The Board of Douglas County Commissioners has called for a Special Election on June 24, 2025:
The Board of Douglas County Commissioners is responsible for information regarding the Resolution to form a Home Rule Charter Commission and the process to become a Home Rule County:
The Office of Clerk and Recorder (Douglas County Elections) is responsible for information specifically about the petition process to appear on the ballot to become a Home Rule Charter Commission Member and the statutory conduct of the Special Election:
If you are interested in appearing on the June 24, 2025, Special Election ballot to become a Douglas County Home Rule Charter Commission Member, please follow these steps:
You must receive, complete, and submit an official Candidate Nomination Petition.
Follow the specific instructions on the Candidate Nomination Petition to complete the petition process. 25 valid voter signatures are required. Signatures must be from eligible Douglas County electors and for candidates running by district, must be from electors who reside in that district.
Once your petition is complete, it must be received at the Douglas County Elections office, 125 Stephanie Place, Castle Rock, 80109, by the deadline of 5 p.m. on April 24, 2025.
Douglas County Elections verifies the validity of each petition by confirming it includes at least 25 signatures from eligible Douglas County electors and for candidates running by district, that the electors reside in that district.
Douglas County Elections will notify you regarding your petition status and candidates who submit valid petitions will appear on the June 24, 2025, Special Election ballot in their specific contest for Home Rule Charter Commission Member: District 1, District 2, District 3, or At-Large.
Voters will elect six Commission Members from each of Douglas County’s three Commissioner Districts and three At-Large Members.
Click here to view a map of Douglas County’s three Commissioner Districts.
To look up the County Commissioner District in which you reside:
To register to vote or update your voter registration visit GoVoteColorado.gov.
Ballots will be mailed to all Douglas County eligible electors beginning on June 2, 2025. The county’s 21 ballot drop box locations also open on this day.
Three Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPC) open beginning June 16 to provide in-person voter services including voter registration for eligible electors through Election Day.
The Special Election is for non-partisan Douglas County Home Rule Charter Commission Member seats. Serving on the Commission is not an elected office and the Colorado Secretary of State’s office has advised Douglas County that campaign finance reporting does not apply to Commission candidates.
There is not a limit to the number of candidates who can appear on the ballot and the ballot order will be determined by lot drawing.
The Charter Commission would be responsible for filling its own vacancies.
The estimated cost to hold the Special Election is $500,000.
The Special Election will be conducted by the Douglas County Elections office (a division of the Office of Clerk and Recorder) following the same detailed laws and rules that govern the conduct of each election in Colorado. Please visit the Conduct and Security of Elections page on DouglasVotes.com for detailed information about each step of the process.
If voters approve the formation of a Home Rule Charter Commission, the Board of Douglas County Commissioners will set a date within 30 days for the elected Commission Members to hold their first meeting. The Commission will have 240 days from its first meeting to create a charter to submit for placement on the November 4, 2025, Coordinated Election ballot.
