Elections
Primary Election ballots mailed June 8
More than 33,000 ballots are being mailed out on Monday, June 8, to all active registered voters in Garfield County for this month’s Primary Election. Colorado’s Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties are holding statewide primaries on Tuesday, June 30. Ballots-|
2020 Primary Election
Primary is Tuesday, June 30, 2020
In-person voting may be limited
The opportunity to vote in person will be limited for the June 30, 2020, Primary Election, due to concerns over COVID-19. Please go to www.govotecolorado.gov or call 970-384-3700, #2, to verify your current voter registration information to make sure you get a ballot by mail. Vote that ballot and return it by mail or use a 24/7 drop box.
Check your current residence address and verify the mailing address on file is correct. There are two different mailing addresses – one if your normal mailing address is not the same as your residence address; and a second option to put in a specific ballot mailing address if you winter or summer out of state, are traveling or might be a student. If you requested a ballot for the March Presidential Election be mailed to an alternate ballot mailing address that is where your ballot for the June Primary will be sent unless you update that mailing address.
Choose one, vote one, return one
Ballots for the June 30 Primary Election are in the mail. Unaffiliated voters receive both Democratic and Republican ballots, though only one may be filled out and returned, or they will both be excluded. Remember, Choose one, vote one, return one ballot by 7 p.m. on June 30.
Sample ballots
Sample ballots are now available for the June 30 Primary Election.
Democratic party
Libertarian party
Republican party
Important dates:
June 1: Last day for voters who are affiliated with a political party to change or withdraw their affiliation if they wish to vote in a different party’s primary election for the June 30 Primary Election. The Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties are holding statewide primary elections. Registered Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians will receive the primary ballot corresponding with their party affiliation. Unaffiliated voters who have not made a preference to receive a particular party’s primary ballot by June 1, 2020, will receive both the Democratic and Republican primary ballots. Voters must choose one ballot to vote and return only that one voted ballot. If the voter decides to vote and return both ballots, neither one of the ballots will be counted. Unaffiliated voters will not receive a Libertarian ballot in their packet.
June 8: First day that ballots may be mailed to active registered voters.
June 22: Last day for an individual to submit a voter registration application and still be mailed a ballot.
June 24: Vote and return your ballot by mail with correct postage ($0.55) by June 24, 2020, for the ballot to arrive at the courthouse on or before Election Day, June 30, 2020
June 22 – 30: Early voting at the Garfield County Administration buildings in Glenwood Springs and Rifle, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Election Day, June 30, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voter Service & Polling Centers
Voter Service & Polling Centers are one-stop shops for voters. At these centers, you can register to vote, drop off ballots, change an address and obtain a replacement ballot.
| Voter Service and Polling Centers | |
| Garfield County Administration Building – Glenwood Springs | |
| 108 8th Street Glenwood Springs |
June 22-30: Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5 pm; Saturday, June 27, 10 am to 2 pm; Primary Election Day, June 30, 7 am – 7 pm |
| Garfield County Administration Building – Rifle | |
| 195 W. 14th St. Rifle |
June 22-30: Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5 pm; Saturday, June 27, 10 am to 2 pm; Primary Election Day, June 30, 7 am – 7 pm |
Ballot drop-off sites
Glenwood Springs
Garfield County Courthouse – East Entrance
109 Eighth Street
June 8 – 30, Monday-Friday, 7:30 am – 5 pm
Rifle
Garfield County Admin Building
195 W 14th St. Building D
June 8 – 30, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am – 5 pm
Carbondale
Town Hall
511 Colorado Ave.
June 30, 7 am – 7 pm
Bipartisan teams of election judges will be at the following sites:
Silt
Town Hall
231 N. 7th St.
Friday, June 26, and Monday, June 29 – 8:30 am to 5 pm;
Saturday, June 27 – 10 am to 2 pm;
Election Day, Tuesday, June 30 – 7 am to 7 pm
Parachute
Town Hall
222 Grand Valley Way
Friday, June 26, and Monday, June 29 – 8:30 am to 5 pm;
Saturday, June 27 – 10 am to 2 pm;
Election Day, Tuesday, June 30 – 7 am to 7 pm
New Castle
Town Hall
450 W Main St.
Friday, June 26, and Monday, June 29 – 8:30 am to 5 pm;
Saturday, June 27 – 10 am to 2 pm;
Election Day, Tuesday, June 30 – 7 am to 7 pm
There is no in-person voting at the New Castle, Silt or Parachute libraries on Election Day, June 30.
24/7 drop-off sites
Glenwood Springs: Eighth St. drop-off box at the Garfield County Courthouse
Carbondale: Entrance of Carbondale Town Hall Building at 511 Colorado Ave.
Rifle: Entrance of Garfield County Admin Building at 195 W 14th Street, Building D
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.