Voting Rights

The right to vote, and to have one’s vote accurately and fairly counted, is a fundamental right of all American citizens.

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Voting Rights Rights is part of ACLU of Colorado's Systemic Equality Agenda.

The right to vote, and to have one’s vote accurately and fairly counted, is a fundamental right of all American citizens.

To date, the ACLU has filed over 300 lawsuits to enforce the provisions of the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution. The ACLU challenges laws that impede our democratic process, including the extensive administrative problems with our voter registration system, as well as the burdensome and unlawful statutes that make it difficult for minor political parties and independent candidates to get on the ballot. Additionally, the ACLU of Colorado supports various election reforms that are consistent with the one person, one vote standard of the Fourteenth Amendment, abolishing laws that disfranchise students and people who are homeless, and allowing same day voter registration. The ACLU of Colorado also fights to restore the voting rights of formerly incarcerated people who often have their right to vote revoked for lengthy periods of time.

The Latest

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ACLU Sends Letters to 12 Colorado Governments Demanding They End the Unconstitutional Practice of Barring People with a Felony Conviction from Running for Office

In letters sent today to Weld County, and 11 Colorado cities and towns, ACLU of Colorado is demanding municipalities address unlawful restrictions in their charters that bar people with prior felony convictions from running for municipal office, most of them permanently.
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6,000 COLORADOANS ILLEGALLY EXCLUDED FROM VOTING

Court Case
Feb 24, 2025

League of Women Voters of Greeley, et al. v. Board of County Commissioners of Weld County (Amicus)

Voters challenged the election map adopted by the Weld County Board of County Commissioners arguing that it must comply with the Colorado state redistricting statutes.
Court Case
Jul 15, 2007

Baca v. Orr

Court Case
Nov 18, 2005

Danielson v. Dennis

Court Case
Sep 13, 2004

Colorado Election Rules and Procedures