November 2024 general election: It’s time to vote
Whether you are voting in Colorado or your home state, make a plan to vote today! Colorado does not have a voter registration deadline—you may register to vote and vote up to and including Election Day.
Quick tips
Nov. 5 is Election Day! You may register to vote and vote up to and including Election Day. Vote by 7 p.m. at a vote center on campus.
- UMC Vote Center: Open now including Saturday hours
- Williams Village Center: Open Monday, Nov. 4, and Tuesday, Nov. 5
Ballot dropboxes: Utilize any official ballot dropbox in Colorado or the two on CU’s campus.
- UMC (southside of the building on Euclid)
- Williams Village (bus lane)
Voting in person
Register to vote, vote, request a replacement ballot or use ballot-to-go.
- UMC: Open now
- Daily 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Saturday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 4, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
- Williams Village Center: Opens Monday, Nov. 4 and Tuesday, Nov. 5 (same hours as UMC)
Returning your mail ballot
Colorado voters can return their mail ballot to any official ballot dropbox in Colorado, including Boulder County’s ballot dropboxes. Ballots must be dropped in a ballot box by 7 p.m. on Nov. 5. Voters may also drop off their ballot at a vote center.
CU Boulder dropbox locations:
- UMC (south side of the building right off Euclid)
- Williams Village (bus lane)
or .
Free rides to the polls on Election Day
Get to the polls for free on Nov. 5! RTD, Lime and BCycle are offering free rides to help you cast your ballot:
- From now to Nov. 5 (Election Day), Lime is offering two free 30-minute rides with the code VOTE2024.
- BCycle bikes, which are always free for students, are free for staff when they use promotion code 11524 (Election Day only, up to a 30-minute ride).
- RTD (the metro area's public transportation system) buses and trains will also be free on Election Day.
Students from another Colorado county
Students have options for where to register to vote and may wish to register to vote in Boulder County. Visit the page for more information. Anyone may register to vote or make updates to their voter registration and vote up to and including Election Day.
If students remain registered at their home county, they will need to travel to that county to vote if they did not request a mail ballot sent to be sent to their Boulder address; or they can choose to vote a statewide ballot (president, statewide ballot issues, etc.).
If students want to remain registered at their home address in another Colorado county but missed the deadline to request a mail ballot be sent to their local address, they may vote in the UMC/Williams Village but will only have statewide races on their ballot and not see any local races—Boulder County Elections cannot print a ballot that contains local races for other counties.
Out-of-state students
You have the option of voting in Boulder County or your home state (). To vote in Boulder County, you may register and vote in person at the vote center in the UMC using your Buff OneCard. If you have an out-of-state ballot, please make sure to return your ballot in time to your home state. Or better yet, contact your home county elections office.
Questions? Never hesitate to ask! Call 303-413-7740, email vote@bouldercounty.gov, or find us on social media (Boulder County Clerk / Elections).
Election tours
Boulder County Elections is hosting student-geared ballot processing tours! Tours take about 30–45 minutes depending on questions. Tour attendees get to see the journey of a ballot, how signatures on mail ballots are verified, all the steps in place to maintain accuracy and security, and how Boulder County Elections keeps everyone’s vote anonymous.
Can’t make a tour? Check out their for a virtual ballot processing tour, security videos and more.