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How do I become a candidate?

To be eligible to run in the upcoming Vail Town Council election, interested persons must be:

Citizen of the U.S.
Registered voter within Vail
At least 18 years of age
Vail resident for two years immediately preceding the election

Map of Voter and Candidate eligibility for Vail Elections

2023 Regular Municipal Election Calendar

The table below highlights important election dates and campaign reporting deadline dates.

Tuesday, Aug. 8	91 days before election	First day candidates may circulate nomination petitions.
Monday, Aug. 28	71 days before election	Last day candidates may circulate nomination petitions. Last day to file nomination petitions with Town. Objections to nomination petitions must be filed with Town Clerk within 3 days of such filing. Town Clerk must decide objections within 48 hours of filing.
Monday, Aug. 30	64 days before election	Last day candidates may amend nominating petitions to replace signatures found to be insufficient. Last day for nominees to withdraw.
Tuesday, Oct. 17	21 days before election	Filing deadline for candidate FCPA reports. Last day for a potential write-in candidate to file an affidavit of intent with the Town Clerk.
Monday, October 30	Monday before election	Voter Service and Polling Centers Open.
Monday, Oct. 30	Monday before election	Last day to register to vote to receive a mail ballot. After this date voters may pick up ballots in person at any Voter Service and Polling Center.
Friday, Nov. 3	Friday before election	Filing deadline for candidate FCPA reports
Tuesday, Nov. 7		ELECTION DAY - Polls open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 7	30 days after election	Filing deadline for candidate FCPA reports

Nomination Petitions

Nomination petitions will be available for circulation on Aug. 8, 2023

If you are interested in running for one of four open seats on the Vail Town Council in the Nov. 7 Regular Municipal Election, please pick up the nomination petition packets from the Vail Town Clerk’s Office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, in the Vail Municipal Building, 75 S. Frontage Road.

Interested persons have until 5 p.m. on Aug. 28 to circulate and return the nominating petitions to the Town Clerk’s Office. A minimum of ten (10) valid signatures from registered voters in the town is required in order to nominated as a municipal candidate and appear on the ballot.

All election documents submitted to the Town of Vail are subject to the Colorado Open Records Act and may be open to public inspection.