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New Identification Requirements
If you vote during early voting or at your polling place on Election Day, you
MUST present one of the following forms of identification:
A valid Colorado driver’s license;
A valid identification card issued by the Department of Revenue;
A valid U. S. Passport
A valid employee identification card with a photograph of the eligible elector
issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States
government or of this state, or by any county, municipality, board, authority,
or other political subdivision of the state;
A valid pilot’s license issued by the federal aviation administration or other
authorized agency of the United States;
A valid U. S. Military Identification card with photograph of the eligible
elector;
A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check or other
government document that shows the name and address of the elector ( A cable
bill, a telephone bill, documentation from a public institution of higher
education in Colorado containing at least the name, date of birth, and legal
residence address of the student elector, or a paycheck from a government
institution are sufficient forms of ID);
A valid Medicare or Medicaid card issued by the United States Health Care
Financing Administration;
A certified copy of a U. S. birth certificate issued in the United States; or
Certified documentation of naturalization.
Election Information
Early Voting is available beginning Monday, October 17, 2005, through Friday,
October 28, 2005, at the locations and times listed below;
El Paso County Clerk & Recorder’s Downtown Office 200 South Cascade Avenue,
Colorado Springs, CO 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
El Paso County Clerk & Recorder’s Chapel Hills Office On north side next to JC
Penney Colorado Springs, CO 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
El Paso County Clerk & Recorder’s Office 115 Fontaine Boulevard Widefield, CO
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Absentee Ballot: to receive your absentee ballot by mail, your request for an
absentee ballot must be received by our office no later than Friday, October 21,
2005 by 5:00 pm. However, absentee ballots may be requested and picked up in
person ONLY at the Centennial Hall Clerk & Recorder’s Office through 5:00 pm
Friday, October 28, 2005. You may obtain an absentee application at any of the
three office locations listed above, download from our website at
http://car.elpasoco.com/eleforms.asp or submit a letter to include your full
name, birth date, residence address, address to which ballot should be mailed,
and signature. The request may either be mailed to the El Paso County Election
Department, PO Box 2007, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-2007 or faxed to (719)
520-7327. Please request your ballot as early as possible. Voted absentee
ballots may be returned to any of the three locations listed above. All ballots
must be received no later than 7:00fpm on Election Day, November 1, 2005.
Precinct Polling Place: On Election Day, precinct poling places will be open
from
7:00 am - 7:00 pm.
For additional information, please contact the Election Department at (719)
575-VOTE (8683) or visit our website at:
http://car.elpasoco.com/elemain.asp
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