Visit the Secretary of State's website to register to vote online, verify your voter registration or request a paper voter registration form through the mail. You can also update your voter information.
All Colorado driver license offices provide voter registration services during driver license or identification card issuance for U.S citizens. Once you have applied to register to vote in a driver license office, your information is forwarded to the Secretary of State’s Office and the specific county for which you have applied for verification
Please note: Driver license employees are prohibited from giving personal opinions regarding voting information and/or party affiliation.
Important: Your signature on your credential is used by the Secretary of State’s Office for identity verification.
Please note: Driver license employees are prohibited from giving personal opinions regarding voting information and/or party affiliation.
Important: Your signature on your credential is used by the Secretary of State’s Office for identity verification.
Voter registration options at Colorado driver license offices depend on an applicant's citizenship and credential type:
- Automatic Voter Registration (AVR): Applicants receiving a Colorado credential who are not registered to vote in Colorado and present an acceptable U.S. citizenship document are automatically submitted to the Secretary of State for voter registration.
- Registered Voter Automatic Updates: Applicants receiving a credential who are already registered to vote in Colorado and update their name and/or address are automatically submitted to the Secretary of State to update their voter registration.
- Opt-In Voter Registration: Applicants recognized in the licensing system as Permanently Lawfully Present who are not registered to vote and do not present proof of citizenship or non-citizenship are offered the opportunity to opt in to apply to register to vote through self-attestation of U.S. citizenship. Note: You will be required to affirm under penalty of perjury that you are eligible to vote under state and federal law and it will be validated by the Secretary of State’s Office and/or your local county.
- Applicants Not Eligible: Applicants receiving standard credentials (undocumented or temporarily lawfully present individuals) are not offered voter registration options during credential issuance or renewals.
- Preregistration for Minors: Individuals between 15 and 17 years old are given the opportunity to preregister to vote, and are automatically registered upon turning 18 years of age.
Under Colorado's Automatic Voter Registration system (established under SB 19-235), the system automatically marks the transaction for voter registration. Customers will not be asked voter registration questions at the counter when an applicant presents acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship during credential issuance.
To qualify for Automatic Voter Registration, an applicant must present one of the following documents proving U.S. citizenship:
- Certified State, County, or Municipal Birth Certificate
- Unexpired U.S. Passport
- Certificate of Naturalization
- Certificate of Citizenship
- Department of State Consular Report of Birth Abroad
- U.S. Adoption Order with birth information
- Delayed U.S. Birth Certificate
- Enhanced Out-of-State Driver License or ID card
- Enhanced IDs are not the same as REAL IDs. Enhanced IDs are only issued by Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Washington.