Littleton General Election 2019: Important Dates

LITTLETON, CO — Littleton voters will elect four council members in 2019 – one from District II, one from District IV and two from the city at-large. The at-large candidate who wins the highest number of votes will serve a four-year term and the at-large candidate who receives the second-highest number of votes will serve a two-year term.

A Potential Candidate Forum was held at the Littleton Center on June 27.

Here is some important election information, courtesy of the City of Littleton:

Important Dates

• Tuesday, Oct. 28 is the last day to return a voted ballot by mail to ensure it arrives on time. After this date, all voters should use a ballot drop-off location.
• Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 29, Arapahoe County voters must go to a Voter Service and Polling Center to request a new or replacement ballot.

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Other important election dates:

• Oct. 14 - Counties will start mailing ballots to all registered electors;
• Oct. 14 - 24-hour ballot drop-off locations open;
• Oct. 29 - Last day a voter may request a ballot be sent by mail;
• Nov. 5 - General Election Day; polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m., including all drop-off locations.

Candidate Filing Deadlines

• Sept.23 - Contribution and expenditure report due for period ending September 18, 2019
• Oct. 15 - Contribution and expenditure report due for period ending October 10, 2019
• Oct. 28 - Contribution and expenditure report due for period ending October 23, 2019
• Dec. 5 - Contribution and expenditure report due for period ending November 29, 2019

Voter Registration

Colorado permits online voter registration with a Colorado driver's license or ID card. You can register to vote if you will be 18 years old by Election Day, are a citizen of the United States, and have lived in Colorado at least 22 days prior to Election Day. In order to receive your ballot by mail, register or update your voter registration online through the 8th day before Election day. Refer to your county’s website or office number below for voter registration and information.

-Arapahoe County – www.arapahoevotes.com 303-795-4511

-Douglas County – www.douglasvotes.com 303-660-7444

-Jefferson County – www.jeffco.us/498/Voting-Registration 303-271-8111

Colorado voters can register through Election Day, but must register at least eight days prior to Election Day to receive a ballot in the mail. Voters who register after that day may register and pick up a ballot in person at their county's Voter Service and Polling Center.

Returning your Ballot

By mail
Ballots may be returned to the county by mail. Be sure to use adequate postage. Ballot postage details can be found in the voter instructions inside the ballot envelope. Mailed ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Postmarks will not count.

Drop-off locations
Dropped off ballots must be sealed in the official return envelope and placed in a ballot box in the county where you live by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Select the county where you live to find the nearest ballot drop-off location.

• Arapahoe County drop-off locations
• Jefferson County drop-off locations
• Douglas County drop-off locations

The Littleton Center is not a ballot drop-off location for the 2019 election.