To register to vote, you need:
- Basic identification information
- Colorado residency (established through a physical address)
While Going Through an Eviction
Facing eviction does not impact a voter’s ability to register at the address subject to eviction proceedings. An eviction proceeding impacts registration only after a voter is physically removed from their residence by the sheriff following a court order. The following stages in the eviction process require no changes to voter registration:
- Receipt of a Demand for Rent or Possession
- Receipt of a Summons & Complaint in Unlawful Detainer
- Receipt of notice of judicial hearing
Registering Without a Fixed Permanent Home
Unhoused voters can register to vote in Colorado. For purposes of voter registration, a person experiencing housing instability can list the address of a place to which they regularly return or intend to remain. This is the voter’s home base. A home base can be any place with a physical mailing address, including:
- Park
- Shelter
- Vacant lot
- Campground
- PO box
- Residential facility
The purpose of providing a mailing address is to enable unhoused voters to receive ballots by mail. A voter always has the option of casting a ballot in person on Election Day regardless of their ability to receive mail, but must provide a physical mailing address to register.
Acceptable Forms of Identification
- Colorado driver’s license or photo ID card
- Valid US Passport
- Colorado public employee ID card
- Valid pilot’s license
- Valid US military ID card
- Copy of current (within 60 days) utility bill, bank statement, government-issued check, paycheck, or other government document with voter’s name and registration address
- Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaskan Blood
- Certified copy of US birth certificate
- Certified document of naturalization
- Valid student ID card from a Colorado institution of higher education
- Valid ID card from US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Valid ID card from federally recognized tribal nation
- Verification that voter is a resident of a group residential facility
The deadline to register to vote in Colorado is Election Day.
