High School Student Voter Registration Liaisons and Educational Resources

In Colorado, every high school is required to appoint a Voter Registration Liaison to assist with voter registration on campus. We work with BVSD and SVVSD high schools to identify, train, and provide resources for these Liaisons as they seek to promote awareness about voter registration and democratic engagement at their schools.

Not sure who your voter registration liaison is? View our list of liaisons by school, ask your principal, or contact us! We welcome you to join us in our efforts to grow voters among the youth in Boulder County.

Looking for resources to promote democracy in your school or stats to help with a school project? Check out our educational resources including election statistics, videos about voting in Boulder County, and external resources including local and national voting statistics.

About the Voter Registration Liaison Program

What is a Voter Registration Liaison

Colorado Election Law (Title 1, Article 2, Part 4, 1-2-402 and 1-2-403) states that every public high school principal needs to appoint a staff person to help citizens register to vote while on school grounds. This person is referred to in statute as a “high school deputy registrar,” but in Boulder County we refer to them as a High School Voter Registration Liaison. This person is trained in voter registration basics by their county clerk’s office.

Typical examples of staff members who take on this role include civics, social studies, or similar teachers; high school administrators; or guidance counselors. However, liaisons can be any staff member at the school – and some schools have more than one liaison!

What does a Voter Registration Liaison do?

The liaison promotes and encourages voter registration or preregistration of all eligible students and school employees by making registration forms and information available at school during open hours for classes or at other school events available on school grounds.

The liaison is the “go to” person in the school who helps to register and preregister eligible voters by:

• Answering questions
• Making voter registration forms available and sharing the online voter registration link at GoVoteColorado.gov
• Checking and validating registration paperwork for accuracy and completeness (when possible and as appropriate)
• Forwarding or coordinating pick up of the registration paperwork to Boulder County Clerk and Recorder’s office

How do I become a Voter Registration Liaison?

Liaisons are appointed by school principals. If you are interested in becoming a liaison for your school, talk with your principal to find out how to get started. Once you are appointed as a Voter Registration Liaison, you must also complete the following steps:

• Step 1: Email the Vote Center and Outreach Supervisor at ElectionsOutreach@BoulderCounty.gov to request a link to the Liaison Training Class. It takes about 15-30 minutes to complete the training program.
• Step 2: Send any completed paperwork from the class to the Elections Outreach email above and set up a time to be sworn in as a High School Voter Registration Liaison.
• Step 3: Complete your oath as a High School Voter Registration Liaison (done over the phone).

Liaisons by School

Each high school in Colorado is required to have an appointed High School Voter Registration Liaison. Find your liaison in our lists below.

Resources and Ideas to Promote High School Voter Registration

Liaisons can use the following resources to encourage students to register to vote and to promote democracy in their high school. Contact our program coordinator (contact information listed below) if you have questions about any of these resources.

Student Voter Registration Awareness Week and Beyond

• Promote High School Student Voter Registration Awareness Week by making daily announcements via loud speaker or video presentation that week. View sample announcements.
• Post flyers in school, send them directly home with students and/or parents. Flyers are also provided to liaisons upon request. Download the 2025 flyer.
• Interview someone from Boulder County Elections for your student newspaper or media club. Reach out to us to schedule an interview! We’d love to talk about why youth registration and voting is so important.
• Host a Voter Registration Table during lunch with staff from Boulder County Elections.
• Host an Elections Presentation in your classroom. We would love to come talk to your students about the elections process in Boulder County.
• Present to your students anytime on voter registration basics. Liaisons have access to our 45 minute and 15-minute template presentations available through the online portal (see your email for platform access or get in touch).
• Follow our Social Media accounts and share our posts leading up to the election. We’ll tag your school. Let us know if you’d like us to tag your personal account too! Find us on:
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
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Boulder County Elections Videos

Share these short videos with your class to help them learn more about elections in Boulder County. Visit our YouTube channel for more videos.

Mail Ballot Security in Boulder County
(2 minutes)

Your Signature Makes Your Vote Count
(90 seconds)

Services at a Vote Center
(2 minutes)

Ballot Processing Center Tour – Short Version
(90 seconds)

Ballot Processing Center Tour – Long Version
(5 minutes)

Classroom Education Resources

• 2020 National Youth Turnout Data – Tufts University: Center for information & research on civic learning and engagement – State-by-State 020 Youth Voter Turnout: West and Southwest report
• 2020 Colorado County-by-County Youth turnout data (includes 17-year-old participation for primaries) – Data compiled by Denver Elections covering youth turnout for the 2000 Presidential Primary, 2000 June Statewide Primary, and 2000 General Election.
• Colorado County Clerks Association – Additional educational information on how elections are run in Colorado, including commonly asked questions
• Colorado Voter Registration Form
• Formulario de registro de votante de Colorado
• High School Voter Registration Challenge – Information from the Colorado Secretary of State’s office for high schools including options on how to get started with voter registration efforts and information on how to apply for the Eliza Pickrell Routt Award for registration efforts