CO State Primary Election 2022: How To Vote, Important Deadlines

COLORADO — County clerks across Colorado have begun mailing ballots for the state's primary election, which will be held June 28.

Secretary of State Jena Griswold urged residents to check their voter registration and be aware of deadlines ahead of the election, which will determine who will be nominees for both the Democratic and Republican parties in Colorado's gubernatorial election Nov. 8.

“Every election is important because they allow citizens to make their voices heard on important issues, including who represents us in government," Griswold said in a statement released Monday. "The primaries are about getting to choose who will be on the ballot in November. So, I encourage every eligible Coloradan who has not yet registered to vote do so, there is still time!”

You can update your registration or check that your information is accurate here.

Important Election Dates

• June 20 - This is the cutoff for online voter registration. After this date, Coloradans can register and vote in-person up to 7 p.m. on June 28. Also: Voters must mail their ballots back by June 20 to ensure they are received by a county election official on time.
• June 28 - Election Day! As mentioned above, eligible voters can visit a voting center in person to register to vote, update their registration and vote until 7 p.m. In-person voting will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 28.

Registered republicans, democrats and unaffiliated voters who selected a party preference will be mailed one ballot packet for their party’s primary, state elections officials said.

Unaffiliated voters who did not select a party preference will receive two ballots, the Democratic and Republican ballots, but they can only vote and return one. If both ballots are voted and returned, neither will count, officials said.

More than 400 drop boxes and 130 voting centers will be available by June 20, state officials said. Some locations will open prior to June 20 and voters can look up their locations, opening date and hours here.

County clerks must mail ballots to all eligible active registered voters by Friday, state elections officials said.

All Colorado voters can sign up to track their ballot — from sent to counted — using BallotTrax.

>> More information about how to vote in Colorado can be found here.