be filed with the county clerk and recorder no later than sixty days before any election." A formal hearing must be held in which the person bringing the challenge must appear to present proof of the allegations. The voter being challenged must be given the opportunity to appear. "If the county clerk and recorder finds sufficient evidence to support the allegations in the challenge, the registered elector's name shall be canceled from the registration book...."
   
   [For Denver, the term "county clerk and recorder" translates to "Elections Division." In terms of Denver residency and voter registration status, an overseas or military voter may use his or her last Denver address for voting. The voter may continue to use this address for as long as he or she is living overseas or is in the military.]

For more information, contact:
Elections Division office staff
elections@denvergov.org, 720-913-VOTE (8683)