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Elections

Election Day Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPCs)

Glenwood Springs Community Center – Early voting
100 Wulfsohn Road
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

Garfield County Fairgrounds – South Hall – Early voting
1001 Railroad Ave
Rifle, CO 81650

Carbondale Town Hall
511 Colorado Ave
Carbondale, CO 81623

Parachute Town Hall
222 Grand Valley Way
Parachute, CO 81635

Garfield County designated ballot drop box locations

All 24/7 drop boxes are clearly marked as official ballot drop boxes.
Carbondale Town Hall — near main entrance
Glenwood Springs — County Courthouse on 8th St.
New Castle Town Hall — near main entrance
Silt Town Hall — near main entrance
Garfield County/Rifle Administration Bldg. D — 195 W 14th St., Rifle
Parachute Town Hall — to the west of the utility drop box

Update your voting information
Track your ballot status (Garfield County BallotTrax)

Voter information

Your go-to website for all things voting related is www.govotecolorado.gov on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website. Visit this link to:

• Register to vote
  • available online with a valid Social Security Number (SSN), Colorado driver’s license or Colorado ID card
  • paper registration form if you are unable to register online
• Update or check your current voter registration (including change party affiliation)
• View your sample ballot
• Withdraw your Colorado voter registration (i.e. you no longer live in Colorado)
• See a list of other resources available to voters including a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs)

For general information about elections and voting in Colorado, please visit the Colorado Secretary of State’s website.

Other information

The Garfield County Clerk’s office assists some of the local municipalities and special districts with their elections but does not conduct the election. If you have questions specific to these elections, please call the municipality or special district directly.

As of July 1, 2020, anyone who applies for issuance, renewal, or correction of a Colorado driver’s license or identification card and who provides documentation of citizenship, is automatically registered (or pre-registered for those under 18 years of age) to vote. For individuals already registered, their existing voter registration is updated to match the information on their driver’s license.

Running for an elected office

Interested in running for elected office in Garfield County? Anyone interested in establishing their candidacy for an elected office in Garfield County can find all the needed information in a handy guide created by the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.

Candidate information guide

Local political party contacts

Garfield Democratic Party
P.O. Box 2637
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Chairperson: Debbie Bruell
Phone: (970) 379-0214
info@garcodems.org

Garfield Republican Party
P.O. Box 2593
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Chairperson: Gregg Rippy
Phone: (970) 945-7758
gregg.rippy@gmail.com

Unaffiliated voters
Randy Fricke
Director and COO
Western Colorado Independent Voters
Phone (970) 984-0843

IT’S YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE. PROTECT IT. VERIFY YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION.