Empire, Colorado Public Records

Law enforcement in Empire, Colorado is primarily the responsibility of the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office. This agency provides comprehensive law enforcement services to the community, including responding to emergency calls, conducting investigations, and maintaining public safety. The Sheriff's Office also works closely with local residents through community policing initiatives and crime prevention programs. Arrest records and other law enforcement-related information for the Empire area can be obtained by contacting the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office.

Empire voters are served by the Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder's Office, which functions as the county's official election authority, located at 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, CO 80444 (phone: 303-679-2312, website: co.clear-creek.co.us/clerk-and-recorder). Colorado voters can register online through the Colorado Secretary of State's website at GoVoteColorado.gov up to 8 days before any election; voters can also register in person at any Colorado DMV office, county clerk office, or at polling locations during early voting and on Election Day itself. Colorado requires no party affiliation for voter registration and allows unaffiliated voters to participate in either party's primary election. Empire's municipal elections for Mayor and four Town Trustees are held in April of odd-numbered years; the next Empire municipal election will occur in April 2025 for two trustee positions with four-year terms. Empire voters also participate in Clear Creek County elections for County Commissioner (three members elected to staggered four-year terms), Sheriff, Clerk and Recorder, Assessor, Treasurer, Coroner, and Surveyor. Empire residents vote in Colorado House District 60 and Senate District 16 for state legislative races. Colorado conducts all elections primarily by mail ballot; every registered voter automatically receives a ballot mailed to their address approximately 22 days before Election Day. Voters can return ballots by mail (no postage required), deposit them in 24-hour secure drop boxes (Empire has a drop box at Town Hall, 101 Main Street), or vote in person at Voter Service and Polling Centers during the early voting period and on Election Day. To find polling locations and drop box sites, Empire residents can visit GoVoteColorado.gov and enter their address. In the November 2024 general election, Clear Creek County recorded approximately 68% voter turnout with 4,127 ballots cast from 6,062 active registered voters, consistent with Colorado's high mail-ballot participation rates. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Empire and Clear Creek County voters will decide Colorado's gubernatorial race (Governor Jared Polis's term expires in 2027), all four U.S. House seats including Colorado's 2nd Congressional District which includes Clear Creek County, state legislative seats for House District 60 and Senate District 16 (if up in the regular rotation), and county offices including County Commissioner and possibly Sheriff depending on term schedules. Colorado does not have a U.S. Senate race in 2026; both seats were most recently contested in 2020 and 2022. Election records available to the public in Colorado include the statewide voter registration list (available for purchase by campaigns and political parties under C.R.S. § 1-2-227), campaign finance reports searchable through the Colorado Secretary of State's TRACER database (showing contributions and expenditures for state and county candidates), candidate filings and petition signatures, precinct-level election results posted by the Clerk after each election, and mail ballot tracking information (voters can track their ballot status at BallotTrax.com). Colorado allows any registered voter to request unlimited mail ballots without excuse; overseas and military voters can receive ballots electronically under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).