Kittredge voters are served by the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder's Office, Elections Division, located at 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80401 (phone: 303-271-8111, website: https://www.jeffco.us/777/Elections). The Elections Division administers all federal, state, county, and special district elections for residents throughout this mountain community and the broader county.
Colorado residents can register to vote online at https://www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/pub/olvr/verifyNewVoter.xhtml through the Colorado Secretary of State's website, or in person at the Jefferson County Elections office, at any Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles office, or through mail-in registration forms. Registration requires U.S. Citizenship, Colorado residency for at least 22 days before the election, and being at least 16 years old to pre-register (eligible to vote at 18). The voter registration deadline is 8 days before Election Day for online registration and 7 days before for in-person registration, though Colorado also offers same-day registration at voter service centers through Election Day. As an unincorporated community, Kittredge does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council. Residents vote in Jefferson County elections for county commissioners (three at-large seats elected to staggered four-year terms), county clerk and recorder, county treasurer, county assessor, county sheriff, county coroner, and district attorney. They also vote in state legislative races for Colorado House and Senate districts, as well as federal races for U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and President. The area falls within Colorado State House District 26 and State Senate District 16, though district boundaries are subject to redistricting. Special district elections for the Evergreen Fire/Rescue District, Evergreen Metropolitan District, and Evergreen Park and Recreation District may also appear on ballots for local voters. Colorado is a universal mail ballot state, meaning all active registered voters automatically receive a mail ballot at their registered address beginning 22 days before each election. Voters can return ballots by mail (postage-free, must be postmarked by Election Day), at 24-hour ballot drop boxes located throughout Jefferson County (locations at https://www.jeffco.us/777/Elections), or in person at voter service and polling centers. The county operates multiple voter service and polling centers where voters can register, vote in person, get replacement ballots, or receive assistance; locations and hours are published before each election at the Elections Division website. Voters can track their ballot status online at https://www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Kittredge voters are published by the Colorado Secretary of State (https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/). There is no U.S. Voters will also elect Colorado state legislators for all 65 House seats (two-year terms) and approximately half of the 35 Senate seats (four-year staggered terms), one of Colorado's eight U.S. House representatives, and various Jefferson County offices depending on the election cycle, including potential county commissioner seats, county clerk, sheriff, and other constitutional officers. Special district directors for fire, water, park, and metropolitan districts serving the community may also appear on the ballot. Election records that are public in Colorado include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political and election purposes under § 1-2-227), campaign finance disclosures filed with the Colorado Secretary of State (searchable at https://tracer.sos.colorado.gov/PublicSite/Homepage.aspx), candidate filings and statements, official election results by precinct and contest, and ballot measures with text and fiscal impact statements. Precinct-level results for Jefferson County elections are published at https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/Jefferson/ after each election. Individual voter history (which elections a person voted in, but not how they voted) is part of the public voter file, while actual ballot choices are secret and anonymous.