2025 Voter Guide
Welcome to the Colorado Fiscal Institute’s 2025 voter guide. Our goal is to help you understand key ballot measures and how they affect everyday people in our state. We focus…
Your one-stop shop for voter resources and ballot measure information. Whether you are looking for voter protection resources, overviews of the ballot measures, or in-depth reports on their implications, you can find all of our ballot publications here.
Colorado Fiscal Institute is a member of the Protect Colorado's Future Coalition. Protect Colorado’s Future is a diverse group of community, grassroots, and policy organizations working to enact a fairer tax code that enables the state to invest in the things families need — education, child care, and health care to provide families with successful economic opportunities. We are a coalition committed to a fair and thriving Colorado.
Key Dates for Colorado's 2026 Elections
Oct. 2, 2026
Ballots begin to be mailed to voters.
Oct. 13, 2026
Last day to submit an application to register to vote through the mail, a voter registration agency, a local driver's license examination facility, or online to receive a mail ballot for the Coordinated Election. (You can register to vote and vote in person through Election Day).
Nov. 3, 2026
Election Day!
- You can register to vote and vote in person through Election Day until polls close at 7 PM.
- All ballots must be returned by 7 PM.
- If you're in line to vote at 7 PM, stay in line - you can still vote.
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Voter Resources
Count Me In
See our nonpartisan, objective ballot education resource, Count Me In! for reliable, plain-language information on every measure on the ballot. Count Me In is a robust civic engagement effort that partners with communities across the state to share resources on the decisions they will see on their ballots. Our focus is to spark community conversations about the power we have to influence the public investments that shape our communities.
Just Vote Colorado
Visit Just Vote Colorado to find answers to frequently asked questions, learn about your voting rights and more. Call the Election Protection hotline (866-OUR-VOTE) or NALEO’s Spanish-speaking voter hotline (888-VE-Y-VOTA) for additional assistance or to report issues. Help is available in 11 languages including ASL. Just Vote Colorado Election Protection is a non-partisan voter assistance project and is not affiliated with or promoting any party, candidate, or ballot issue.
Go Vote Colorado | Colorado Secretary of State
You can register to vote in Colorado all the way up to and on Election Day. Register online, check or update your registration, and find a polling place at Go Vote Colorado.
More questions? Reach out to Caitlin Schneider, schneider@coloradofiscal.org, for research requests or to schedule a presentation.
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