Change your name in Colorado
The exact steps, documents, and official Colorado links to change your name after marriage or divorce, in the correct order.
DMV / license agency
Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV)License update fee
Standard replacement/renewal credential fee, approximately $28-31 depending on document type (e.g. ~$30.87 total for a license); confirm exact current fee at appointment or on the DMV fee schedule
Marriage certificate
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Vital Records SectionVoter deadline
You may register or update your registration online at GoVoteColorado.gov (or by mail/at a voter registration agency) through the 8th day before Election Day to be guaranteed a mailed ballot; after that you must register/update in person at a Voter Service and Polling Center through Election Day itself. Per the Secretary of State's Voter Registration FAQ, a legal NAME change on an existing registration specifically must be submitted via a signed paper form (mailed, faxed, emailed, or delivered in person to your county clerk and recorder) - name changes are not one of the fields editable purely online.
Instructions verified July 2026 against official Colorado government sites. How we verify
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