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GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO

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Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

General Election is Tuesday, November 8

NOTE: On Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will only be available for elections oversight and recording. Election Day priorities

There will be no motor vehicle transactions, no birth certificates and no marriage licenses processed.

We thank you for your patience and understanding!

Colorado elections calendar

2022 ballots

Blue book

2022 ballot information booklet (Blue Book)

Garfield County sample ballots

To determine what precinct you are in or to view your specific sample ballot, please visit GoVoteColorado.gov. Follow the link for “Find my registration.” You will find your precinct under the County & District Information tab and you will find your sample ballot under the Ballot Information tab.

English | Spanish

Carbondale | Spanish
Garfield County – Senate District 5 | Spanish
Glenwood Springs | Spanish
Silt | Spanish
Rifle | Spanish
Parachute | Spanish
Garfield County – Senate District 8 | Spanish
Parachute – Senate District 8 | Spanish

Elections conducted by the Garfield County Clerk

Election date: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022
Election type: Mail ballot with in-person voting options at Voter Service & Polling Centers
Election hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day

Voters wanting to change their party affiliation to unaffiliated can make the change on www.govotecolorado.gov
Colorado elections calendar 2022

Where to return ballots

Return ballots by mail – (affix a $0.60 stamp). It is recommended that you put your ballot in the mail no later than Nov. 1, if you want to make sure the ballot is delivered to the County Clerk’s office by Nov. 8.

Use one of the many 24/7 ballot drop boxes – located at the Carbondale Town Hall, the Courthouse in Glenwood on 8th Street, the New Castle Town Hall, the Silt Town Hall, the Rifle County Administration Bldg. at 195 W. 14th St., or the Parachute Town Hall.

Stand-alone drop box – located just inside the east entrance of the courthouse from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. during normal working hours and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on General Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022.

Drop box and VSPC locations for the Nov. 8 General Election

Ballot drop boxes are now available and Voter Service & Polling Centers (VSPCs) are available Oct. 24, 2022, through General Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Early voting VSPCs

Glenwood Springs Community Center
100 Wulfsohn Rd.
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

Garfield County Fairgrounds
1001 Railroad Ave. – South Hall
Rifle, CO 81650

Election Day-only VSPCs

Carbondale Town Hall
510 Colorado Ave.
Carbondale, CO 81623

New Castle Branch Library
402 W. Main Street
New Castle, CO 81647

Silt Branch Library
680 Home Avenue
Silt, CO 81652

Parachute Branch Library
244 Grand Valley Way
Parachute, CO 81635

Ballot drop box locations – open 24/7

These locations are available Oct. 18, 2022, through 7 p.m. on General Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022.




Rifle Administration Building
195 West 14th Street, Building D
Rifle, CO
Garfield County Administration Building in Rifle, Colorado.

Ballot drop box out front the Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.




Glenwood Springs Courthouse
109 8th Street
Glenwood Springs, CO




New Castle Town Hall
450 W. Main Street
New Castle, CO
New Castle Town Hall in New Castle, Colorado.

Silt Town Hall in Silt, Colorado.




Silt Town Hall
231 N. 7th Street
Silt, CO




Parachute Town Hall
222 Grand Valley Way
Parachute, CO
Town Hall in Parachute, Colorado.

Ballot box at town hall in Carbondale, Colorado.




Carbondale Town Hall
511 Colorado Ave.
Carbondale, CO


Stand alone drop box
Garfield County Courthouse
109 8th Street
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
East entrance


ADA accessible ballot marking devices and all voter services are available at each VSPC. Beginning Friday, November 4, 2022, barricades will be in place at the Glenwood Springs 24/7 drop box to allow easy drive-up access to the county drop box.

Important information

Check your voter registration at www.govotecolorado.gov or call 970-384-3700, option 2.

Have questions? Call Garfield County Elections at 384-3700, option #2 or email Garfield County elections.

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.

November 8, 2022 – November General Election – Ballots mailed to all active registered voters beginning October 17, 2022.

Election judges: If you are interested in serving as an election judge in the November General Election and are affiliated with a major political party, 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 November General Election is Sept. 9, 2022.

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.

Candidate information guide 

Local political party contact information

Garfield Democratic Party
P.O. Box 2637
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Chairperson: Debbie Bruell
Phone: (970) 379-0214

Garfield Republican Party
P.O. Box 2593
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Chairperson: Gregg Rippy
Phone: (970) 945-7758

Unaffiliated voters
Randy Fricke
Director and COO
Western Colorado Independent Voters
Phone (970) 984-0843

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.

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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.

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Clerk & Recorder - Glenwood Springs


109 8th Street, Suite 200
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
Monday – Friday
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Recording, Vitals and Elections: 8:30 am – 12 pm and 1 – 4:30 pm
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Clerk & Recorder - Rifle


195 West 14th Street, Building D
Rifle, Colorado 81650
Monday - Friday
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