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Can people living in US illegally register to vote in Colorado?

Cassis Tingley, The Colorado Sun
no

Only United States citizens can register to vote in the U.S., including in Colorado. 

To register to vote in Colorado, residents must also have resided in the state for at least 22 days before the election they intend to vote in, not be currently serving time for a felony conviction, and be at least 15 years old (though they can’t vote until they turn 18). 

The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office works with the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide voter registration services to Coloradans. When eligible residents apply to register to vote at the DMV, they must submit their driver’s license or state ID number and social security number.

The DMV then forwards their information to their county of residence, where the county clerk and recorder processes the application to determine whether the applicant meets the eligibility criteria.

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