See the races and measures on Aurora ballots, plus when and where to vote, in plain English. Covers Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties.
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Key dates
- In-person voting: Mon, Oct 19 to Mon, Nov 2State law requires the minimum number of Voter Service and Polling Centers to open by Monday, October 19 (some counties open earlier). Hours depend on your county. Every county this guide covers is open Saturday, Oct 31, 8 AM to 5 PM, and Election Day, 7 AM to 7 PM. Some centers only open in the last week. Adams County is also open Sunday, Nov 1, 10 AM to 2 PM; Arapahoe's centers are closed that Sunday. Check your county's list for your center's hours.
- Last day to register online: Mon, Oct 26Register or update online at GoVoteColorado.gov by Monday, October 26 (8 days before the election) to still get a ballot in the mail. After that you can still register, but only in person at a vote center.
- Last day to register by mail: Mon, Oct 26Paper applications by mail, at a DMV, or at a voter registration agency must be submitted by the 8th day before the election (October 26) to get a mail ballot. Voter registration drives had an earlier cutoff: 22 days before the election (October 12).
- Mail ballot request and replacement datesYou don't need to request a ballot. If yours never arrived, was lost, or you made a mistake, ask your county clerk for a replacement. Denver says October 26 is the last day to request that a replacement be mailed to you; after that, get a replacement in person at a vote center or just vote in person. Denver also says: if your ballot hasn't arrived by Tuesday, October 13, call 720-913-VOTE (8683).
- Last day to register in person: Tue, Nov 3You can register in person at any Voter Service and Polling Center in your county through 7:00 PM on Election Day and vote right then.
- Mail ballot deadline: Tue, Nov 37:00 PM MT
- 24-hour drop box (any drop box in your county; Denver has 49, open since Oct. 5; statewide minimum open since Oct. 12)
- any Voter Service and Polling Center in your county (during its hours)
- mail (USPS): too late now. The state's last suggested day was Monday, October 26. Use a drop box or a vote center instead (no stamp needed).
- county clerk's election office (Denver Elections Division, 200 W. 14th Ave., has a drop box at the NE corner of the building)
- Election Day: Tue, Nov 3Polls close at 7 PM. If you are in line at a vote center by 7:00 PM you get to vote, no matter how long it takes. Ballots in a drop box or in the clerk's hands by 7:00 PM count; drop boxes lock at 7:00 PM.
Where to vote
Find your county’s voting places:
- Arapahoe County Early voting locations · Election Day locations · Ballot drop boxes
- Adams County Early voting locations · Election Day locations · Ballot drop boxes
- Douglas County Early voting locations · Election Day locations · Ballot drop boxes
Your election office: Arapahoe County Elections (most of Aurora); Adams County Elections (north Aurora); Douglas County Elections (far southeast Aurora). Your ballot comes from the county you live in.
Arapahoe County Elections 303-795-4511 (Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM); Adams County Elections 720-523-6500; Douglas County Elections 303-660-7444
What to bring
ID required in person; non-photo ID is OK.
No ID? Mail ballots: no ID is needed for most voters; your signature is your ID. Only some first-time voters must include a photocopy of ID (your packet will say). In person: ID is required for everyone. If you don't have one you can vote a provisional ballot, which is counted once the county verifies your eligibility, or you can go home, pick up your mail ballot, and drop it off instead.
What's on the ballot in Aurora
29 races and 20 measures across Aurora. Your address decides which ones are on your ballot. Enter it in the guide to see yours.
Federal
- U.S. Senate
Mark Baisley (Republican), John Hickenlooper (Democratic), Bob Chew (Forward), Christopher Baum (Approval Voting), Blake Huber (Libertarian), Adam Withrow (Unity)
- U.S. House of Representatives District 6 Only in parts of Aurora
Jason Crow (Democratic), Jason Clark (Republican), Patty McMahon (Libertarian), Meredith Ryan (Unity), Samir Witta (Unaffiliated)
State
- Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Victor Marx / George Washington Markert (Republican), Phil Weiser / Lesley Dahlkemper (Democratic), Stephen T. Hamilton / James K Treibert (American Constitution), Eric Mulder / Wayne Harlos (Libertarian), Jeff Peckman / T.J. Cole (Unity), Erik Underwood / Frank Atwood (Approval Voting), Greg Lopez / Taralyn Romero (Unaffiliated)
- Attorney General
Michael J. Allen (Republican), Jena Griswold (Democratic)
- Secretary of State
Amanda Gonzalez (Democratic), James Wiley (Republican), Sean Vadney (Libertarian), Amanda Campbell (American Constitution), Celeste Landry (Forward)
- State Treasurer
Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Kevin Grantham (Republican), Jodie Barr (Libertarian), Marilee Langner Sturgis (Approval Voting)
- Regent of the University of Colorado District 6 Only in parts of Aurora
Ilana Spiegel (Democratic), Veanessa Burbage (Republican), Joe Johnson (Libertarian)
- State Senate Your address determines your district.
- District 27 Danielle Lammon (Republican), Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Michele Poague (Libertarian)
- District 29 Iman M. Jodeh (Democratic), Robert McKenna (Republican)
- State House of Representatives Your address determines your district.
- District 3 Gena Ozols (Democratic), Rebecca Winegar (Republican)
- District 36 Michael Carter (Democratic), Paul E. Nelson (Republican), Andrew Gibson (Libertarian)
- District 37 Jill Thompson (Republican), Chad Clifford (Democratic)
- District 40 Clinton Porter (Republican), Naquetta Ricks (Democratic)
- District 41 Unopposed: Jamie Jackson (Democratic)
- District 42 Unopposed: Sarah Amelia Woodson (Democratic)
- District 56 Chris Richardson (Republican), Amy L. Lunde (Libertarian)
- District 61 Scott Shamblin (Republican), Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), Kevin Gulbranson (Libertarian)
Courts
- William W. Hood, III Colorado Supreme Court
You vote on whether this judge stays in office.
- Rebecca Rankin Freyre Colorado Court of Appeals
You vote on whether this judge stays in office.
- Elizabeth L. Harris Colorado Court of Appeals
You vote on whether this judge stays in office.
- Katharine E. Lum Colorado Court of Appeals
You vote on whether this judge stays in office.
- Pax Moultrie Colorado Court of Appeals
You vote on whether this judge stays in office.
- Karl L. Schock Colorado Court of Appeals
You vote on whether this judge stays in office.
- Grant Sullivan Colorado Court of Appeals
You vote on whether this judge stays in office.
- District Court judges Your address determines your district.
- District Court, 18th Judicial District (Arapahoe County) Vote to keep or remove: Michelle Ann Amico, LaQunya Latrese Baker-McKay, Jacob A. Edson, Thomas W. Henderson, Michelle Jones, David N. Karpel, Natalie G. Stricklin, Darren L. Vahle, Christine A. Washburn
- District Court, 17th Judicial District (Adams County) Vote to keep or remove: Caryn A. Datz, Sean Patrick Finn, Priscilla Loew, Jeffrey Dean Ruff, Kelley R. Southerland
- District Court, 23rd Judicial District (Douglas County) Vote to keep or remove: Andrew Baum, Victoria E. Klingensmith, Theresa Slade, Daniel W. Warhola
- County Court judges Your address determines your district.
- Arapahoe County Court Vote to keep or remove: Christina Marie Apostoli, Colleen Clark, Cheryl Rowles-Stokes
- Adams County Court Vote to keep or remove: Lara M. Jimenez, MaryAnn "Mariana" Vielma
- Douglas County Court Vote to keep or remove: Lawrence Bowling, Kolony L. Fields
County
- Arapahoe County Commissioner Your address determines your district.
- District 2 Jessica Campbell (Democratic), Carl Schuldies (Republican)
- District 4 Leslie Summey (Democratic), Sonda "Sunny" Banka (Republican)
- Adams County Commissioner District 3
Unopposed: Emma Pinter (Democratic)
- Adams County Commissioner District 4
Karen DeAguero (Democratic), Joseph P Domenico (Republican)
- Douglas County Commissioner District 1 Only in parts of Aurora
Irene Bonham (Democratic), Jake Bockenfeld (Republican)
- County Clerk and Recorder Your address determines your district.
- Arapahoe County Joan Lopez (Democratic), Annette Budd (Republican)
- Adams County Josh Zygielbaum (Democratic), Karen Hoopes (Republican)
- Douglas County Sheri Davis (Republican), Jim Oehler (Democratic)
- County Treasurer Your address determines your district.
- Arapahoe County Michael Westerberg (Democratic), Bennett Rutledge (Libertarian)
- Adams County Unopposed: Jason Anaya-Ledeboer (Democratic)
- Douglas County Tim Dietz (Republican), Dan Smith (Democratic)
- County Assessor Your address determines your district.
- Arapahoe County PK Kaiser (Democratic), Jesse Lind (Republican), Lee D. Ormiston (Libertarian)
- Adams County Thomas Swingle (Democratic), Glenna Marie Zavala (Unaffiliated)
- Douglas County Kara Garr (Democratic), Toby Damisch (Republican)
- County Sheriff Your address determines your district.
- Arapahoe County Tyler Scott Brown (Democratic), Kevin Scott Edling (Republican)
- Adams County Mark Goodell (Republican), Gene R. Claps (Democratic)
- Douglas County Unopposed: Darren M. Weekly (Republican)
- County Surveyor Your address determines your district.
- Adams County
- Douglas County Unopposed: Darrell E. Roberts (Republican)
- County Coroner Your address determines your district.
- Arapahoe County Unopposed: Casey Bitting (Democratic)
- Adams County Unopposed: Monica Broncucia-Jordan (Democratic)
- Douglas County Unopposed: Raeann Brown (Republican)
Other local districts
- RTD Board of Directors District B Only in parts of Aurora
John Glenn (Nonpartisan), Bianka Emerson (Nonpartisan)
Ballot measures
- Amendment 81: Police reporting to immigration authorities
- Amendment 82: Right to buy natural gas
- Amendment 83: Right to hunt and fish
- Amendment 84: Mail ballot identification requirements
- Amendment 85: Plain language ballot titles
- Amendment 86: Redistricting between censuses
- Amendment 87: Income tax brackets
- Proposition NN: State revenue cap and education
- Proposition 132: Fentanyl crime penalties
- Proposition 133: Child sex trafficking penalties
- Proposition 134: Sex categories in school sports
- Proposition 135: Surgery to alter minors’ sex characteristics
- Proposition 136: Income tax rate limit
- Proposition 137: Sporting goods taxes for conservation
- Ballot Issue 3A: Library and recreation tax and bonds
- Ballot Issue 3B: Public safety tax and bonds
- Ballot Issue 3C: Road tax and bonds
- Ballot Question 3D: City election years
- Ballot Issue 7A: Passenger rail tax and bonds
- Ballot Question 7E: District attorney term limits Only in parts of Aurora