Colorado Election Officials Prepare for Possible ICE Presence at Polling Places
Election officials in Denver and across Colorado are preparing for the possibility of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials visiting polling places, even though they consider it unlikely. This preparation includes training poll monitors to report any such presence, and…
Denver, CO, October 26, 2026 —
Election officials in Denver and across Colorado are preparing for the possibility that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials could visit polling places, although officials consider such a visit unlikely, according to the information provided.
As part of that preparation, poll monitors are being trained to report any ICE presence at polling places. The summary does not specify how monitors would report a sighting, what procedures officials would follow afterward, or whether any such visits have occurred.
The Justice Department plans to send observers, according to the summary. It does not provide details about the observers’ locations, duties, or deployment schedule, nor does it say whether their plans are connected to the possibility of ICE officials appearing at polling places.
The information provided does not identify the election or elections involved, give a timeline for the preparations, or name the officials or agencies coordinating the training. It also provides no further explanation for why officials consider an ICE visit unlikely.
The preparations described are precautionary: officials are training poll monitors to report a possible presence, while regarding that possibility as unlikely. The summary does not indicate that ICE has announced plans to visit polling places or that any changes to voting arrangements have been made.
Story summarized from the original created by Colleen Slevin on coloradosun.com, see more information here.
