Under Colorado law, the ballot content for each election is finalized two months before Election Day, at which point ballots are created and printed.
A composite sample ballot for the November 4, 2025, Coordinated Election will be posted here in mid-September.
The State of Colorado Ballot Information Booklet (Blue Book) is prepared by and mailed to all active voters in the state by the Legislative Council at least 30 days before Election Day.
The Blue Book contains information about all statewide ballot measures, including both non-TABOR ballot questions and TABOR (tax issue) ballot issues, and information about the judges who are on the ballot for retention.
The Douglas County Ballot Issue Notices Booklet (TABOR Book) is mailed to each address with one or more active, registered electors residing in a precinct with a TABOR issue (tax issue) on the ballot at least 30 days before Election Day. Electors receiving the TABOR Book may not be eligible to vote on all issues presented.
Only county ballot issues (tax issues) are included in this publication, and the issues contained in the TABOR Book will only be on your ballot if you reside within that jurisdiction.
The Designated Election Official (DEO) for each ballot proposal is responsible for preparing the ballot issue notice for the TABOR Book and submitting it to the Office of Clerk and Recorder. The Office of Clerk and Recorder is not responsible for ballot issue language, fiscal information, or comment summaries presented and must print each ballot issue notice in the TABOR Book exactly as it is received from the DEO in accordance with the State of Colorado Constitution and the Colorado Uniform Election Code. For additional information about a ballot proposal, contact the political subdivision DEO as listed in the TABOR Book.
Effective January 2025, the counties of Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln moved from the 18th Judicial District to the newly created 23rd Judicial District. For information about the 23rd Judicial District visit coda23.gov.
