Today, Nov. 5 is Election Day! 21 Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPC) in Douglas County are open to assist you. If you’re ready to drop off your voted ballot and do not need staff assistance on Election Day, simply deliver your ballot to one of the 21 convenient ballot drop boxes located throughout Douglas County by 7 p.m. Visit DouglasVotes.com for more information.
Plan ahead! Douglas County Motor Vehicle and Recording offices will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 5, Election Day, as Douglas County Clerk and Recorder staff will be supporting General Election operations. Visit Douglasdrives.com to learn more.
Douglas County’s three-member Board of County Commissioners is the main policy-making body in the County and works to represent the interests of the citizens of Douglas County at local, state, and national levels. Commissioners are elected at large from one of three geographic districts for four-year staggered terms. In Douglas County, Commissioners are limited to serving two four-year terms.
Click here to see what Commissioner District you live in.
Interested in viewing a list of all elected Commissioners in Douglas County from 1882 to the present? Click here.
Colorado State Statutes designate counties to function as an administrative arm of State government and to serve as the legislative, policy-making, and administrative body governing unincorporated areas of the County. Click here to view other elected officials in Douglas County.
County Commissioners are responsible under state statute for the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens including law enforcement, which includes supporting the court system and the district attorney function, providing jail facilities through the Sheriff, and human services, including administering and carrying out virtually all programs overseen by the Colorado Department of Human Services. As well as provide services through the County’s Health Department.
Commissioners have a responsibility to provide leadership to County operations through the adoption of the annual budget, which includes all departments, commissions, and other spending agencies funded by county appropriations, including law enforcement, and human services. The Douglas County Board of Commissioners also serves as the Board of Adjustment, the Board of Human Services, and Liquor Licensing Authority, and the Board of Social Services.
Other powers, authorities, and statutory responsibilities of the Board of County Commissioners include, but are not limited to:
