Green Mountain Falls, Colorado Public Records

Law enforcement in Green Mountain Falls is provided by the Green Mountain Falls Marshal's Office. The Marshal's Office is responsible for responding to emergency calls, investigating crimes, and enforcing local ordinances. The office also coordinates with the El Paso County Sheriff's Department and other regional law enforcement agencies as needed. Residents can contact the Green Mountain Falls Marshal's Office for non-emergency inquiries or to report suspicious activity.

Green Mountain Falls voters and election administration are served by the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, Elections Division, located at 1675 West Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, phone (719) 575-VOTE (8683), website www.elpasoco.com/clerk-and-recorder/elections. The Elections Division manages all aspects of voter registration, ballot preparation, voting operations, and election results certification for the approximately 800 registered voters in Green Mountain Falls and all of El Paso County's 480,000+ registered voters.

Green Mountain Falls residents can register to vote online through the Colorado Secretary of State's voter registration portal at www.GoVoteColorado.gov. Colorado offers same-day voter registration, allowing eligible citizens to register and vote simultaneously through Election Day. Online registration requires a valid Colorado driver's license or identification card. Registration deadline for receiving a mail ballot is 8 days before Election Day; in-person registration is available through Election Day itself. Voters must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and Colorado residents for at least 22 days prior to the election.

The Town of Green Mountain Falls holds municipal elections for Mayor and Town Board of Trustees positions in April of odd-numbered years. The next municipal election is scheduled for April 2025, with candidate filing typically occurring in January-February 2025. The Mayor serves a two-year term, and Trustees serve staggered four-year terms. Municipal election information, candidate lists, and local ballot issues specific to Green Mountain Falls are posted at Town Hall and on the town's website. As a statutory town, Green Mountain Falls conducts its own municipal elections separately from county and state elections, though the El Paso County Clerk provides coordination and sometimes conducts the election under contract.

Colorado is a universal mail ballot state, meaning all active registered voters automatically receive mail ballots for every election, typically 18-22 days before Election Day. Green Mountain Falls voters receive their 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. Drop box locations nearest to Green Mountain Falls 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, El Paso 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. Green Mountain Falls residents can vote at any Voter Service and Polling Center in the 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.

In the November 2024 general election, El Paso County recorded approximately 74% voter turnout among its 485,000 registered voters, with over 350,000 ballots cast in the presidential election. The county demonstrated high engagement with both mail ballot returns and in-person voting options.

Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 general election, Green Mountain Falls and El Paso County voters will decide several significant races. The 2026 ballot will include Colorado's gubernatorial election (Governor serves four-year term), as Colorado elects governors in midterm years. All four of Colorado's statewide elected executive officers will be on the ballot: Governor, Lieutenant Governor (running mate ticket), Attorney General, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer. U.S. Senate seats from Colorado are not up in 2026 (next Senate elections are 2026 for the seat currently held by Senator Michael Bennet and 2028 for the other seat). 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 C.R.S. § 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.