Voting Step by Step
C.R.S. 1-2-101 — eighteen by election day, a citizen, and twenty-two days living here; preregistration from fifteen
- Eighteen years of age or older on the date of the next election.
- A citizen of the United States.
- A resident of Colorado for the twenty-two days immediately before the election.
Who handles this in Colorado: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Colorado directory.
A person with those qualifications may register to vote at all Colorado elections. A person otherwise qualified who is fifteen or older but will not be eighteen by the next election may preregister.
No one gains or loses residence because of military or government service or being a student, and no qualified person may be denied registration or a vote only because they are a college student.
Sources for this section (2)
- C.R.S. 1-2-101 — Qualifications for registration - preregistration
- C.R.S. 1-2-103 — Military service - students - inmates - persons with behavioral or mental health disorders - confinement
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Colorado attorney.