July 16 - Statewide Bipartisan Post-Election Audit Complete

Denver, July 16, 2026 - The post-election Risk Limiting Audit (RLA) for the June 30, 2026 Primary Election was successfully completed on July 15 by all participating counties. The 2026 audit has confirmed that Coloradans' ballots were counted accurately and that voting equipment worked as it should have.

"Colorado's bipartisan risk-limiting audit is complete and has confirmed that the 2026 Primary Election results were counted accurately," said Secretary Griswold. "Year after year, the RLA has shown that Colorado's election model is accurate and secure."

After every statewide election, the Department of State works with County Clerks to conduct the audit. The Risk Limiting Audit establishes a statistical level of certainty that ballots were counted according to voters' intent and tabulating equipment worked correctly.

The Risk Limiting Audit has been conducted in every Colorado election since the 2017 Coordinated Election. The audit has never found a discrepancy that was a result of the voting system not working as intended.

The steps to certifying the 2026 Primary Election are:

• After Election Day, County Clerks continued processing and counting ballots until July 10.
• On July 13, the Department of State conducted the public meeting to establish the random seed number for the post-election audit - which was entered into a pseudo-random number generator to determine the ballots audited - to begin the audit.
• Colorado counties completed the statewide post-election audit on July 15.
• Each county canvass board will convene to approve the final tally of ballots cast and tabulated by July 23.
• Interested parties may request and file for a recount at their own expense through July 22. There are no races that require a mandatory recount in the June 30, 2026 Primary Election.