Student Voting Guidelines

Follow these instructions to add a mailing address to your voter registration record and get your ballot at your school address:

1. Visit the Find My Registration page on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website.
2. Enter your first name, last name, family zip code, and date of birth, then press Search, which will take you to the My Voter Registration screen.
3. Click on Edit which will take you to the Edit My Voter Registration screen.
4. Enter your Colorado Driver License number or the last four digits of your social security number and hit Submit.
5. Review your information and make any relevant changes, such as updating your email address if you are currently using a BVSD or SVVSD email, and any other changes you would like to make.
6. Then, continue to scroll down the page to update your address:
   • Leave your Residential Address as-is
   • Add your school address in the Mailing Address section
   • No need to fill in the “Mail my ballot to a different address” section (this is only used in rare cases)
   • Click Next at the bottom of the page
7. Follow the prompts on the next few screens to submit your updates.

Finally, be sure to set a calendar reminder for yourself in the spring to remove the mailing address from your registration information, especially if you are in the dorms and know you will be moving again.

For security purposes, your registration does not display online until your 18th birthday. Thus, to update your mailing address, you simply register online at the Secretary of State’s website as if a new registrant. Then we’ll match the form to your voter record on the backend and update your mailing address for you.

When asked for an address, complete your information as follows:

• Residential Address – This should be the address where you reside when you are not at college (i.e. your parents’ house).
• Mailing Address – This is the address where you would like your ballot mailed to at your college location.

Finally, be sure to set a calendar reminder for yourself in the spring to remove the mailing address from your registration information, especially if you are in the dorms and know you will be moving again.

Visit the Colorado Secretary of State website and complete the new voter registration form online.

When asked for an address, complete your information as follows:

• Residential Address – This should be the address where you reside when you are not at college (i.e. your parents’ house).
• Mailing Address – This is the address where you would like your ballot mailed to at your college location.

Finally, be sure to set a calendar reminder for yourself in the spring to remove the mailing address from your registration information, especially if you are in the dorms and know you will be moving again.

If you are a CU student registering to vote in Boulder County and want to use your CU Residence Hall address as your Residential Address, please follow these instructions for listing your residential and mailing addresses. See below if you are registered to vote someplace else and want to have your ballot mailed to your residence hall.

Note the difference between your residential address and mailing address. Remember to use your assigned mail box number NOT your residence hall room number.

If you are a CU student maintaining your home/family voter registration voting address (residential address) but would like to have your ballot mailed to you at your CU residence hall, we recommend completing the voter registration online form in the following manner.

Note: This is a Colorado example only. If you are registered out of state, you may only have two address field options and may have additional requirements to get your ballot mailed to you. Check with your local elections office.

1. Residential Address
   • Your home address (in Boulder County or another Colorado county)
2. Mailing Address
   • Mail Box # Residence Hall Building Name, Street Address of Residence Hall
     Boulder, CO 80310
3. Mail my Ballot to a Different Address
   • Leave blank

Mailing Address example:

3678 Andrews Hall, 2510 Kittredge Loop Dr
Boulder, CO 80310

1. CU student email – search for an email from “Occupancy Management” sent in August
2. Buff Portal
   1. Click on your profile icon on the top right
   2. From the drop down, choose Account Settings > Profile and Privacy > Addresses
3. MyCULiving – log in and look for your housing assignment confirmation email from August
4. Call CU Housing at 303-492-6673. Open Mondays and Tuesdays from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

City, State, and Zip Code for all CU residence halls is: Boulder, CO 80310