Elections
Two elections in 2022
The state of Colorado is home to two elections in 2022. The Primary Election takes place on Tuesday, June 28, and the General Election is Tuesday, November 8.
Colorado elections calendar 2022
Logic and accuracy testing
Logic and accuracy testing is being conducted on Tuesday, May 10, for the 2022 Primary Mail Ballot Election, which takes place on Tuesday, June 28. The testing, which is open to the public, begins at 9 a.m. in Room 101B in the Garfield County Courthouse, 109 Eighth Street, Glenwood Springs.
New precinct maps available online
Adjustments have been made to Garfield County’s precinct maps following input taken from the 2020 U.S. Census. There are 27 precincts in Garfield County, each with less than 2,000 voters apiece.
Elections conducted by the Garfield County Clerk
June 6, 2022 – The last date for a voter registered with the two major parties (Reps & Dems) as well as anyone currently registered with a minor political party (for example Green Party, American Constitution, etc.) to change their voter registration is Monday June 6, 2022. This date has changed from 30 days prior to the election date to 22 days prior to the election date. It would be greatly appreciated, if you are wanting to change your party affiliation to unaffiliated that you make the change on www.govotecolorado.gov as soon as possible. If you know which primary ballot you want to vote please make a preference for either a Republican or Democratic primary ballot. As soon as you change your party affiliation to unaffiliated, the ballot type initially issued to you is voided in the voter registration system and the new requested ballot(s) will be mailed out on June 10, 2002 as part of the first supplemental mailing.
The Garfield County Clerk’s Office assists some of the municipalities and special districts with elections but does not conduct the election, so please call the municipality or special district with your election questions.
June 28, 2022 – statewide Primary Election – Ballots mailed to all active registered voters beginning June 6, 2022.
November 8, 2022 – November General Election – Ballots mailed to all active registered voters beginning October 10, 2022.
Election judges: If you are interested in serving as an election judge and are affiliated with a major political party, attend your party caucus in early March, and sign up to be an election judge or contact the party chair.
Unaffiliated voters must give notice in writing to the Garfield County Clerk 60 days prior to an election of their interest in serving as an election judge. Deadline for the June primary is April 29, 2022, and September 9, 2022, for the November General Election.
Interested in running for elected office in Garfield County?
Anyone interested in establishing their candidacy for an elected office in Garfield County can find all the needed information in a handy guide created by the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.
Local political party contact information
Garfield Democratic Party
P.O. Box 2637
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Chairperson: Debbie Bruell
Phone: (970) 379-0214
Website
Garfield Republican Party
P.O. Box 2593
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Chairperson: Gregg Rippy
Phone: (970) 945-7758
Website
Unaffiliated voters
Randy Fricke
Director and COO
Western Colorado Independent Voters
Phone (970) 984-0843
Republican caucus locations
The Republican caucus takes place in-person on Tuesday, March 1. Caucus locations by precinct are as followed:
CARBONDALE (1-4)
Check-in 5 to 6 p.m.; caucus 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Roaring Fork High School
2270 CO-133, Carbondale, CO
GLENWOOD (5-12)
Check-in 5 to 6 p.m.; caucus 6 to 8:30 p.m.
City of Glenwood Springs Community Center
100 Wulfsohn Rd., Glenwood Springs, CO
NEW CASTLE/SILT (13-18)
Check-in 5 to 6 p.m.; caucus 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Coal Ridge High School
35947 US-6, New Castle, CO
RIFLE (19-23)
Check-in 5 to 6 p.m.; caucus 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Garfield County Fairgrounds
1001 Railroad Ave., Rifle, CO
PARACHUTE (24-27)
Check-in 5 to 6 p.m.; caucus 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Battlement Mesa Community Center
398 Arroyo Dr., Battlement Mesa, CO
Democratic caucus takes place virtually
The Democratic Party caucus takes place Saturday, March 5, online via Zoom from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
BallotTrax – track your ballot
Colorado voters can again track their ballot’s progress online with BallotTrax. The service allows voters to receive either a text, an email or a phone call notification when their ballot is mailed, received, and accepted into the election’s count.
Colorado Secretary of state news release on BallotTrax
Go Vote Colorado
Voters may view ballot styles, and check when their ballot has been mailed, received, or counted at govotecolorado.gov. Voters should verify their mailing addresses at govotecolorado.gov to ensure ballots are sent to the correct locations. If voters will be traveling and need their ballots sent to a different address, changes to addresses may be done at govotecolorado.gov, or call the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s Office Elections Department at (970) 384-3700, ext. 2.
IT’S YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE. PROTECT IT. VERIFY YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
Use the statewide online voter registration system at govotecolorado.gov or; contact the Garfield County Election Division by telephone 970-384-3700, option 2, or fax 970-947-1078.