For Campaigns and Elected Officials This section includes information for candidates, campaigns, elected officials, and voter groups, including:   Poll watcher rules and appointment form  Online campaign workshop Campaign packets A list of Colorado elected officials Campaign finance regulations Election and demographic maps Archives and records of voter statistics Voter registration lists  Need mail-in voter lists for your campaign? From Monday, October 19 through Monday, November 2, the Elections Division will post data on the website nightly listing those voters who have returned their mail ballots. This is a free service, and can be found here.

School Board Elections   There will be a November 3, 2009 election for Denver Public Schools Board of Education.   There are seven seats on the Board of Education: 5 director district seats and two at large seats. The 2009 election will be for three director district seats and one at-large seat. The director districts up for election in 2009 are 2, 3 and 4.   Public contact information for all candidates and for the one initiative on the ballot can be found here.   Colorado School District No. 1, Denver Public Schools The Denver school district maintains a designated election official who is responsible for providing information to the Denver Elections Division concerning matters arising in the conduct of school elections. The school district also provides information to candidates and to the general public about school district organization, establishing school districts and boundaries, boundaries for director districts, school district board powers and duties, and other matters relating to school district administration. For more information, visit www.dpsk12.org.   Current school district map with director district boundaries

School District Director Candidate Campaign Finance Report Filing Deadlines Report Due Date Reporting Period Tuesday, October 13, 2009 October 30, 2008 - October 8, 2009 Friday, October 30, 2009 October 9, 2009 - October 25, 2009 Thursday, December 3, 2009 October 26, 2009 - November 28, 2009 School District Director candidates must use state forms to file campaign finance reports. State campaign finance forms can be found here.    Effective January 2010, school board candidates must file their campaign finance reports electronically with the Colorado Secretary of State instead of with the Denver Clerk and Recorder. In 2009, school board candidates may file their reports through the Secretary of State's electronic system. Those doing so will be considered to have timely filed with the Denver Clerk and Recorder.

Electioneering Near Polling Places Electioneering is not permitted within one hundred feet of any polling place. This includes handouts, yard signs, banners, buttons, tee shirts and any other item that names or promotes your cause. Any person in violation of this provision commits a misdemeanor.   Campaign workers should understand that polling places are hosted at a wide variety of public and private properties. Electioneering beyond the 100-foot mark at any given polling place is subject to the rules of the particular property owner. Property rights should be respected.

Term Limits for Municipal Officeholders Section 8.2.6 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code limits Denver's elected officials (Mayor, Clerk and Recorder, Auditor, City Council Members at Large and City Council Members) to three consecutive four year terms in their respective offices. The Denver District Attorney is technically a state Judicial Officer. In 2007, Denver voters approved a ballot measure to make the District Attorney term limits consistent with those in Section 8.2.6. All of Denver's elected officials are up for election every four years. There are no staggered terms. The next Municipal Election for Denver's elected officials will be May 3, 2011 unless there is a need for a Special Election in the interim.