More than half of Colorado voters could be shut out of June primary. Here's how we got here
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“Three Republican candidates have filed a lawsuit to prevent unaffiliated voters from participating in Colorado's June primary”
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Two independent news sources (Colorado Politics and Colorado Pols) confirm that three Republican candidates filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court to prevent unaffiliated voters from participating in the GOP primary.
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“Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Bottoms argued at a hearing Thursday that Colorado's open primary violates constitutional rights.”
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Both Colorado Politics and Colorado Pols report that Scott Bottoms (and Ron Hanks) filed a lawsuit arguing that the state's semi-open primary system violates their constitutional rights.
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— A Republican, Bottoms represents Colorado House of Representatives District 15, which includes much of eastern Colorado Springs and Cimarron Hills in El Paso County.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bottoms
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— Three Republican candidates in Colorado filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court this week seeking to prevent unaffiliated voters from participating in next month’s GOP primary, arguing that the state…
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/05/09/ron-hanks-scott-…
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/05/09/ron-hanks-scott-…
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— Three Republican candidates in Colorado filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court this week seeking to prevent unaffiliated voters from participating in next month’s GOP primary, arguing that the state…
https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/224350/bottoms-hanks-thro…
https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/224350/bottoms-hanks-thro…
“There are more independents than Republicans and Democrats combined”
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The claim states unaffiliated voters exceed Republicans and Democrats combined. However, evidence from a web search shows 1.7 million unaffiliated voters, while Democrats (1.1 million) and Republicans (956,904) combined total approximately 2.05 million. Therefore, unaffiliated voters are a large group, but not larger than the two parties combined.
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— Not everyone registered to vote in Colorado is a Democrat or a Republican. New data obtained by Denver7 reveals a growing number of unaffiliated voters in the state.
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/unaffiliated-voters-…
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/unaffiliated-voters-…
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— Colorado law allows the state’s 1.7 million unaffiliated voters — a larger group than either its 1.1 million active registered Democrats or its 956,904 registered Republicans — to vote in either party…
https://www.realvail.com/unaffiliated-voters-could-prove-piv…
https://www.realvail.com/unaffiliated-voters-could-prove-piv…
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— Colorado reached a new milestone -- 40% of the state’s voters are now unaffiliated. The new number holds huge importance ahead of the 2020 election. Here's a look at the numbers.
https://coloradosun.com/2019/12/26/colorado-voter-registrati…
https://coloradosun.com/2019/12/26/colorado-voter-registrati…
“more than twice as many as there are Republicans”
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The claim states unaffiliated voters are more than twice as many as Republicans. Evidence shows 1.7 million unaffiliated voters and 956,904 registered Republicans. 1.7 million is less than double 956,904 (which would be ~1.91 million).
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— The dwindling number of Democratic and Republican voters in Colorado is making it increasingly harder for candidates from the two major parties to gather petition signatures to get on the primary ball…
https://www.cpr.org/2026/03/24/colorado-unaffiliated-voters-…
https://www.cpr.org/2026/03/24/colorado-unaffiliated-voters-…
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— Colorado law allows the state’s 1.7 million unaffiliated voters — a larger group than either its 1.1 million active registered Democrats or its 956,904 registered Republicans — to vote in either party…
https://www.realvail.com/unaffiliated-voters-could-prove-piv…
https://www.realvail.com/unaffiliated-voters-could-prove-piv…
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— Colorado's more than 1 million officially unaffiliated voters now outnumber Republicans and Democrats in the state. Both parties have about 900,000 registered voters. Many are under the age of 35, the…
https://www.npr.org/2016/02/28/467961962/sick-of-political-p…
https://www.npr.org/2016/02/28/467961962/sick-of-political-p…
“it's a majority of the voters”
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One source states 40% of voters are unaffiliated (not a majority), while another source mentions unaffiliated voters 'make up half of' the population. Because these figures contradict (40% vs 50%+), the claim that they are a majority is disputed/unsupported by consistent data.
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— For the first time, Colorado’s growing population of unaffiliated voters are able to vote in the state’s primary elections on Tuesday. But some of their votes might be nullified. In 2016, Colorado vot…
https://abcnews.com/Politics/colorado-independents-now-vote-…
https://abcnews.com/Politics/colorado-independents-now-vote-…
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— A voter places her vote on Nov. 5, 2024 in Eagle. An overwhelming majority of Colorado’s unaffiliated voters say they reject both major parties and want to see Democrats and Republicans become more mo…
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/colorado-unaffiliated-voters-…
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/colorado-unaffiliated-voters-…
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— The Colorado Democratic Party has welcomed unaffiliated voters’ participation in their primaries and there’s been no concerted opt-out effort among its leaders. Proposition 108 was approved by voters …
https://www.cpr.org/2026/04/21/gop-unaffiliated-voters-block…
https://www.cpr.org/2026/04/21/gop-unaffiliated-voters-block…
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