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Thank you to BVSD and SVVSD for partnering with us for our 5th annual High School Student Voter Registration Awareness Week: April 1 – April 5, 2024.
Please see our voter registration resources below. And don’t forget to tag us on social media for any voter registration events you host!
Boulder County Elections partners with public high schools in the Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley School Districts to promote high school student voter registration.
As a state, Colorado values and promotes youth voter participation. Students as young as 16 can pre-register to vote and Colorado always features strong youth voter turnout (see resources for data).
In Colorado, every high school is required to appoint a Voter Registration Liaison to assist with voter registration on school grounds. 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.
Students/teachers/parents – Not sure who your voter registration liaison is? Ask your principal or contact us! We welcome you to join us in our efforts to grow voters among the youth in Boulder County.
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 or high school administrators or guidance counselors.
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:
Once you have been appointed as a Voter Registration Liaison by your school’s principal, you must complete the following steps:
Step 1: Contact the Vote Center and Outreach Supervisor for a link to the Liaison Training Class. It takes about 15-30 minutes to complete the training program.
Step 2: Review the resources provided for what would be useful for your school. We have sample school announcements, class presentations, and more.
Step 3: Send any completed paperwork from the class to Vote@BoulderCounty.gov and set up a time to be sworn in as a High School Voter Registration Liaison.
Step 4: Complete your oath as a High School Voter Registration Liaison.
Recognizing high schools that have registered 85% or more of their seniors.
The Boulder County Elections runs a Student Judge program in which local high school students aged 16 and 17 are encouraged to apply for a PAID position monitoring and administering this year’s Coordinated Election.
Student Election Judges assist experienced election judges in one of our four vote centers, gaining valuable firsthand experience in the elections process. This civic public service experience looks great on applications and resumes!
Share these short videos with your class to help them learn more about elections in Boulder County:
Please get in touch so we can support your voter registration efforts!
Nic Abruscato, Vote Center and Outreach Supervisor
Email: nabruscato@bouldercounty.org
Phone: 720-864-6570
303-413-7740
303-413-7728 (Fax)
vote@bouldercounty.gov
Boulder County Elections website
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
Closed Fridays
Locations
Boulder (Main Office):
1750 33rd St.
Boulder, CO 80301
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Lafayette*
1755 S. Public Road
Lafayette, CO 80026
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Longmont*+
529 Coffman St.
Longmont, CO 80501
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* Longmont and Lafayette locations only offer paper voter registration forms
+ The Longmont office is temporarily located inside the main Boulder County building at 515 Coffman. Same building, just enter main doors.
1750 33rd St., Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80301
