As defined by Colorado statute, the term electioneering includes campaigning for or against any candidate and/or issue that is on the ballot. Electioneering also includes soliciting signatures for a candidate petition, a recall petition, or a petition to place a ballot issue or ballot question on a subsequent ballot.
According to Colorado Revised Statutes, no electioneering may take place within a 100-foot limit of any polling place, vote center, or early voting site (C.R.S. § 1-13-714). This includes any location in which ballots are on site. Voter Service and Polling Centers can be located within privately owned buildings. Property owners have the right to not allow electioneering anywhere on their property, even if outside the 100-foot limit. Volunteers may be asked to move to public property at the legitimate request of the property owner.
Temporary campaign signs in unincorporated Douglas County must meet the guidelines of Section 29 of the Douglas County Zoning Resolution. The regulations governing signs in Douglas County apply only to unincorporated portions of the county. Please contact Douglas County Community Development if you have any questions at [email protected].
Douglas County also has a pilot program that allows temporary signs on a limited number of vacant, county-owned properties. Please contact Douglas County Administration if you have any questions at [email protected].
For information on the regulations that apply to temporary signs within an incorporated city or town, please contact either the City Clerk or the Community Development office of that municipality directly.
If you believe a campaign sign is in violation of your homeowner’s covenant, please contact your homeowner’s association or property management company directly.
