Elections
Garfield County 2024 Election Guide
Presidential Primary Election – March 5
Primary Election – June 25
General Election – November 5
Sample ballots for the March 5 Presidential Primary Election
Democratic candidates:
- Jason Michael Palmer
- Gabriel Cornejo
- Frankie Lozada
- Dean Phillips
- Stephen P. Lyons
- Marianne Williamson
- Joseph R. Biden Jr
- Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato
- Noncommitted delegate
‘Noncommitted delegate’ choice on the Democratic Party ballot
The Colorado presidential primary election is a “binding” primary. Every candidate, including the noncommitted delegate choice, must receive 15 percent of the vote in a congressional district or statewide in the presidential primary election to be apportioned a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Congressional District delegates are elected at Colorado Democratic Party’s (CDP) Congressional District conventions on April 11, 2024, and at-large delegates are elected at the CDP State Convention on April 13, 2024. For additional information, please email: delegate2024@coloradodems.org.
Republican candidates:
- Vivek Ramaswamy
- Asa Hutchinson
- Nikki Haley
- Ron DeSantis
- Chris Christie
- Ryan L. Binkley
- Donald J. Trump
- Rachel Hannah “Mohawk” Swift (write-in)
- Walter lwachiw (write-in)
Certified Republican write-in candidates
Above are two certified write-in candidates who have filed the required paperwork with the Secretary of State. These candidates may not be listed on the ballot; however, voters may write the candidate’s name on the ballot in the appropriate space provided in order to cast a vote for that candidate. As a result, any ballot containing the districts below must contain a write-in line.
A write-in vote should be counted if the write-in line on the ballot includes at least a reasonably correct interpretation of the candidate’s last name and the voter fills in the target area next to the write-in line. For more information, please review sections 1-4-1103, 1-5-407(3), 1-7-114, and 1-7-304, C.R.S., SOS Rule 18, and the Voter Intent Guide.
Election Day Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPCs)
Glenwood Springs Community Center – Early voting
100 Wulfsohn Road
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Garfield County Fairgrounds – South Hall – Early voting
1001 Railroad Ave
Rifle, CO 81650
Carbondale Town Hall
511 Colorado Ave
Carbondale, CO 81623
Parachute Town Hall
222 Grand Valley Way
Parachute, CO 81635
Garfield County designated ballot drop box locations
All 24/7 drop boxes are clearly marked as official ballot drop boxes.
Carbondale Town Hall — near main entrance
Glenwood Springs — County Courthouse on 8th St.
New Castle Town Hall — near main entrance
Silt Town Hall — near main entrance
Garfield County/Rifle Administration Bldg. D — 195 W 14th St., Rifle
Parachute Town Hall — to the west of the utility drop box
Logic and Accuracy Testing
Garfield County has completed the Logic and Accuracy Testing (LAT) for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election. A bipartisan team of election judges approved the ballot and the Clear Ballot voting system. Presidential mail ballots are scheduled to be mailed on Feb. 13, 2024.
Update your voting information
Track your ballot status (Garfield County BallotTrax)
Voter information
Your go-to website for all things voting related is www.govotecolorado.gov on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website. Visit this link to:
- Register to vote
- available online with a valid Social Security Number (SSN), Colorado driver’s license or Colorado ID card
- paper registration form if you are unable to register online
- Update or check your current voter registration (including change party affiliation)
- View your sample ballot
- Withdraw your Colorado voter registration (i.e. you no longer live in Colorado)
- See a list of other resources available to voters including a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs)
For general information about elections and voting in Colorado, please visit the Colorado Secretary of State’s website.
Other information
The Garfield County Clerk’s office assists some of the local municipalities and special districts with their elections but does not conduct the election. If you have questions specific to these elections, please call the municipality or special district directly.
As of July 1, 2020, anyone who applies for issuance, renewal, or correction of a Colorado driver’s license or identification card and who provides documentation of citizenship, is automatically registered (or pre-registered for those under 18 years of age) to vote. For individuals already registered, their existing voter registration is updated to match the information on their driver’s license.
Running for an elected office
Interested in running for elected office in Garfield County? Anyone interested in establishing their candidacy for an elected office in Garfield County can find all the needed information in a handy guide created by the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.
Local political party contacts
Garfield Democratic Party
P.O. Box 2637
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Chairperson: Debbie Bruell
Phone: (970) 379-0214
info@garcodems.org
Garfield Republican Party
P.O. Box 2593
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Chairperson: Gregg Rippy
Phone: (970) 945-7758
gregg.rippy@gmail.com
Unaffiliated voters
Randy Fricke
Director and COO
Western Colorado Independent Voters
Phone (970) 984-0843
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