If you have moved into the State of Colorado or into Archuleta County from another County within Colorado, you need to register to vote.  Your new address is not automatically tracked or changed for voter registration purposes when you move. 

If anything has changed in your voter record you need to make those changes with the County Clerk’s Office.

If you have changed your name, through marriage, divorce or a legal name change, you need to update your voter registration records with the County Clerk where you reside.

QUALIFICATIONS:  To register to vote you must be a citizen of the United States by birth or naturalization.  You must be eighteen years of age or older on the date of the next election.  You must have resided in the state and the precinct 29 days immediately prior to the election at which you intend to vote.

ID REQUIRMENTS:  When you register to vote for the first time in the State of Colorado, either in person or by mail, you must submit a copy of one of the following forms of identification.   Identification will be required with a mail ballot or Mail-In Ballot if you did not provide the information with your registration application:

• A valid Colorado driver’s license
  
  
• A valid Colorado Department of Revenue identification card
  
  
• A valid U.S. passport
  
  
• A valid pilot’s license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration
  
  
• A valid employee identification with a photograph issued by the U.S. government, Colorado state government, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other political subdivision of the state
  
  
• A valid U.S. Military Identification card with photograph
  
  
• A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the elector’s name and address. A cable bill; a telephone bill; documentation from a public institution of higher education in Colorado containing at least the name, date of birth, and residence address of the student elector; or a paycheck from a government institution are sufficient forms of ID.
  
  
• A valid Medicare or Medicaid card
  
  
• A certified copy of a U.S. birth certificate
  
  
• Certified documentation of naturalization

Some forms of identification may not contain an address.  If the address appears on the identification, the address must be in Colorado.  You may also submit one of the following identification numbers:  your valid Colorado driver’s license number, your valid Colorado Dept. of Revenue identification number, or the last four digits of your Social Security Number.

TO REGISTER or CHANGE YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION:  You may download the application form.  Complete the application including all the required information and check the appropriate box (i.e. new registration, party affiliation change, address change, etc.) indicating type of registration being processed.  Remember, you must be registered to vote at least twenty-nine days before any election at which you intend to vote.  Please contact our office for specific information. 

UPCOMING ELECTIONS:

• Primary August 12, 2008
• General November 4, 2008

Mail the completed forms to the Archuleta County Clerk & Recorder office at P.O. Box 2589, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147.  You may also bring the forms to our office located at 449 San Juan St., Pagosa Springs, CO 81147.

The Archuleta County Clerk’s Office now has an office for Elections.  It is located downstairs in the courthouse.  You can only access the office from the back of the courthouse. 

Colorado Secretary of State Website Link

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PO Box 1507 - 449 San Juan St
Pagosa Springs, Co 81147
970-264-8300
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