Colorado’s primaries are June 30. Here’s what you need to know about the candidates and how to vote.

Coloradosun · 🇺🇸 public United States · May 28, 2026 · 1212 words · By Jesse Paul

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What to know about Colorado’s primaries are June 30. Here’s what you need to know about the candidates and how to vote.

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Browse by topic Colorado voters will be weighing in on a long list of races — from U.S.

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Senate to county commissioner contests — in the state’s primaries this year, which will be held Tuesday, June 30.

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The Colorado Sun is here to help you figure out how to cast your ballot and provide you with information on the candidates to help you participate.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that There is no deadline to register to vote to be able to cast a ballot in Colorado’s primaries this year. As long as you are registered before polls close on June 30, you can cast a ballot?
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Claim 1: “There is no deadline to register to vote to be able to cast a ballot in Colorado’s primaries this year. As long as you are registered before polls close on June 30, you can cast a ballot.”

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Claim 2: “The candidates who win in the primaries will advance to the general election in November.”

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General reporting from AP News and The New York Times confirms that primary winners advance to the general election in November.

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web search NEUTRAL — Elections this year. Primary voters will select nominees for U.S. Senate in 35 states, governor in 36 states and the U.S. House of Representatives in every state.
https://apnews.com/projects/elections-2026/

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web search NEUTRAL — Diverse candidates in Connecticut, Minnesota and Vermont advanced to the general election, potentially setting them up for historic wins in November.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000006056305/pr…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Election Commission of India (ECI), established the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) to advance its professional competence in election management, promo…
https://www.eci.gov.in/

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Claim 3: “County clerks may begin mailing ballots to voters on June 8”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific date of June 8 for mailing ballots.

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Claim 4: “Colorado’s primaries this year... will be held Tuesday, June 30.”

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Multiple independent sources, including the City and County of Denver and BallotReady, confirm the 2026 State Primary Election is on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tuesday Weld (born Susan Ker Weld; August 27, 1943) is an American retired actress. She began acting as a child and progressed to mature roles in the late 1950s. She won a Golden Globe Award for Most …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district special election was held on June 25, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in Colorado's 4th congressional district. The winner served in the United States Hous…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Super Tuesday is the United States presidential primary election day in February or March when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses. Approximately one-third of all de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Tuesday

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Claim 5: “the Colorado Sun is hosting at least three primary candidate forums in the lead up to June 30”

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The 'Colorado primary election guide 2026' explicitly states that the Colorado Sun is hosting at least three primary candidate forums in the lead up to June 30.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic governor Jared Polis is ineligible to seek re-election to a third con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Sun is an online news outlet based in Denver, Colorado. It launched on September 10, 2018, to provide long-form, in-depth coverage of news from all around Colorado. It was started with t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tina Marie Peters (born September 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as County Clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, from 2019 to 2023. In 2021, she was temporarily suspended by the Colorado Sec…
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Claim 6: “Active, registered unaffiliated voters will receive both a Democratic and Republican primary ballot. They may only fill out and return one.”

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Claim 7: “Results start being shared by county clerks at 7 p.m. June 30”

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While evidence confirms the election date is June 30, no provided source specifies that county clerks begin sharing results specifically at 7 p.m.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, and part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners regio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The June 2025 No Kings protests, also known internationally as the No Dictators or No Tyrants protests, were a series of political demonstrations, largely in the United States, against what the organ…
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Claim 8: “You may sign up to use BallotTrax, the state’s ballot tracking system”

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Claim 9: “To register to vote in Colorado, people must provide their Colorado driver’s license number, the last four digits of their Social Security number or present another valid form of identification.”

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Claim 10: “To receive a ballot in the mail, however, you must be registered by June 22”

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Claim 11: “Unaffiliated voters, who make up more than half of the state’s electorate, may participate in Colorado’s June 30 primaries thanks to a 2016 ballot measure approved by voters.”

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Claim 12: “The Sun began covering the 2026 election in Colorado at the start of 2025.”

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A web search result specifically mentioning the 'Colorado primary election guide 2026' states that The Colorado Sun began covering the 2026 election at the start of 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Colorado will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Colorado. Primary elections will be held on…
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Claim 13: “Your ballot must be received by 7 p.m. June 30.”

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Claim 14: “At 6 p.m. on June 10 at the University of Denver, where at least three of the four Democrats running for attorney general will face off. Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty, former federal prosecutor Hetal Doshi and consumer and workers rights attorney David Seligman will participate in the forum.”

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Multiple search results from The Colorado Sun confirm a Democratic Attorney General candidate forum on June 10, 2026, at the University of Denver featuring Michael Dougherty, Hetal Doshi, and David Seligman.

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The Colorado Sun interviewed Jena Griswold, David Seligman, Michael Dougherty and Hetal Doshi to get their views on the issues facing the ...
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web search NEUTRAL — The event will take place at Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at The University of Denver on June 10, 2026. Colorado Sun elections editor Jesse ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Join The Colorado Sun for the Colorado Attorney General Democratic Candidate Forum. The event will take place at Josef Korbel School of ...
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Claim 15: “At 10 a.m. on June 13 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, where Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser will face off.”

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While search results confirm Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser are gubernatorial candidates and have faced off in forums, none of the provided evidence explicitly confirms the date of June 13 at Colorado State University.

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web search NEUTRAL — Gubernatorial candidates Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser headlined the event, answering questions from their fellow Democrats for 40 minutes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Colorado labor unions and faith groups organized a forum in Lakewood where they pushed Democratic gubernatorial candidates Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser to give direct yes-or-no answers on worker pro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser faced off in their first televised debate ahead of the June 30 primary election Thursday evening.
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Claim 16: “hundreds of voting centers across the state will open by June 22 at the latest”

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Claim 17: “If you’re an active, registered voter in Colorado, you’ll receive a primary ballot in the mail (with some exceptions for people registered with third parties) ahead of the June 30 election.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny the specific mailing process for primary ballots for active registered voters.

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Claim 18: “At 6 p.m. on May 28 at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, where the Democrats running to represent the 8th Congressional District will face off. They are former state Rep. Shannon Bird and state Rep. Manny Rutinel.”

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The Colorado Sun and other search results confirm that Shannon Bird and Manny Rutinel participated in a forum on May 28, 2026, at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado Amendment 80 was a proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution that appeared on the general election ballot on November 5, 2024, in Colorado. If passed, the amendment would have added a p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Colorado House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the Colorado Senate election and the other 2026 United States elections. Voters will elect members of th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the State of Colorado, one from each of the state's…
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Claim 19: “Check your voter registration at govotecolorado.gov”

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