Penrose, Colorado Public Records

Law enforcement in Penrose is provided by the Fremont County Sheriff's Office. This agency is responsible for patrolling the city, responding to emergency calls, and investigating any criminal activity that occurs within the Penrose city limits. The Sheriff's Office also maintains records related to arrests, incident reports, and other public safety matters.

Voters in Penrose, Colorado are served by the Fremont County Clerk and Recorder, which administers all elections for the unincorporated community and surrounding county. The Fremont County Clerk and Recorder's Office is located at 615 Macon Avenue, Room 101, Cañon City, CO 81212, and can be reached at (719) 276-7340. The office's website at www.fremontco.com/clerk-and-recorder provides election information, sample ballots, polling locations, and election results. Colorado residents, including those in Penrose, can register to vote online through the Colorado Secretary of State's website at www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml. Voter registration deadlines are 22 days before an election for mail registration and 8 days before Election Day for online registration; same-day registration is available during the early voting period and on Election Day at voter service and polling centers. Colorado requires identification when registering to vote for the first time, accepting Colorado driver's licenses, state ID cards, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Because Penrose is unincorporated, it does not hold separate municipal elections for mayor or city council; residents vote in Fremont County, state, and federal elections. Penrose voters can find their assigned polling place or voter service center by visiting GoVoteColorado.gov and entering their address, or by contacting the Fremont County Clerk. Colorado is a mail-ballot state, meaning all registered voters automatically receive a ballot by mail approximately 18-22 days before each election. Voters may return ballots by mail (postage-paid), at 24-hour ballot drop boxes located throughout Fremont County, or in person at voter service centers during the early voting period or on Election Day. In the November 2024 presidential election, Fremont County reported voter turnout of approximately 72-75%, with roughly 20,000 ballots cast out of approximately 27,000 registered voters. On November 3, 2026, Penrose and Fremont County voters will participate in Colorado's gubernatorial election, as Governor Jared Polis's term expires in January 2027 (Colorado governors serve four-year terms). The 2026 ballot will also include one of Colorado's U.S. Senate seats (Class II), currently held by Senator Michael Bennet, whose term expires January 2027. Voters will also decide state legislative races for the Colorado General Assembly, including State Senate and State House districts covering Fremont County, as well as county-level offices such as Fremont County Commissioner seats, County Clerk and Recorder, County Assessor, County Sheriff, and County Treasurer, depending on the election cycle schedule. Candidate filings, campaign finance reports, and detailed election information are available through the Colorado Secretary of State's website at www.sos.state.co.us. Colorado election records that are public include voter registration lists (with some personal information redacted), campaign finance disclosures for candidates and ballot issue committees, precinct-level election results, and candidate filings. These can be accessed through the Secretary of State's TRACER system for campaign finance and the elections division for voter and results data.