Colorado 2021 Election: Voter Turnout, Post-Counting Process

COLORADO — More than 1.4 million ballots were returned for Election Day in Colorado, officials announced.

Jefferson and El Paso counties had the highest ballot return rates in the 2021 election in our state, according to state elections officials.

As of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, 1,444,071 ballots had been returned in our state, according to the Colorado Secretary of State's office.

Here are the top counties for ballot returns, according to the Colorado Secretary of State:

1. Jefferson: 185,139
2. El Paso: 173,083
3. Arapahoe: 157,322
4. Douglas: 127,068
5. Denver: 113,574

• Highest returns by age demographic: Coloradans ages 65 to 75.
• Lowest returns: Those under age 24.

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Ballots still need to be counted from military and overseas voters, and voters who had an issue with their ballot (such as forgetting to sign the envelope).

Colorado is using TXT2Cure technology, first launched by Secretary of State Jena Griswold in 2020, which allows voters to fix their ballot issues using their phones to ensure their vote is counted.

If your county clerk's office notifies you of a signature discrepancy, you're asked complete the TXT2Cure process before midnight Nov. 10 so your vote will be counted, officials said.