Centennial, Colorado Public Records

Public safety in Centennial, Colorado is managed by local law enforcement agencies. The Centennial Police Department, part of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, investigates criminal activity and maintains records related to arrests and incidents. The FBI's Most Wanted Criminals list and the National Sex Offender Public Website at NSOPW.gov also provide information about individuals wanted by federal authorities or registered as sex offenders in the Centennial area.

Centennial voters access election services through the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder Elections Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80120 (phone: 303-795-4511, website: arapahoevotes.gov). This office administers all federal, state, county, and municipal elections for Centennial's approximately 75,000 registered voters. Colorado residents register to vote online at govotecolorado.gov, by mail using a printable form, or in person at any driver's license office or county elections office. Registration deadlines are 8 days before election day for online registration and 7 days before for in-person registration; mail registrations must be postmarked 22 days before elections. Colorado requires only a driver's license number or last four digits of Social Security number for online registration—no documentary proof of residency. Centennial operates under a council-manager government with a mayor and ten council members representing five districts (two per district). Municipal elections occur in November of odd-numbered years, with the next scheduled for November 4, 2025. Candidates file with the City Clerk between mid-August and early September; ballot measures appear if petitioned or referred by council. The city posts candidate information and local measures at centennialco.gov/elections as filing deadlines pass. Centennial residents find their assigned polling places (for in-person voting) at govotecolorado.gov/voter-poll-lookup by entering name and birthdate. However, Colorado is a universal mail ballot state—every registered voter automatically receives a mail ballot approximately 22 days before each election. Ballots may be returned by mail (postage-paid), deposited in 24-hour drop boxes throughout Arapahoe County (locations at arapahoevotes.gov/dropboxes), or delivered in person to the Elections Division office. Colorado's robust election transparency includes public voter registration lists (available for purchase at cost), campaign finance disclosures searchable at tracer.sos.colorado.gov, candidate filings viewable at the Secretary of State's office, and precinct-level results posted at results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/Arapahoe within hours of polls closing. In the November 2024 presidential election, Arapahoe County recorded approximately 68% voter turnout with roughly 382,000 ballots cast from 561,000 registered voters—Centennial precincts typically exceed county averages by 3-5 percentage points. The November 3, 2026 general election will feature Colorado's gubernatorial race (Governor Jared Polis's term expires), all five U.S. House seats representing parts of Arapahoe County, state House of Representatives seats (all 65 seats), half the state Senate (18 of 35 seats), and county positions including Arapahoe County Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, Assessor, Coroner, and Surveyor. No U.S. Senate seat from Colorado appears on the 2026 ballot (both seats up in 2028). Absentee voting in Colorado is the default method—every voter receives a mail ballot automatically. Military and overseas voters register through the Federal Voting Assistance Program at fvap.gov and receive ballots electronically.