2025 COORDINATED ELECTION

Elections within Rio Grande County are conducted by Mail Ballot. 

ELECTION DAY is November 4, 2025

Your election office is:

RIO GRANDE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER

 P.O. Box 160

965 Sixth Street

Del Norte, CO  81132

Phone (719) 657-3334

NOTICE OF ELECTION

RIO GRANDE COUNTY

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025

TO THE ELECTORS OF RIO GRANDE COUNTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Coordinated Election will be held by Mail Ballot on Tuesday, the 4^th of November, 2025 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. If you are a registered voter, you will receive a ballot at your mailing address beginning October 13^th.  Mail Ballots may be dropped off at the Rio Grande County Clerk’s Office, 965 Sixth Street, Del Norte, Colorado, Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ballots may also be dropped off at the Voter Service Polling Center (VSPC) in the Rio Grande County Annex Building, at 965 Sixth Street, Del Norte, Colorado, Monday through Friday beginning Oct. 27^st through Nov. 3^th, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1^st , from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 4^th.  A 24-Hour Drop Box is available on the west side of the building at 965 Sixth Street, Del Norte.  Ballots can also be mailed using the envelope enclosed with the ballot.  Ballots must be received at the County Clerk’s Office by 7:00 P.M. on November 5^th. The Postmark does not count as being received. 

Your ballot will contain only the Races or Issues on which you are eligible to vote.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the office of the County Clerk and Recorder this 6^th day of October, 2025.

Cindy Hill, Rio Grande County Clerk & Recorder

Ballots will be mailed to all eligible voters beginning October 13, 2025. If your mailing address has changed, you can either contact the County Clerk’s office or go to www.govotecolorado.com 

DROP OFF BALLOT INFORMATION

Voted ballots can be dropped off in the Rio Grande County Clerk’s Office during regular business hours: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday.  A 24-Hour Drop Box is available on the west side of the building at 965 Sixth Street, Del Norte.  Ballots can also be mailed using the envelope enclosed with the ballot. Ballots must be received at the County Clerk’s Office by 7:00 P.M. on November 4, 2025.  The Postmark does not count as being received. 

VOTER SERVICE POLLING CENTER LOCATION

   You may register to vote, vote in-person, or vote on the accessible voting machine at:

Rio Grande County Annex Building

965 Sixth Street

Del Norte, Colorado

 Monday through Friday (Oct. 27 – Nov. 3) 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Saturday (Nov. 1) 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Tuesday, November 4 (Election Day) 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY POLLING LOCATION FOR

RIO GRANDE COUNTY

Where do I register to vote?

You can register online at www.govotecolorado.com or contact the Rio Grande County Clerk and Recorder’s Office at 719-657- 3334 or email us at clerk@riograndecounty.org. You can get voter registration forms from state agency offices, public libraries, or any County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. The deadline to register to vote for the 2021 Coordinated Election is November 2, 2021. You may register to vote until 7:00 p.m. Election night to vote in person.

You can download a voter registration form here--->Voter Registration Form English ; Voter Registration Form Spanish

What are the requirements to register to vote?

You are eligible to register to vote if you:

• Are a U.S. citizen
• Are 16 years of age, but you must be 18 years of age or older on the date of the election at which you intend to vote
• Are a Colorado resident for at least 22 days before the election at which you intend to vote
• Are not serving a sentence (including parole) for a felony conviction

How do I become eligible to vote?

In order to be eligible to vote, you must register in the county in which you reside. By registering, you declare your residency in the State of Colorado within the County and District of your actual physical address.