Resources for Voters
The next election will be the Regular Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
- Ballots will be mailed the week of March 11. See below for other important dates.
- Register to vote, review or change your voter registration, check your ballot status and district information, and view a sample ballot for this election at Go Vote Colorado / Vaya Votar Colorado.
Items on the ballot include:
- Five seats on the Town of Estes Park Board of Trustees, including Mayor and four Trustees:
- Learn more about the election at the Town’s website.
- Our partner, the League of Women Voters of Estes Park, held two candidate forums that were open to the public, live streamed, and recorded for later viewing:
- Candidates for Trustee: The forum took place on Wednesday, March 6, 6-8 PM in the Town Hall Board Room, 170 MacGregor Avenue. View the recording here.
- Candidates for Mayor: The forum took place on Monday, March 11, 6-7:30 PM in the Town Hall Board Room, 170 MacGregor Avenue. View the recording here.
- Two local ballot questions:
- Initiated Ordinance 01-24 to Amend the Estes Park Development Code Regarding Development Applications
- Ordinance 02-24 Referring to a Vote an Extension of the Increase in the Town Sales Tax Rate from Four Percent to Five Percent (1A)
- Written Comments for the TABOR item must be received no later than Friday, February 16, 2024 at 5 PM
- Please address your comments to the Town Clerk, Town of Estes Park, PO Box 1200, Estes Park, CO 80517
- Written Comments for the TABOR item must be received no later than Friday, February 16, 2024 at 5 PM
Important dates:
- Dec. 12: Town Board officially set the date for the Regular Municipal Election – April 2, 2024.
- Jan. 2: Applications available at the Town Clerk’s office for Absent Voter Address Change – for voters who will be out of town and need a ballot forwarded to a different address.
- Jan. 29: Last day to file a Write-In Candidate Affidavit.
- Jan. 29: Last day for a candidate to withdraw from the election.
- March 11: Last day for eligible electors to establish residency in the State of Colorado. Register to vote at www.govotecolorado.com, County Clerk’s office or Town Clerk’s office up to the day of the election. Ballots to be mailed the week of March 11th.
- April 2: Election Day – Town Hall (Polling Place and Voter Services) will be open from 7 AM to 7 PM.
- April 23: Swearing-in of newly elected Town Trustees at the Town Board Meeting.
Where/how to return your ballot:
- 24-hour drop box locations (ballots accepted until 7 PM on Election Day)
- Estes Park Municipal Building (Walk-Up/Drive-Thru), 170 MacGregor Ave
- Return your voted ballot by mail. Your ballot must be received by the Town Clerk by 7 PM on Election Day in order to be counted. (Military and overseas voters are the exception; more information here.)
Who can I contact with questions?
If you have a voting or election question that the resources here do not address, or you would rather interact with a human, you can contact the Town of Estes Park. (Contact information and hours are listed at the bottom of the page.)
Voter Resources
At Go Vote Colorado / Vaya Votar Colorado, you can:
- Register to vote (online or via a paper form)
- Review your voter registration to make sure your information is up-to-date. You can also:
- Check your ballot status
- Check your county and district information
- Change your address/email/phone
- Change your party affiliation
- Change your name and other information via paper form
- Check acceptable forms of ID
- Access information and services for military and overseas voters
- View your sample ballot (for statewide elections)
- View the Colorado Blue Book (for statewide ballot measures)
At BallotTrax, you can track the status of your mail ballot, from mailed to counted.
At the Larimer County Clerk’s Elections page, you can:
- View voting and drop-off locations, dates, and hours (including Voter Service and Polling Centers)
- Get elected officials’ term and contact information
- Understand the mail ballot process
At the Town Clerk of Estes Park Elections page, you can:
- View Municipal Election information and results
- View a map of Estes Park’s Town boundaries
Check out our partner, The League of Women Voters of Estes Park, for information on election-related events and resources.
Here are some resources for researching candidates and issues:
- The Ballot Information Booklet (Blue Book)
- For statewide ballot measures, the Blue Book provides voters with the text, title, and an impartial analysis of each initiated or referred constitutional amendment, law, or question on the ballot.
- An audio version of the Blue Book is available from the Colorado Talking Book Library.
- At Ballotopedia, use the Sample Ballot Lookup tool to get a complete list of elections, offices, candidates, and ballot issues, specific to your address. Click on a given candidate or issue to see more information.
- At Vote411, enter your address for personalized voting information. See what’s on your ballot, check your voter registration, find your polling place, learn where candidates stand on the most important issues in your community, and discover upcoming debates in your area.
- Go to the League of Women Voters of Larimer County site to get information about Larimer County candidate forums and submitting your questions for the candidates.
- Go to the League of Women Voters of Estes Park site to get information about local candidate forums and submitting your questions for the candidates.
Watch a March 2021 presentation on election security given by Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Larimer County Clerk and Recorder Angela Myers.
