Military & Overseas Voting

Colorado citizens who are living outside the U.S. and all active military personnel absent from Colorado, including their spouses and voting-age dependents, are eligible to register and vote by mail under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens and Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and Colorado law.

When registering to vote as an overseas or military voter, you must provide both your residential address in Colorado and your current mailing address. Your residential address is the last residence you maintained in Colorado before your departure.

UOCAVA citizens are:

• On active duty in the uniformed services or merchant marine
• A Colorado National Guard member on active duty
• An eligible spouse or dependent of a service member
• A U.S. citizen residing or traveling outside the U.S. or its territories

Register or update your UOCAVA registration:

• Visit Colorado Secretary of State’s – Go Vote Colorado and update your registration as an overseas/military (UOCAVA) voter.
• Complete the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) online
• Complete the Federal Post Card Application and email the form to hwedemeyer@archuletacounty.org

Ballot Receipt Methods:

Email/ Online Ballot: An email will be sent to you 45 days prior to the election with instructions on how to access your ballot.  The voted ballot and signed affidavit will be returned through a secure website.

Fax Ballot: A fax will be sent to you 45 days prior to the election.  The voted ballot and signed affidavit will be returned to us at 970-264-8562. 

Mail Ballot: Ballots will be sent via United States Post Offices 45 days prior to the election. Ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by the eight day after Election Day. 

Going Out of Town? 
Please do not register as a UOCAVA voter if you are going to be out of town during the election season. Instead, please update the mailing address on your voter registration in order to receive your mail ballot in another town or state. Remember to change it back again after you return.

To learn more about military and overseas voting click the UOCAVA FAQs and Additional Resources to the right or contact the Archuleta County Election’s Office at 970-264-8331.