{"status":"ok","citation_id":"deadline-co-mail-return-general-2026","kind":"deadline","title":"Colorado mail ballot receipt deadline (county publication of the statewide rule), November 3, 2026","statement":"Colorado mail ballot receipt deadline (county publication of the statewide rule): November 3, 2026 at 19:00 America/Denver. Official source: Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder - Elections Division. This record covers regular civilian voters using the mail method. Receipt, not postmark, controls: ordinary civilian mail ballots must be received by 7 p.m. Mountain Time on Election Day; the same deadline applies at drop boxes and vote centers. Military and overseas rules differ.","record_date":"2026-11-03","record_date_label":"Deadline date","official_source":{"label":"Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder - Elections Division","url":"https://www.arapahoeco.gov/your_county/arapahoevotes/faqs/index.php"},"last_checked":"2026-09-25","last_checked_basis":"Official source and later court orders last reviewed by VoteFiles","permalink":"https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-co-mail-return-general-2026","votefiles_url":"https://votefiles.com/midterms.php?state=CO#calendar","publisher":"Vote Files","formats":{"ap":"Vote Files, \"Colorado mail ballot receipt deadline (county publication of the statewide rule), November 3, 2026,\" last checked Sept. 25, 2026, citing Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder - Elections Division, https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-co-mail-return-general-2026","apa":"Vote Files. (2026, September 25). Colorado mail ballot receipt deadline (county publication of the statewide rule), November 3, 2026 [Election deadline record]. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-co-mail-return-general-2026","chicago":"Vote Files. \"Colorado mail ballot receipt deadline (county publication of the statewide rule), November 3, 2026.\" Last modified September 25, 2026. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-co-mail-return-general-2026.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_deadline_co_mail_return_general_2026,\n  author       = {{Vote Files}},\n  title        = {{Colorado mail ballot receipt deadline (county publication of the statewide rule), November 3, 2026}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-co-mail-return-general-2026}},\n  note         = {Citation ID deadline-co-mail-return-general-2026; official source: Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder - Elections Division, https://www.arapahoeco.gov/your\\_county/arapahoevotes/faqs/index.php; last checked 2026-09-25; accessed 2026-09-26}\n}","link":"https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-co-mail-return-general-2026"}}