In-Person Voting Begins Today as Eagle County Vote Centers Open in Edwards and El Jebel
The first two of Eagle County's four vote centers open Monday, Oct. 19, with weekday hours through Nov. 2, as the Nov. 3 general election moves from mailboxes to in-person voting.
In-person voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins in Eagle County today, Monday, Oct. 19, when vote centers open in Edwards and El Jebel, according to the Eagle County Clerk and Recorder's elections office. The Edwards center is at Eagle County Commons, 410 Miller Ranch Road. The El Jebel center is at the clerk and recorder's office there. Both centers are open on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Oct. 19 through Nov. 2, plus Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The centers are the place to solve ballot problems in person. Voters who never received a ballot, need a replacement, want accessible voting options, or simply prefer to vote in person can use any open center, the clerk's office says. Colorado has no registration deadline: a resident who has lived in the state for at least 22 days can sign up at a vote center and cast a ballot on the same day, the county's election page notes. By law, every vote center must meet accessibility requirements and offer accessible voting options, and the county also describes a secure online option for voters who need an accessible ballot.
Eagle and Vail centers follow next week
Two more centers open on a staggered schedule. The Eagle center, at the Eagle County Building in Eagle, opens Monday, Oct. 26, with weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Nov. 2. The Vail center, at The Grand View in Vail, opens Wednesday, Oct. 28, on the same weekday schedule. All four centers are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Oct. 26 is also a deadline in its own right. It is the last day to submit a registration update by mail or online and still receive a replacement ballot by mail; after Oct. 26, the county directs voters to a vote center to be issued a ballot. The county likewise recommends mailing a completed ballot on or before Oct. 26, and using a drop box or a vote center after that date.
Drop boxes, tracking, and the rules that do not bend
Voters returning a mail ballot have seven secure 24-hour drop boxes across the county, at the municipal buildings in Avon, Basalt and Gypsum, the Eagle County Building in Eagle, Eagle County Commons in Edwards, the community center in El Jebel, and Vail Town Hall. The clerk's office mailed ballots on Oct. 7 to more than 33,000 registered active voters, and voters can follow their ballot's progress, from mailed to accepted for counting, through the county's ballot tracking options. A ballot may also be returned to any county-controlled drop box or vote center in Colorado, not only in Eagle County.
Engaged citizens are the best line of defense against false narratives and disinformation.
Becky Close, Eagle County Clerk and Recorder, in the county's Sept. 8, 2026 election release
Two deadlines sit after Election Day. Mailed ballots from overseas and military voters can be received through 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on Nov. 12, and Nov. 12 is also the deadline to cure a ballot envelope with a signature or identification discrepancy. The rule that governs everything else is printed on the county's election page in bold: ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, and postmarks do not count.
