With Colorado being one of eight states allowing mail-in voting for all elections, every registered voter in the Centennial State will soon receive a ballot to vote in the upcoming general election.
Ballots will be mailed out to all registered voters in Pueblo County on Oct. 11. Those who register to vote after Oct. 11 may request a mail ballot until Oct. 28. Voters also may visit a polling center to fill out a ballot. Polling Centers and mail-in ballot drop boxes close on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m., according to the Pueblo County Election Office.
Overseas and military voters eligible through the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) will receive their mail-in ballots on Sept. 20. The final day for UOCAVA ballots to be received and the final day for voters to cure signature discrepancies is Nov. 13.
How to register to vote
Voter registration can be completed online at the Colorado secretary of state website by those with a valid Colorado driver’s license, ID card, or Social Security number. A paper voter registration form also may be printed from the Colorado secretary of state website.
Coloradans eligible to register include those who are United States citizens, have lived in the state for at least 22 days before the election, and are not incarcerated for a felony. Individuals 16 and older can register to vote but only those 18 and older can vote, according to the secretary of state.
Where can you drop off a mail ballot?
There will be a dozen secure ballot drop-box locations in Pueblo County for the upcoming general election. Drop boxes will be open 24 hours every day from Oct. 11 to Nov. 4 and on Nov. 5 until 7 p.m. Here’s where they will be located:
- Barkman Branch Library: 1300 Jerry Murphy Rd.
- Beulah General Store: 8869 Grand Ave.
- Colorado State Fair: 950 S. Prairie Ave. (box located along Prairie Avenue)
- Colorado State University Pueblo: 2200 Bonforte Blvd. (accessible from Gonzales Drive)
- Greenhorn Valley Library: 4801 Cibola Dr.
- Lamb Branch Library: 2525 S. Pueblo Blvd. (box located behind library building)
- Pueblo Community College: 900 W. Orman Ave. (accessible from Harrison Street)
- Pueblo County Courthouse: 215 W. 10th St. (box located along Court Street)
- Pueblo County Election Office: 201 W. 8th St. (box located along Main Street)
- Pueblo County Sheriff’s Substation: 320 E. Joe Martinez Blvd.
- Pueblo Motor Vehicle Drive-Thru: 1228 Routt Ave.
- Pueblo Rural Fire: 29912 US-50 BUS
Where can you vote in person?
Three in-person polling centers are open Monday through Friday from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on Nov. 5 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Colorado State Fair Building: 1001 Beulah Ave.
- Pueblo County Election Office: 201 W. 8th St., 7th Floor
- Pueblo West Library: 298 S. Joe Martinez Blvd.
There also will be three locations open Nov. 1, Nov. 2 and Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in addition to being open on Nov. 5 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Greenhorn Valley Library: 4801 Cibola Dr.
- Pueblo Housing and Human Services: 2631 E. 4th St.
- Tom L and Anna Marie Giadone Library: 24655 U.S. Highway 50 East
Two locations will be open on Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Nov. 5. from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Ballroom at Pueblo Community College: 900 W. Orman Ave.
- Tundra Room at Colorado State University Pueblo: 2200 Bonforte Blvd.
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Pueblo Chieftain reporter James Bartolo can be reached at [email protected]. Support local news, subscribe to The Pueblo Chieftain at subscribe.chieftain.com
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