Colorado Secretary of State
11/01/2024 | Press release | Archived content
November 1 - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Reminds Voters of Election Results Reporting Process for the 2024 General Election
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Reminds Voters of Election Results Reporting Process for the 2024 General Election
Denver, November 1, 2024 - Today, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is highlighting the process of counting ballots and reporting results, including how and when ballots are counted and when to expect unofficial results reporting on Election Night, November 5, 2024.
"A lot of activity happens past Election Day - the first results that are posted shortly after 7 p.m. are just the beginning," said Secretary Griswold. "After polls close, election workers continue to count ballots, voters correct signature discrepancies, and the statewide audit is held to confirm the results."
Counties began processing ballots before Election Day. When polls officially close at 7 p.m., counties will begin uploading results to the state's centralized Election Night Reporting system. The link to those results are posted on the Colorado Secretary of State's website, including on the home page and at GoVoteColorado.gov.
In Colorado, results are not reported based on the manner in which ballots are cast. However, as counties can start reviewing signatures once ballots are received and processing ballots 15 days before Election Day, early in-person ballots and mail ballots received before Election Day will likely be processed prior to in-person and mail ballots received on Election Day.
The biggest variable impacting reporting unofficial results is the number of Coloradans who vote in advance of Election Day relative to those who vote on Election Day.
In addition to using Colorado's Election Night Reporting system, counties may post results to their websites but are not required to do so.
Note that if a court extends polling hours in any county, results will not be posted by the Secretary of State's Office until polls are closed in every county.
As counties continue to upload results periodically through the night, you can track progress by referencing th color-coded statuses that are used in the "counties reporting" map to indicate at what point they are in the process. Yellow indicates that a county has reported results at least once, and as they continue to tabulate ballots, they will update results periodically throughout the night. Lavender means that a county has stopped tabulating for election night but does not indicate that all ballots have been tabulated, as they will continue to update results in the following days. Green indicates that all eligible ballots have been tabulated, and dark orange indicates results have been certified as official.
For more information on election dates and deadlines, please visit www.GoVoteColorado.gov.