Colorado Department of State
Explore details about voter registration requirements in Colorado and the automatic voter registration process for the upcoming 2024 elections. Learn about eligibility criteria, residency rules, and the impact of automatic registration on voter participation statistics.
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Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Judd Choate, State Election Director BEAC 2024 State Primary Election September 6, 2024 303-869-4927 judd.choate@coloradosos.gov
Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Voter Registration
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.
Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Automatic Voter Registration
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.
2024 Automatic Voter Registration New Registrations 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 13,748 12,301 11,756 11,707 11,551 11,374 11,374 10,887 10,000 5,000 0 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024
2024 Automatic Voter Registration Updated Registrations 30,000 27,118 26,720 26,446 26,446 26,218 25,563 25,000 23,193 22,945 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024
2024 Automatic Voter Registration New Registrations (16-17 years old) 1,400 1,262 1,239 1,239 1,175 1,200 1,143 1,128 1,095 1,044 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024
Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Online Voter Registration
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.
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
2024 New Online Voter Registrations by Month 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 8,623 10,000 7,988 3,775 3,587 3,525 5,000 3,046 1,769 1,739 0 0 0 0 0 Dec-24 Nov-24 Oct-24 Sep-24 Aug-24 Jul-24 Jun-24 May-20 Apr-20 Mar-20 Feb-20 Jan-20
2020 Updated Online Voter Registrations by Month 200,000 184,865 180,000 160,000 140,000 117,680 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 49,688 43,960 42,667 40,000 21,296 16,896 16,721 16,100 15,142 20,000 9,790 3,463 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
2024 Updated Online Voter Registrations by Month 200,000 180,000 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 33,258 40,000 25,561 23,521 20,757 17,902 14,859 20,000 10,160 7,915 0 0 0 0 0 Dec-24 Nov-24 Oct-24 Sep-24 Aug-24 Jul-24 Jun-24 May-20 Apr-20 Mar-20 Feb-20 Jan-20
Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Current Voter Registration Numbers
Registered Voters 2014-2024 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 Preregistered Voters 2024 2023 3,833,811 3,810,616 621,476 549,769 65,620 66,750 2022 2021 3,839,814 3,709,640 534,344 469,302 66,374 62,288 2020 2019 3,757,834 3,381,672 456,548 505,136 49,609 45,986 2018 2017 3,354,273 3,176,367 601,438 567,416 44,054 35,575 2016 2015 3,292,062 2,833,321 550,676 685,264 29,375 20,255 2014 2,907,897 332,900 0 Note: As of December 1st each year
Colorado Voter Registration By Party 2014-2024 60% 48.6% 50% 47.7% 45.6% 38.8% 40% 37.3% 34.0% 33.8% 33.2% 32.9% 32.8% 32.0% 31.5% 31.0% 29.3% 28.6% 30% 27.9% 26.8% 26.0% 24.6% 23.7% 23.4% 20% 10% 2.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 0% Democrats Republicans Unaffiliated Other 2024 2023 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014
Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State 2024 State Primary Election
2024 State Primary Election Active Voter Count
2024 State Primary Election Turnout Numbers
2024 State Primary Election CD4 Active Voter Count
2024 State Primary Election CD4 Turnout Numbers
2024 State Primary 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 Number of Transactions 7,493
2024 State Primary Election VSPC Activity by Day (7,493) 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 17-Jun 18-Jun 19-Jun 20-Jun 21-Jun 22-Jun 24-Jun 25-Jun Total New Update/vote 10 5 12 12 9 1 18 67 149 31 208 46 229 24 184 43 180 38 275 14 111 117 644 548 4,446 928 6,416 Vote In-Person Total 249 280 220 235 322 126 779 5,061 7,493
2024 State Primary Election Turnout In-Person Voting
2024 State Primary Election Unaffiliated Voter Ballot Choice
2024 State Primary Election Provisional Ballots 11 Provisional Ballots were cast in the 2024 State Primary Election 3 accepted 8 rejected
2024 State Primary Election Canvass Board Data 61* Counties unanimously approved the 2024 State Primary canvass report. Three counties did not receive the unanimous sign-off of the canvass report. Those counties were: 1. Boulder 2. El Paso 3. Jefferson 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.
2024 State Primary Election BallotTrax Numbers *50.6% of the state s registered voters are BallotTrax users. **Douglas County has the highest rate of BallotTrax users at 64.6%. Pitkin County is second at 61.2%. ***Sedgwick county has the lowest BallotTrax use at 25.0% followed by Bent at 25.8%. .
2024 State Primary Election BallotTrax Numbers Continued
Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Colorado In Relation to Other States
Colorados Voter Registration Rate Compared to the Nation
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%
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
Thank you. Colorado Department of State Colorado Department of State Judd Choate, State Election Director judd.choate@coloradosos.gov 303-869-4927
