2025 Election Calendar for Voters#
| Upon candidacy |
Candidate Affidavit is due within ten (10) days of becoming a candidate. Committee registration is also needed before accepting contributions or making expenditures |
| April 2 |
Council Information Session for those interested in running for Council; 6:00 p.m., Council Chambers |
| July 7 |
Earliest day to publish notice of Charter amendments |
| August 5-26 |
Circulation dates for nomination petitions |
| August 6 |
Last day to file initiative petitions and citizen-initiated Charter amendments for placement on the November ballot. (This date does not give enough time to get an item approved by Council for the November ballot. Ideal timeline would place the item on first reading on August 5th. A sample timeline can be found in the Initiative Guidelines). |
| September 5 |
Deadline to certify ballot content with the County. All official candidates will be known. |
| September 5 (or before - see note) | Deadline to publish Charter amendments. (Note: Must publish Charter Amendments within 30 days after adoption by Council and no later than 60 days prior to the election) |
| September 15 |
Council Candidate Orientation Session; 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers |
| September 19 |
Deadline to submit pro and con statements for TABOR issues. Submit to the City Clerk's office. |
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September 19 |
Last day for petition representatives to submit summarized comments in favor of their petition. |
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No later than September 20 |
Larimer County will mail ballots to military and overseas voters |
| October 3 |
Deadline to mail TABOR notices to households with registered voters |
| October 13 | Must be a resident of Colorado by this date in order to participate in the election |
| October 13-17 | Window for Larimer County to mail out ballots to all eligible electors (exact date unknown) |
| November 1 | Annual campaign finance reports are due for any committees that remain open. Reports will be posted online shortly after receipt. |
| November 4 | Election Day! |
| November 12 | Last day to receive military and overseas ballots and for voters to cure signature deficiencies |
| November 14 | Deadline for Larimer County to count all ballots received and complete a summary results report |
| November 26 | Last day for Larimer County to certify the official election results |
| November 26 | Last day for interested parties to request and file a recount at their own expense |
| December 5 | Last day to complete a required statutory recount of any race |
| December 9 | Last day to complete a recount of the 2025 coordinated election requested by an interested party |