This guide is intended for use by local county clerks and their staff as they prepare to run elections in the midst of the current coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has created challenges to election administration that are unique and require strategic planning and creative problem-solving.

Colorado has been one of the leaders in elections in a number of years. The right to vote is the foundational expression of having voice in how we're governed. It is basically the heart of American democracy, so it means everything. The work that Colorado is doing on risk-limiting audits is critically important to the elections community across the United States. Risk-limiting audits are important because we can conduct a post-election audit that...

Colorado implemented in 2014 an expansive new system of voting, which gives Coloradans a number of options for how to cast their ballots. Under the new system, all registered voters are mailed ballots twenty-two days prior to Election Day. During the 2014 general election, over 95% of voters chose to return their completed ballots either by mail or by dropping off their mailed ballots at designated locations. Coloradans also have another option for...

The Department of State recently compared Colorado's voter registration database with driver's license records to determine whether non-citizens are registered to vote in Colorado.