Douglas County Colorado Voting Locations: Four Voting Centers Opened Monday, 23 Drop Boxes Are Open, and the Hours Through Nov. 3

Monday was the day in-person voting opened in Douglas County. Most of the county will never use it: ballots went out October 2, the 23 drop boxes have been open since the same day, and the fastest way to vote is still to fill in the ballot on your kitchen table and drop it in a box. The 23 Voter Service and Polling Centers, opening in three waves between now and November 2, are for everything the drop box cannot do: a replacement ballot, a registration you need to fix or start, an accessible voting machine, or simply the preference to vote in a booth. Here is every address, every hour, and the rules that go with them.

What a voting center does that a drop box does not

The county lists four things a Voter Service and Polling Center can do: register you to vote or update your registration, replace a ballot or take your voted one, let you vote in person, and provide an accessible voting machine. The replacement is the one most people will need. The county's rule is that if your ballot had not arrived by October 14 you should call the elections office at 303-660-7444 or go to a center for a new one, and a replacement is available through Election Day. If you vote in person, you surrender the mail ballot you were sent.

Registration at a center follows the state's rules: you must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18, and a Colorado resident for at least 22 days before the election, with the address you give as your sole legal residence. Voters who already have a ballot and nothing to fix gain nothing by going to a center; the county's own slogan on its election page is "Vote Early, Near You."

The four that are open

Hours for all four: weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Monday, Nov. 2; Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 to 5; Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• Douglas County Human Services, 4400 Castleton Court, Castle Rock. The county's note: this is the former Human Services office, and no voting services are available at the new Human Services location.
• Douglas County Parks and Trails, 9651 S. Quebec St., Highlands Ranch.
• Westridge Recreation Center, 9650 Foothills Canyon Blvd., Highlands Ranch.
• Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker.

Nine more on Friday, Oct. 30

Open Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 2, 8 to 5; Election Day 7 to 7.

• Douglas County Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock
• The Ridge House, 4501 Enderud Blvd., Castle Rock
• Northridge Recreation Center, 8800 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch
• Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree
• Louviers Village Clubhouse, 7885 Louviers Blvd., Louviers
• Parker Fieldhouse, 18700 Plaza Drive, Parker
• Parker Water and Sanitation, 13939 Ancestry Drive, Parker
• South Metro Fire Station 43, 8165 N. Pinery Parkway, Parker
• South Metro Fire Station 46, 19310 Stroh Road, Parker

The last ten on Monday, Nov. 2

Open Monday, Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Election Day 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• Castle Rock Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock
• Castle Rock Water, 171 Kellogg Court, Castle Rock
• Public Safety Training Facility, 303 Malibu St., Castle Rock
• Larkspur Fire Department, 9414 Spruce Mountain Road, Larkspur
• Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Suite 200, Littleton
• Sterling Ranch Overlook Clubhouse, 7853 Piney River Ave., Littleton
• Lone Tree Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree
• Franktown Fire, Pradera Station, 6120 Bridle Path Lane, Parker
• Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker
• Parker Recreation Center, 17301 Lincoln Ave., Parker

That makes 23 centers: six in Castle Rock, four in Highlands Ranch, two in Lone Tree, two in Littleton addresses on the county's west side, one each in Larkspur and Louviers, and seven in Parker. Any registered Douglas County voter can use any of them.

The 23 drop boxes

The boxes have been open since October 2, 24 hours a day, and every one of them closes at 7 p.m. on November 3. The county says more than 90 percent of its population lives within three miles of one, that each is bolted down, lit, and under 24-hour video, and that it streams every camera live on its drop box page. Three are walk-up boxes rather than drive-up, and the county labels them as such.

• Castle Pines: Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane
• Castle Rock: Crystal Valley Ranch Recreation Center, 2160 Fox Haven Drive (walk-up); Douglas County Elections Office, 125 Stephanie Place; Douglas County Office Building, 100 Third St.; Douglas County Off-Leash Area, 1185 Plum Creek Parkway; The Grange, 3692 Meadows Blvd.; The Ridge House, 4501 Enderud Blvd.
• Highlands Ranch: Douglas County Parks and Trails Division, 9651 S. Quebec St. (walk-up); Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 S. University Blvd.; Highlands Ranch Motor Vehicle, 2223 Wildcat Reserve Parkway; Highlands Ranch Sheriff Substation, 9250 Zotos Drive; Redstone Park Service Center, 3280 Redstone Park Circle (walk-up)
• Larkspur: Larkspur Town Hall, 8720 Spruce Mountain Road
• Littleton addresses: Roxborough Marketplace, 8355 N. Rampart Range Road; South Suburban Sports Complex, 4810 E. County Line Road; Sterling Ranch Civic Center, 8155 Piney River Ave.
• Lone Tree: Lone Tree Motor Vehicle, 9350 Heritage Hills Circle; Lone Tree Municipal Building, 9220 Kimmer Drive
• Parker: Challenger Park, 17299 Lincoln Ave.; EchoPark Stadium, 11901 Newlin Gulch Blvd.; Parker Police Department, 18600 Lincoln Meadows Parkway; Parker Town Center, 20118 E. Mainstreet; Parker Water and Sanitation, 13939 Ancestry Drive

Statewide, the Secretary of State counted 452 drop boxes open for this election as of October 12. If you mail your ballot instead, the county says to use a Forever stamp and allow two to nine business days; the state's advice is not to mail it after October 26.

What to bring if you vote in person

Everyone who votes at a center must show identification. The state's list is longer than most people expect. A Colorado driver's license or state ID card, a U.S. passport or passport card, a U.S. military ID with a photo, a government employee ID with a photo, a pilot's license, a Colorado college student ID with a photo, a VA health card with a photo, a tribal ID, a Medicare or Medicaid card, a certified birth certificate, naturalization papers, or a copy of a utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check or other government document from the last 60 days that shows your name and address. A first-time voter who registered by mail and is voting by mail may need to send a photocopy of one of these with the ballot.

About 7A, and what happens to your ballot now

Ballot Issue 7A, the Front Range Passenger Rail District sales tax, is printed on every Douglas County ballot but counts only for voters inside the district's new boundary: the piece of Littleton that lies in Douglas County and Sterling Ranch Metropolitan Districts 1 through 7. The county's instruction is to vote the ballot you have. Nobody gets a new one, a 7A vote from outside the district is simply not counted, and marking it or leaving it blank changes nothing else on your ballot. Our page on the 7A error has the full story.

Monday is also the first day the state said counties could begin processing returned ballots. The county's track-your-ballot page shows your envelope's status, and if a signature or ID problem is flagged on yours, you have until 11:59 p.m. on November 12 to cure it.

The rest of the calendar

• Monday, Oct. 26: last day to ask the county to mail you a ballot
• Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day; centers 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; everything must be received by 7 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 12: cure deadline for signature or ID problems, and the deadline for military and overseas ballots
• Tuesday, Nov. 17: public risk-limiting audit, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 125 Stephanie Place, Castle Rock
• Friday, Nov. 20: canvass board, 9 a.m. to noon, same address
• Wednesday, Nov. 25: the county's deadline to certify and send its abstract to the state

Election night, we will carry every Douglas County race and measure live on the results page.

More: every race on your ballot, the November ballot guide, your sample ballot line by line, and what to do if your ballot never came. We do not endorse candidates. The elections office is at 303-660-7444, weekdays 8 to 5.