Green Mountain Falls, Colorado Public Records

The Elections Division manages every aspect of the electoral process for approximately 800 registered voters in this mountain community and more than 480,000 registered voters countywide, from voter registration through ballot preparation, voting operations, and certification of results. Residents can register to vote online through the Colorado Secretary of State's portal at www. GoVoteColorado.gov. Colorado's same-day registration allows eligible citizens to register and vote simultaneously through Election Day itself. Online registration requires a valid Colorado driver's license or identification card. The registration deadline for receiving a mail ballot is 8 days before Election Day, though in-person registration continues through Election Day. Voters must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and Colorado residents for at least 22 days before the election. The Town of Green Mountain Falls conducts municipal elections for Mayor and Town Board of Trustees positions in April of odd-numbered years. The Mayor serves a two-year term, while Trustees serve staggered four-year terms. Municipal election information, candidate lists, and local ballot issues specific to the town are posted at Town Hall and on the town's website. As a statutory town, this community conducts its own municipal elections separately from county and state elections, though El Paso County Clerk provides coordination and sometimes conducts the election under contract. Colorado operates as a universal mail ballot state, automatically sending mail ballots to all active registered voters for every election, typically 18-22 days before Election Day. Voters in this mountain town receive ballots by mail and can return them via U.S. Mail (no postage required), 24-hour ballot drop boxes located throughout El Paso County, or in person at Voter Service and Polling Centers. The nearest drop box locations include sites in Woodland Park and Manitou Springs. Voters can track their ballot status online through the BallotTrax system at www.elpasoco.com/ballottrax. For those preferring in-person voting, the county operates multiple Voter Service and Polling Centers during the early voting period (typically starting 15 days before Election Day) and on Election Day itself. Residents can vote at any Voter Service and Polling Center in El Paso County; the nearest locations are typically in Woodland Park and western Colorado Springs. Specific polling place locations can be found using the lookup tool at www. GoVoteColorado.gov or by contacting the Elections Division. The county demonstrated high engagement with both mail ballot returns and in-person voting options. U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Green voters are published by the Colorado Secretary of State (https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/). Voters will also elect their member of the U.S. House of Representatives for their congressional district (Green Mountain Falls is in Colorado's 5th Congressional District), all members of the Colorado State Senate (serving four-year terms) and Colorado House of Representatives (serving two-year terms) for their respective legislative districts, and El Paso County offices including County Commissioner seats, Sheriff, Clerk and Recorder, Assessor, Treasurer, Coroner, and Surveyor depending on the election cycle rotation. Election records that are public in Colorado include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes under § 1-2-227), campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political committees (searchable at www.sos.state.co.us/campaign), candidate filings and declarations, precinct-level election results, and ballot issue text and results. Individual voter ballot choices are secret, but whether a person voted in a particular election is public information. Campaign finance disclosure is extensive in Colorado, requiring detailed reporting of contributions and expenditures. The Colorado Secretary of State maintains the TRACER database (Transparency in Contribution and Expenditure Reporting) where the public can research campaign contributions, spending, and donor information for state and county races.