Colorado Voter Guide 2025

At Children’s Hospital Colorado, our mission is to improve the health of children through patient care, education, research and advocacy. Elections are an important opportunity to impact children's health in Colorado. This voter guide provides information and resources to help you be a champion for child health on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

As a nonprofit, non-partisan organization, Children’s Colorado does not support or oppose political parties or political candidates. We do support certain ballot measures in cases where child health will be affected and do our best to inform our patients and families, team members and community members on such issues.

Remember: How you vote is up to you. The most important thing is that you vote by Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Register or update your voter registration

Be sure you are registered to vote and all your information, like your mailing address, is up to date.

Visit GoVoteColorado.gov to register or make any changes to your voter registration.

You can register before and on Election Day. If you don’t register by Oct. 27, you will not receive a mail in ballot and will need to vote in person from Oct. 27 up to Election Day.

Watch for your ballot and get educated

Colorado’s county clerks will begin mailing ballots mid-October.  All voters registered by Oct. 27 will receive a ballot in the mail.

If you do not receive a mail ballot or make a mistake, damage or lose your mail ballot, you may request a replacement from your county clerk.

While you wait for your ballot, use resources like this voter guide or the resources listed below to learn about candidates and issues.

Vote!

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4.

After your ballot arrives, fill it out and mail it back or drop it off at a polling place or ballot drop box. Ballots must be mailed by Oct. 27 or can be returned to a local drop box through Election Day.

If you prefer to vote in person, visit a local polling center before 7 p.m. on Election Day.  Early voting opens at in-person locations starting Oct. 27.

Find a ballot drop box location, your local polling locations, or county requirements for postage by visiting the website of your county election office, which you can find at GoVoteColorado.gov.

All ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4 in order to be counted. 

Be sure to vote your whole ballot – your voice on every issue and office matters!

Guide to Colorado's ballot

This election, your ballot is going to be full of important leadership roles and ballot measures to consider. Remember, it’s important to vote your whole ballot — every elected position and measure impacts you and your community.

Children’s Colorado does not take a position on every measure, but it is still important to vote on each measure and complete your ballot. For more information on each measure, check out the voter resources mentioned in this guide.

Races

Your ballot may include races for local elected officials like mayors, city council members and members of district boards of education. For more information on local races and to see your sample ballot, visit your county election office website.

Statewide Ballot Measures

Proposition LL and MM: Ensure Access to Food and Nutrition for Colorado Kids and Families

In 2022, Children’s Hospital Colorado supported Proposition FF to establish the Healthy School Meals for All Program (HSMA) in Colorado and the measure passed with 57% of the vote.  HSMA provides universal and free access to breakfast and lunch to students from kindergarten through high school in school districts.  HSMA provides more than 600,000 free meals to students each day, which reduces stigma, ensures students’ nutritional needs are met and eases the financial burden on families and school budgets. However, the program has faced funding challenges since its passage due to federal reimbursement rate changes, cost of labor and food increases.

To ensure the continuation of this essential food and nutrition program supporting Colorado kids, two statewide measures will be on your ballot this November:

• Proposition LL, which will ask voters to allow the state to keep funds already raised for HSMA rather than refunding them to taxpayers, providing an estimated $12 million for the program.
• Proposition MM, which would raise additional money to fund HSMA by limiting state income tax deductions for people who make $300,000 per year, providing an estimated additional $95 million for the program. Any excess funds from this measure would go towards filling the gap in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding that has been created by recent federal funding changes.

Children’s Colorado is encouraging a “Yes” vote on Proposition LL and Proposition MM. You can learn more at yesonllandmm.com.

Denver Ballot Measures

Ballot Issue 310: Protecting Kids from Flavored Tobacco

Voters in Denver will be asked to consider Ballot Issue 310, which would ensure that Denver continues to end the sale of flavored tobacco to help young people avoid ever starting these addictive products.

We know that historically, tobacco companies have intentionally   developed and marketed flavored tobacco as “starter” products that attract kids. 80% of children report that their first exposure to inhaled tobacco or e-cigarettes was flavored, and that is one of the reasons they tried the products. Research has shown that teens who begin smoking by using e-cigarettes are more likely to become cigarette smokers, leading to a lifetime of addiction. Ninety percent of adult smokers begin while in their teens, or earlier, and two-thirds become regular, daily smokers before they reach the age of 19.

Children’s Colorado is encouraging a “Yes” vote on Ballot Issue 310. You can learn more at yesfordenverkids.org.

Colorado voter resources

For more information on ballot measures and other election issues in 2024, check out the following resources:

Just Vote Colorado

Just Vote Colorado is a great source of non-partisan information for all things elections in Colorado.

• justvotecolorado.org
• 866-OUR-VOTE | 866-687-8683 (English)
• 888-VE-Y-VOTA | 888-839-8682 (Español)

Secretary of State

The Colorado Secretary of State’s website provides helpful information for voters including information on candidates, ballot measures, voting accessibility, and registration for high school and college students.

• coloradosos.gov

Vote Smart

Find out which candidates are running for office in your area.

• votesmart.org

Blue Book

Colorado’s “Blue Book” is an impartial and non-partisan guide of all the ballot measures. Available in English and in Spanish, the Blue Book will be mailed to all eligible voters before Election Day, and you can also access it online.

• colorado.gov/bluebook