Campo, Colorado Public Records

Law enforcement in Campo, Colorado, is provided by the Baca County Sheriff's Office. This agency is responsible for crime prevention, public safety, and law enforcement within the city limits, as well as the broader Baca County region. The Baca County Sheriff's Office is headquartered in Springfield and can be contacted for any inquiries or concerns related to local law enforcement and public safety.

Campo voters are served by the Baca County Clerk and Recorder, who serves as the Designated Election Official for all county, state, and federal elections. The office is located at 741 Main Street, Springfield, CO 81073, and can be reached at (719) 523-6212. The office maintains voter registration rolls, administers elections, processes mail ballots, and certifies election results for all of Baca County. Colorado voters can register online at www.GoVoteColorado.gov, the Secretary of State's voter registration portal, which allows new registrations, address updates, and party affiliation changes. Registration must be completed by 8 days before Election Day for that election (Colorado previously allowed Election Day registration but changed to an 8-day deadline in 2013). Voters need a valid Colorado driver's license or ID card number; those without can provide the last four digits of their Social Security number. Campo, as an unincorporated community, does not hold municipal elections for mayor or town council, as it has no incorporated municipal government. Residents vote in county, state, and federal elections only. Baca County elections for county commissioner, sheriff, clerk, treasurer, assessor, and other county offices take place in even-numbered years, with commissioners elected from three districts to staggered four-year terms. Colorado is a universal mail ballot state—every registered active voter automatically receives a mail ballot for every election, typically arriving 18-22 days before Election Day. Voters can return ballots by mail (no postage required) or drop them in 24-hour drop boxes; Baca County maintains a drop box at the courthouse in Springfield. Voters can also vote in person at voter service and polling centers, which Baca County operates on Election Day and during an early voting period. To find polling locations and drop box sites, Campo residents can use the Colorado Voter Services Portal at www.GoVoteColorado.gov, which also shows ballot tracking, registration status, and sample ballots. In the November 2024 presidential election, Baca County recorded approximately 1,650 ballots cast from its roughly 2,400 registered voters, a turnout of about 69%, slightly below the statewide Colorado turnout of 71%. The November 3, 2026 general election will feature significant races for Colorado voters: a U.S. Senate seat is not up for election that year (Colorado's Senate seats are next contested in 2026 for the Class III seat held by Michael Bennet), but voters will decide Colorado's gubernatorial race, all seven U.S. House seats for Colorado's congressional districts (Campo is in District 4), all 65 Colorado House seats, approximately 18 of the 35 Colorado Senate seats, and various Baca County offices depending on the cycle. Election records in Colorado are highly transparent—voter registration lists (excluding certain confidential addresses), campaign finance reports, candidate filings, and precinct-by-precinct results are all publicly accessible through the Colorado Secretary of State's website at www.sos.state.co.us. Colorado's campaign finance database, TRACER (Transparency in Contribution and Expenditure Reporting), allows searches of donations and spending by candidates and committees. Baca County election results dating back decades are maintained by the County Clerk's office and available for public inspection.