Ballots are due by 7 p.m. Tuesday. Here's every Parker drop box and voting center.

Your ballot has to be in Douglas County's hands by 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, and a postmark does not count. Parker has five 24-hour drop boxes and, by Friday, five in-person voting centers, growing to eight on Monday.

The Deadline

7 p.m. Tuesday, received, not postmarked

Douglas County Elections must receive your ballot by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, whether you mail it, drop it in a box or hand it in at a voting center. An Election Day postmark does not count.

With six days left, a drop box is the surer route than the mail, and no postage is needed. You can track your ballot from mailing to counting at DouglasCOVotes.gov, or call Douglas County Elections at 303-660-7444.

Source: Douglas County and Douglas County Elections. Source date: Oct. 19, 2026.

Drop Boxes in Parker

Five boxes, open 24 hours until 7 p.m. Tuesday

Parker's five drop boxes are at Challenger Park, 17299 Lincoln Ave.; EchoPark Stadium, 11901 Newlin Gulch Blvd.; the Parker Police Department, 18600 Lincoln Meadows Pkwy.; Parker Town Center, 20118 E. Mainstreet; and Parker Water & Sanitation, 13939 Ancestry Drive. All 23 county boxes are open around the clock and all close at 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Franktown has no box on the county list, so if you live out there, plan on one of Parker's five. The Town Center box at 20118 E. Mainstreet sits next door to the Town Hall voting center at 20120, so you can drop and go without joining the in-person line.

Source: Douglas County ballot drop box locations. Source date: Oct. 28, 2026.

Vote in Person

Parker Town Hall is open now; four more Parker sites open Friday

Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet, has been a Voter Service and Polling Center since Oct. 19, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and Saturday, Oct. 31. You can register, update your registration, replace a lost ballot, vote in person or use accessible voting equipment there, and registration is allowed through Election Day.

On Friday, Oct. 30, four more Parker centers open: Parker Fieldhouse, 18700 Plaza Drive; Parker Water & Sanitation, 13939 Ancestry Drive; South Metro Fire Station 43, 8165 N. Pinery Pkwy.; and South Metro Fire Station 46, 19310 Stroh Road. They keep 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours Friday, Saturday and Monday.

Three more open Monday, Nov. 2: Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet; the Parker Recreation Center, 17301 Lincoln Ave.; and Franktown Fire's Pradera Station, 6120 Bridle Path Lane. On Tuesday, all 23 county centers run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The county lists no Sunday hours, so if you need to replace a ballot or register, Saturday, Oct. 31, is your last weekend chance before Monday.

Source: Douglas County Voter Service and Polling Centers (updated Oct. 16, 2026). Source date: Oct. 16, 2026.

What's Open, What's Closed

Drop it off before Sunday night's rain

Thursday through Saturday stay dry with highs of 63 to 67. Showers become likely Sunday night and Monday, with Monday topping out near 51, and Tuesday carries a chance of showers with a high near 51.

If you'd rather not stand at a drop box in a cold rain, Thursday through Saturday is your window. No watches or warnings were in effect for Parker early Wednesday.

Source: National Weather Service forecast for Parker. Source date: Oct. 28, 2026.

On Your Ballot

Your vote on 7A won't count in Parker

Ballot Issue 7A, the Front Range Passenger Rail District question, appears on every Douglas County ballot. The county says only voters inside the district's updated boundaries are counted, which in Douglas County means the county's part of Littleton and Sterling Ranch Metropolitan Districts 1 through 7.

You don't need a new ballot, and voting on 7A or skipping it does not affect your other choices. For the statewide measures, read the state's Blue Book; for local tax questions, the county's TABOR notice booklet.

Source: Douglas County voter resources. Source date: Oct. 12, 2026.

On the Agenda

The Town's 2027 budget hearing is the night before Election Day

Parker Town Council holds a public hearing on the proposed 2027 budget at its regular meeting Monday, Nov. 2. You can attend at Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet, or watch on the Town's YouTube channel, @TownOfParkerCO.

The full proposal is at ParkerCO.gov/Budget. Town Hall is also a voting center that day until 5 p.m., so plan for a fuller parking lot.

Source: Town of Parker. Source date: Oct. 14, 2026.

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