Haxtun, Colorado Public Records

The Haxtun Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing the law within the city limits. The department diligently records and maintains criminal and arrest records, ensuring the availability of this information to the public through appropriate channels. Residents and interested parties can access these records by contacting the Haxtun Police Department directly.

Haxtun voters are served by the Phillips County Clerk and Recorder's Office, which administers all federal, state, county, and municipal elections for the county. The office is located at 221 South Interocean Avenue, Holyoke, Colorado 80734, phone (970) 854-3131, and handles voter registration, ballot preparation, polling place management, and election results certification. Colorado residents can register to vote online at www.govotecolorado.gov, the official state voter registration portal maintained by the Colorado Secretary of State. Voter registration is available up to and including Election Day in Colorado, though registering at least 8 days before an election ensures voters will receive mail ballots automatically. Colorado requires either a valid Colorado driver's license or identification card number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number for registration. Colorado is a universal mail ballot state, meaning all active registered voters automatically receive mail ballots for every election. Haxtun municipal elections for town trustees and mayor are held in April of odd-numbered years, with the next regular municipal election scheduled for April 2025. Municipal candidate filings and local ballot measure information can be obtained from the Town of Haxtun Clerk or the Phillips County Clerk. Haxtun residents can find their assigned polling place (for voters who prefer in-person voting or need to register and vote on Election Day) by visiting www.govotecolorado.gov and using the voter lookup tool, or by contacting the County Clerk. In the November 2024 general election, Phillips County reported voter turnout of approximately 70-75% of active registered voters, consistent with rural Colorado participation rates in presidential election years. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Haxtun and Phillips County voters will decide several significant races: Colorado's gubernatorial election (Governor Jared Polis's term expires in 2027, making 2026 a gubernatorial election year); one U.S. Senate seat (Colorado's Class III Senate seat will be on the ballot in 2026); Colorado House of Representatives District 63, which includes Phillips County; all Phillips County elected offices including County Commissioner seats, Sheriff, Clerk and Recorder, Assessor, Treasurer, Coroner, and Surveyor; and potentially Haxtun-area school board positions and special district board seats. State legislative races for the Colorado Senate District 1 may also appear depending on district boundaries. Public election records in Colorado include voter registration lists (available with restrictions under C.R.S. 1-2-227), campaign finance reports (accessible through the Colorado Secretary of State's TRACER database at www.sos.state.co.us/tracer), candidate filings and statements, and precinct-level election results. Phillips County posts unofficial election results on election night and certifies official results following canvassing procedures. To request a mail ballot (though all registered voters receive them automatically), or to track ballot status, voters use the state's BallotTrax system or contact the County Clerk. Voters who need replacement ballots or wish to vote in person may do so at voter service and polling centers designated by the County Clerk, with at least one center open for in-person voting during the 15 days before Election Day and on Election Day itself.