Vote Positive Colorado DENVER Voter Guide

Hickenlooper supports high quality, affordable health care access for all, including comprehensive reproductive health care, and a robust family and medical leave program. He has committed to strengthening Affordable Care Act and growing the alternative energy industry.

Jason Crow is a strong supporter of the Affordable Care Act and knows we can settle for nothing less than universal health care coverage. He supports a path to citizenship for Dreamers, non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ folks, fair wages for women, paid family and medical leave, and reproductive freedom.

Janet Buckner has spoken out strongly against attempts to undermine the Affordable Care Act; she knows it’s an important tool to help address pernicious and persistent racial inequality in the health care system.

As a state representative, she has co-sponsored bills to improve the health care system (especially for women); to support teachers, students, and the Colorado education system; and to demand equal pay for women.

Rhonda Fields stood up to clearly say that racism is a public health emergency, and her policies bear out her commitment to racial justice and health care access.

She is an advocate for comprehensive and affordable health care for all, LGBTQ non-discrimination protections, equitable school funding, consumer rights, and common sense gun reform.

David Ortiz is a firm believer that health care is a human right. He is committed to ensuring that all Coloradians have access to high quality, affordable health care and will work for more funding for public education, gender equity, reproductive freedom, and comprehensive immigration reform that prioritizes the health and dignity of migrants.

Naquetta Ricks is just the voice Aurora and Centennial need! She believes in expanding access to quality education, affordable housing, and transparency in politics. 

She will fight for a true public health care system, because Ricks knows that health care is a human right. She has plans for ongoing common sense gun control and reforming the criminal legal system by, for example, divesting from private prisons.

Iman Jodeh is going to get us where we need to go! She has a proven record defending the rights and dignity of immigrant communities and supports affordable and comprehensive universal health care, paid family medical leave, addressing environmental racism, and seriously reforming the criminal legal system.

As a progressive leader in the State House, Dominique Jackson has lived out her commitment to environmental justice, housing access, women’s rights, racial justice and health care.

She has sponsored bills to enact environmental protections, protect tenants’ rights and non-discriminatory access to safe, affordable housing, and lower the cost of prescription medication.

Jennifer Mitkowski is hoping to flip HD43 and we’re here for it!

Her main issues are health care and education: She’ll improve transparency in health care costs by ending surprise billing and capping prescription drug prices, and increase funding for public schools and pay for teachers.

Toss the Electoral College! The Electoral College is an outdated and undemocratic institution. This ballot measure allows us to get around it by joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact — in other words, we’ll award all our Electoral College votes to the winner of the national popular vote.

Say no to abortion bans! Coloradans across party lines have rejected abortion bans 3 times in last 12 years alone. Every pregnancy is unique, and this ban has no exceptions for rape, risks to a pregnant women’s health or a lethal fetal diagnosis.

Personal medical decisions are best made by a woman and her family, in consultation with doctors — not politicians.

A “NO” vote on this ballot measure means Colorado will remain a state that supports bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom.

This ballot measure would decrease Colorado’s state income tax rate. It will disproportionately benefit the wealthy, and let’s be honest: we can’t afford it.

We’re looking at an expected $1 billion in cuts next year — in the middle of a pandemic!

This ballot measure would make the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) worse. It creates unnecessary red tape, impeding lawmakers’ ability to fund new state enterprises — which pay for essential services, such as water utilities, state nursing homes, public colleges and universities, and the state unemployment insurance program.

Now more than ever, we need to be responsive to public need, not slowing things down.

Economic security for the win! 

This ballot measure would create a paid family and medical leave program in Colorado. 80 percent of Coloradans would benefit from this plan, which would ensure that workers no longer have to make the cruel choice between paying their bills and taking care of themselves, a newborn, or a loved one in need.

Just plain MEAN!

This ballot measure would change the Colorado constitution to allow “only a citizen” to vote. The amendment invents a problem that doesn’t exist — our constitution already states “every citizen” can vote.

It also disenfranchises young people by revoking primary voting privileges from 17-year-olds. Currently, 17-year-olds can vote in primaries so long as they’re 18 before the general election.

Amendment B would repeal the Gallagher Amendment, an inflexible rule in the Colorado constitution that keeps property taxes low with an unintentional consequence: inequity.

We need to say YES to getting rid of Gallagher in order to better fund our schools, libraries and emergency services, especially in rural or economically distressed areas.

We also proudly support other legislative champions up for election across our state.

U.S. Congress: Joe Neguse (CD 2).

State Senate: Joann Ginal (SD 14), Sonya Jaquez-Lewis (SD 17), Steve Fenberg (SD 18), Dominick Moreno (SD 21).

State House: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (HD 4), Leslie Herod (HS 8), Brianna Titone (HD 27), Kerry Tipper (HD 28), Daneya Esgar (HD 46)

Counties will begin mailing out ballots October 9.

If you are voting by USPS mail, we recommend that you mail your ballot no later than October 27 to ensure it is received.

Better yet, drop it in an official ballot drop box. 

**Remember, your ballot must be RECEIVED by 7:00 PM on election evening.**

Use the search tool on this page to find the closest ballot drop box or polling site where you can return your ballot.

Have you already returned your mail ballot? You can track it here.

All voters who vote at the polls must provide identification. If you are voting by mail for the first time, you may also need to provide a photocopy of your identification when you return your mail ballot.

The following documents are acceptable forms of identification:

• A valid Colorado driver’s license or valid identification card issued by the Colorado Department of Revenue. (Note:  documents issued to not lawfully present and temporarily lawfully present individuals under Part 5 of Article 2 of Title 42, C.R.S. are not acceptable forms of identification.)
• A valid U.S. passport.
• A valid employee identification card with a photograph of the eligible elector issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. government or of Colorado, or by any county, municipality, board, authority, or other political subdivision of Colorado.
• A valid pilot’s license issued by the federal aviation administration or other authorized agency of the U.S.
• A valid U.S. military identification card with a photograph of the eligible elector.
• A copy of a current (within the last 60 days) utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the elector.
• A Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaskan Native Blood.
• A valid Medicare or Medicaid card issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• A certified copy of a U.S. birth certificate for the elector.
• Certified documentation of naturalization.
• A valid student identification card with a photograph of the eligible elector issued by an institute of higher education in Colorado, as defined in section 23-3.1-102(5), C.R.S..
• A valid veteran identification card issued by the U.S. department of veterans affairs veterans health administration with a photograph of the eligible elector.
• A valid identification card issued by a federally recognized tribal government certifying tribal membership.

Any form of identification listed above that shows your address must show a Colorado address to qualify as an acceptable form of identification. 

The following documents are also considered acceptable forms of identification for voting:

• Verification that a voter is a resident of a group residential facility, as defined in section 1-1-104(18.5), C.R.S.
• Verification that a voter is a person committed to the department of human services and confined and eligible to register and vote shall be considered sufficient identification of such person for the purposes of section 1-2-210.5, C.R.S.
• Written correspondence from the county sheriff or his or her designee to the county clerk indicating that a voter is confined in a county jail or detention facility.

The following are NOT acceptable forms of identification:

• A driver’s license or identification card issued to not lawfully present and temporarily lawfully present individuals under Part 5 of Article 2 of Title 42, C.R.S.
• Any document produced by Colorado’s statewide voter registration system. 

• If you are an older voter, you can request a ride to the polls here.
• Lyft, 50% off one ride up to $10 to any polling location or dropbox using the code 2020VOTE*.
• Uber, 50% off roundtrip rides to and from the polls (up to $7 each trip), or up to $14 for the two trips.