Politics & Government
Denver 2018 Election Guide: Where Do I Vote?
Where is my Denver ballot drop off location? What's on the Denver ballot? Who are the candidates for Denver?
DENVER, CO – Are you voting early or do you love the excitement of voting on election day? Can you still register to vote? Patch has compiled helpful links and info for the upcoming national mid-term election on Nov. 6.
On the ballot, candidates are vying for national and statewide offices in Colorado, as well as Colorado state legislature and county-wide offices. There are also statewide ballot initiatives, and ballot questions for local residents and judge retention questions.
It's too late to mail in your ballot. It must be dropped off at a Denver County location. Ballots must be received by Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. to be counted.
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Not registered to vote? You can register up until election day at any Denver County Voter Service Center:
Below are the Ballot Drop-Off Locations in Denver County
See locations on a map here.
Barnum Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Barnum Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Bear Valley Branch Library
Site open on - 6/21/2018
Mobile Voting Location
Bear Valley Library
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Blair-Caldwell Library
Site opens beginning - 6/25/2018
Voter Service and Polling Center
Blair-Caldwell Library
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Carla Madison Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Central Park Recreation Center
Voter Service and Polling Center
Christ Community Church
Site open on - 6/26/2018
Mobile Voting Location
Conservatory Green Park
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Cook Park Recreation Center
Site open on - 6/22/2018
Mobile Voting Location
Cook Park Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Denver Botanic Gardens
Voter Service and Polling Center
Denver Elections Division
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Denver Elections Division
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Denver Human Services
Site open on - 6/25/2018
Mobile Voting Location
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Denver Police Department District 1
Voter Service and Polling Center
Denver Police Department District 3
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Denver Police Department District 3
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Eisenhower Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Green Valley Ranch Recreation Center
Voter Service and Polling Center
Harvey Park Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Harvey Park Recreation Center
Voter Service and Polling Center
Hiawatha Davis Jr Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Hiawatha Davis Jr Recreation Center
Voter Service and Polling Center
Highland Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Highland Recreation Center
Voter Service and Polling Center
Montbello Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Montbello Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Montclair Recreation Center
Site opens beginning - 6/23/2018
Voter Service and Polling Center
Montclair Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
RTD - I-25 and Broadway Station
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
RTD - Light Rail at Union Station
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
RTD - Southmoor Station
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Ross - Cherry Creek Branch Library
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Scheitler Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Southwest Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Washington Park Recreation Center
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Box
Wellington Webb Municipal Building
Site opens beginning - 6/25/2018
Voter Service and Polling Center
Wellington Webb Municipal building
Here are the races in Denver:
US House District 01
Diana Degette (Democrat) Incumbent
Raymon Doane (Libertarian)
Ten-term Congresswoman Diana DeGette, House Chief Deputy Whip, appears to be favored to beat Republican Casper Stockham and LibertarianRaymon Doane . DeGette was first elected in 1997 to the seat formerly held by groundbreaking female Colorado Congresswoman Pat Schroeder.
Colorado State Senator - District 16
In State Sen. Dist. 16, incumbent Republican Tim Neville faces Democrat Tammy Story. The Jefferson County district is about 30 percent each registered Democrats and Republicans and 40 percent registered unaffiliated voters. In 2014, Neville beat a Democratic incumbent which helped Republicans take over the state senate. Story, an education reformer and mother from Conifer, helped recall three members on the Jefferson County school board after a divisive debate over conservative school policies.
Highlights of Neville's career in the State Senate were pushes to loosen gun laws, limit abortions and offer private school vouchers during his four years in the state Senate. It remains to be seen whether those values will work for or against Neville this time.
James Gilman (Libertarian)
Related: State Senate D16 Race Could Swing The Statehouse
State Senator - District 32 (Open)
Peter Lucas Smith (Independent)
Colorado State Senator - District 34 (Open)
Colorado State Representative - District 1
Susan Lontine (Democrat) Incumbent
Colorado State Representative - District 2
Alec Garnett (Democrat) Incumbent (unopposed)
Colorado State Representative - District 4 (Open)
Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (Democrat)
Robert 'Dave' John (Republican)
Colorado State Representative - District 5 (Open)
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Katherine E Whitney (Republican)
Rory Lamberton (Libertarian)
Colorado State Representative - District 6
Christopher Hansen (Democrat) Incumbent (unopposed)
Colorado State Representative - District 7
James Rashad Coleman (Democrat) Incumbent
Jay Frank Kucera (Republican)
Colorado State Representative - District 8
Leslie Herod (Democrat) Incumbent (unopposed)
Colorado State Representative - District 9 (Open)
Regional Transportation District Director - District B (Open)
Regional Transportation District Director - District C (Open)
Ballot issues for Denver:
REFERRED MEASURE 2A - A quarter-penny sales tax/use increase for parks in Denver.
REFERRED MEASURE 2B - Would change the number of valid signatures required to place an initiative or referendum on the ballot from a percentage of votes cast for Mayor in the last election to a percentage of active registered voters in Denver.
REFERRED MEASURE 2C - Would promote "greater flexibility" in the hiring of lateral recruits for classified service in the Denver Police Department.
REFERRED MEASURE 2D - Would give the County Clerk Recorder's office at-will hiring powers for Deputy Clerk and Recorder and two other jobs. Would eliminate the requirement that the Director of Elections must be an at-will appointee of the Clerk and Recorder.
REFERRED MEASURE 2E - Would ban corporations and other entities from donating directly to candidates, lower contribution limits, and create a Fair Elections Fund to match donations of 50 dollars or less at a ratio of 9 to 1 to candidates who voluntarily agree to raise money in lower amounts and take contributions only from natural persons.
INITIATED ORDINANCE 300 - Would fund college scholarships for Denver students via a .08 percent sales tax increase up to $13.9 million annually.
INITIATED ORDINANCE 301 - Would raise money for youth mental health and suicide prevention programs for Denver children by raising sales tax by .25 percent of a penny up to $45 million annually.
INITIATED ORDINANCE 302 - Would fund a 13-member Denver Food Commission to provide "healthy food and food-based education" by raising sales tax by .08 percent up to $11.2 million annually.
BALLOT ISSUE 7G - Would pay for a regional 1-mill tax levy increase to pay for metro-Denver anti-flooding work.
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