Laporte, Colorado Public Records

The Laporte Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety in the city. The department works diligently to respond to calls, investigate incidents, and uphold the law, ensuring a safe and secure environment for local residents. While the town generally experiences low crime rates, the Laporte Police Department remains vigilant in its efforts to protect the community and address any emerging public safety concerns.

Laporte voters are served by the Larimer County Elections Office (officially part of the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder's Office), located at 200 West Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521 (phone: 970-498-7820, website: www.larimer.org/clerk/elections). Colorado is a universal mail ballot state, meaning all registered voters automatically receive mail ballots for every election without needing to request them. Laporte residents can register to vote online through the Colorado Secretary of State's website at www.govotecolorado.gov, which requires a valid Colorado driver's license or ID card. Colorado offers same-day voter registration through Election Day, allowing eligible residents to register and vote simultaneously at Voter Service and Polling Centers. Voters must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and have resided in Colorado for at least 22 days prior to the election. Because Laporte is an unincorporated community without municipal government, there are no Laporte-specific mayoral or city council elections. Laporte residents vote in federal, state, and county elections, as well as elections for special districts that may serve the area including fire protection districts, water districts, and library districts. Larimer County typically holds coordinated elections in November of even-numbered years for federal and state offices, with additional elections in odd-numbered years for local government and special district matters. Voters can locate their assigned Voter Service and Polling Center (Colorado's term for voting locations) through the Larimer County Elections website by entering their address, or by checking their mail ballot packet which includes information about nearby in-person voting options. Colorado makes extensive election records publicly available: voter registration lists (excluding confidential voters such as protected persons), campaign finance reports, candidate filings, ballot measures, and precinct-level election results are all accessible through county and state websites. The Larimer County Elections Office publishes detailed election results at www.larimer.org/clerk/elections/election-results, showing vote totals by precinct, candidate, and ballot issue. In the November 2024 presidential election, Larimer County reported approximately 72% voter turnout with over 230,000 ballots cast from approximately 320,000 registered voters, reflecting Colorado's consistently high participation rates. Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 election, Laporte and Larimer County voters will decide several significant races: Colorado's gubernatorial election (the governor serves four-year terms with elections in midterm years), one of Colorado's U.S. Senate seats (if Senator Michael Bennet's seat, elected in 2022, or Senator John Hickenlooper's seat, elected in 2020, comes up in 2026—Colorado's Senate seats are in Class 2 and Class 3), all four of Colorado's statewide elected offices if on the regular cycle (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer), Colorado State House of Representatives seats (all 65 seats elected every two years), approximately half of Colorado State Senate seats (35 total senators serving staggered four-year terms), Larimer County Commissioner seats (three commissioners serving staggered four-year terms), county offices such as Sheriff, Clerk and Recorder, Treasurer, Assessor, Coroner, and Surveyor depending on the election cycle, and potentially school board seats, special district boards, and ballot measures affecting Laporte residents. Colorado's mail ballot system allows voters to return ballots by mail (postage-paid), at 24-hour drop boxes located throughout the county (the Larimer County Elections website lists all drop box locations), or in person at Voter Service and Polling Centers. Ballots are mailed to all registered voters approximately 18-22 days before Election Day. Voters can track their ballot status through the BallotTrax system at www.larimer.org/clerk/elections/ballot-tracking to confirm when their ballot was mailed, returned, and counted. Colorado's transparent election system has made it a national model for mail ballot voting, election security, and voter access.