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Sample ballots

1- State | State – Spanish
2 – Colorado Mountain College | CMC – Spanish
3 – Roaring Fork School District | RFSD – Spanish
4 – Eagle County Re-50J (page 1) | Re-50J (page 1) – Spanish
4 – Eagle County Re-50J (page 2) | Re-50J (page 2) – Spanish
5 – Garfield County Re-2 School District | Re-2 – Spanish
6 – Garfield County – Rifle  | Rifle – Spanish

You can also find your sample ballot by visiting the Colorado Secretary of State’s election page at www.govotecolorado.gov. Follow the ‘View my sample ballot’ link in the middle of the page.

Voter information

Your go-to website for all things voting related is www.govotecolorado.gov on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website. Visit this link to:

• Register to vote
  • available online with a valid Social Security Number (SSN), Colorado driver’s license or Colorado ID card
  • paper registration form if you are unable to register online
• Update or check your current voter registration (including change party affiliation)
• View your sample ballot
• Check your mail ballot status or sign up for BallotTrax
• Withdraw your Colorado voter registration (i.e. you no longer live in Colorado)
• See a list of other resources available to voters including a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Key election dates

Oct. 5 – TABOR notices mailed (for voters in the City of Rifle or Eagle County School Districts)
Oct. 17 – ballots mailed to all active voters
Oct. 18 – all 24-hour ballot drop boxes open by 5 p.m. to receive voted ballots
Oct. 30 – Early voting begins in Glenwood Springs (Community Center) and Rifle (Fairgrounds – South Hall) – open Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Nov. 4 (Sat.) – Early voting in Glenwood Springs (Community Center) and Rifle (Fairgrounds – South Hall) open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Nov. 7 – Election Day – Voter Service and Polling Centers open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• Carbondale Town Hall
• Glenwood Community Center
• Rifle – Fairgrounds – South Hall
• Parachute Library

* Ballots must be received by the Garfield County Clerk’s Office, or dropped off in one of the ballot drop boxes, by 7 p.m. on Election Day (Nov. 7). Ballots received after this deadline will not be counted. Postmarks do not count.

Other information

The Garfield County Clerk’s office assists some of the local municipalities and special districts with their elections but does not conduct the election. If you have questions specific to these elections, please call the municipality or special district directly.

2022 General Election results – if you are interested in statewide or precinct-level election results, the Secretary of State has a webpage dedicated to results and data.

As of July 1, 2020, anyone who applies for issuance, renewal, or correction of a Colorado driver’s license or identification card and who provides documentation of citizenship, is automatically registered (or pre-registered for those under 18 years of age) to vote. For individuals already registered, their existing voter registration is updated to match the information on their driver’s license.

Running for an elected office

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 contacts

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

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

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

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