DENVER (KDVR) — The subsequent time you open up your mailbox, you would possibly discover a poll along with your identify on it sitting among the many coupons and payments.
Monday was the primary day that ballots may be despatched to voters, based on the Colorado Secretary of State’s Workplace.
Whereas this isn’t a normal election 12 months — these solely occur on even-numbered years — there are just a few state- and county-wide propositions you’ll be able to vote for that might influence you a method or one other.
FOX31 created a poll information that will help you perceive what the propositions are and what a “sure” and “no” vote imply on every of them. You’ll find that information right here.
How do I register to vote?
Colorado has computerized voter registration, which implies that anybody who has given their info to sure state businesses — such because the Division of Motor Autos — they’re robotically put onto the voter roll.
After that, mail-in ballots will robotically be despatched to your tackle forward of each election.
You possibly can verify if you’re registered or change your info, together with your tackle, right here.
In case you aren’t registered however need to be, you are able to do so in individual by election day. However, in order for you a mail-in poll despatched to you, you have to register on-line or by mail earlier than Oct. 30, or eight days earlier than the election.
When is the deadline?
The official rule is that your poll must be obtained by 7 p.m. on election day to be counted. Basically, in case you mail it in, it has to make it by that point for it to be counted. Even when it’s post-marked for earlier than the deadline, it gained’t rely.
Individuals also can drop ballots off at designated drop-off websites or drop-boxes. These can be found till 7 p.m. on election day in most places.
The one exception is if you’re a navy or abroad voter. In that case, you have to be certain your ballots are despatched by 7 p.m. on election day for them to be counted.
