2024 Press Releases and Statements

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Past years

December 9 - Third-Party Investigation into Passwords Posting Complete, Report Issued with Recommendations
December 6 - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Certifies the State’s 2024 General Election
December 5 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Announces Outcomes in Colorado State House District 16, 19 Race Recounts
December 4 - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Among Targets in Florida Guilty Plea Regarding Threats to Public Figures
November 27 - Colorado Secretary of State Announces Mandatory Recount of Colorado State House District 19 Race
November 25 - Colorado Secretary of State Announces Mandatory Recount of Colorado House District 16 Race
November 22 - Statewide Bipartisan Post-Election Audit Complete
November 18 - Colorado Begins Post-Election Audit of 2024 General Election
November 13 - General Election Ballots Returned: November 13, 2024
November 12 - General Election Ballots Returned: November 12, 2024
November 8 - General Election Ballots Returned: November 8, 2024
November 7 - TXT2Cure Program Available for Colorado Voters for the 2024 General Election
November 7 - General Election Ballots Returned: November 7, 2024
November 6 - General Election Ballots Returned: November 6, 2024
November 5 - General Election Ballots Returned: November 5, 2024, 2:00 PM
November 5 - Lawsuit Seeking to Decertify Colorado Election Equipment Denied; Security of Voting Systems Affirmed
November 5 - General Election Ballots Returned: November 5, 2024, 11:00 AM
November 5 - General Election Ballots Returned: November 5, 2024, 9:00 AM
November 5 - Secretary Griswold Encourages Coloradans to Vote, Return Ballots for the 2024 General Election
November 4 - General Election Ballots Returned: November 4, 2024
November 4 - Department of State Updates Coloradans on Election Security, Password Disclosure
November 1 - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Reminds Voters of Election Results Reporting Process for the 2024 General Election
November 1 - General Election Ballots Returned: November 1, 2024
November 1 - Governor Polis, Secretary of State Griswold Announce That All Passwords Have Been Updated on Colorado Voting Machines Impacted by Password Disclosure, Security of Voting Machines Has Been Verified
October 31 - Gov. Polis and Secretary of State Griswold Announce Additional State Resources are Being Deployed to Ensure Election Security
October 31 - General Election Ballots Returned: October 31, 2024
October 30 - General Election Ballots Returned: October 30, 2024
October 30 - Reminders for Voters Ahead of the 2024 General Election
October 29 - Statement from Colorado Department of State on Systems Passwords
October 29 - General Election Ballots Returned: October 29, 2024
October 28 - General Election Ballots Returned: October 28, 2024
October 25 - General Election Ballots Returned: October 25, 2024
October 25 - RTD, Secretary of State Highlight Zero Fare Service for National Vote Early Day and Election Day
October 24 - Ballot Fraud Scheme Under Investigation in Mesa County
October 24 - General Election Ballots Returned: October 24, 2024
October 23 - General Election Ballots Returned: October 23, 2024
October 23 - U.S. Department of Justice Charges Two Men In Separate Cases for Threats Issued against Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Other Officials
October 21 - Secretary Griswold Celebrates Early Voting, Highlights Voter Rights alongside Denver Clerk, State Legislative Leaders
October 21 - Early In-Person Voting and Drop Boxes Available to All Colorado Voters
October 17 - Secretary Jena Griswold Reminds Voters of Legally Protected Rights, Protections from Voter Intimidation
October 14 - Secretary Jena Griswold Reminds Voters to Use Trusted Sources; Raises Awareness of Election Disinformation
October 11 - County Clerks Begin Mailing Ballots for the 2024 General Election
October 10 - Statement from Secretary Griswold on National Guard Partnership During 2024 General Election
October 10 - Secretary Jena Griswold Joins Young Voter Engagement Rally and Concert at Denver’s Levitt Pavilion
October 9 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Permanently Adopts Amended General Policies and Administration Rules
October 9 - Secretaria de Estado Jena Griswold Destaca Recursos Disponible para los Votantes de Habla Hispana en Colorado y Línea de Asistencia Multilingüe | Secretary of State Jena Griswold Highlights Resources Available to Spanish Speaking Voters in Colorado, Multilingual Hotline
October 3 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Issues Statement Following Tina Peters Sentencing
September 30 - Secretary Griswold Awards Nearly $2.5 Million in HAVA Grants to 42 Counties
September 26 - 7th Judicial District Attorney Nominee Seth Ryan Withdraws from Colorado General Election
September 23 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Announces Winner of “I Voted” Digital Sticker Design Contest
September 19 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Permanently Adopts Amended Campaign and Political Finance Rules
September 19 - Colorado Voter Registration sees Swift Surges Following Harris-Trump Debate, National Voter Registration Day
September 17 - Suspicious Package Addressed to Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Intercepted, Under Investigation
September 9 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Certifies 2024 Colorado General Election Ballot
September 9 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Permanently Adopts Amended Election Rules; Files Notice of Temporary Adoption of Further Revisions
September 4 - Proposed Initiatives #50, #108 Withdraw from General Election Ballot
August 29 - Proposed Initiatives #157, #310 Qualify for General Election Ballot
August 28 - Proposed Initiative #145 Qualifies for General Election Ballot
August 23 - Proposed Initiative #138 Qualifies for General Election Ballot
August 23 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Permanently Adopts Amended Bingo Rules
August 22 - Proposed Initiative #112 Qualifies for General Election Ballot
August 21 - Proposed Initiative #108 Qualifies for General Election Ballot
August 15 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Sends Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
August 12 - Secretary Griswold Statement on Verdict in Tina Peters Trial
August 1 - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Qualifies for General Election Ballot
August 1 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office announces “I Voted” digital sticker design competition open to all Colorado high school students
July 31 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Sends Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Campaign and Political Finance Rules
July 31 - Proposed Initiative #91 Qualifies for General Election Ballot
July 31 - Kiel Brunner Qualifies for General Election Ballot
July 29 - One Congressional Candidate, One RTD Candidate Qualifies for General Election Ballot
July 26 - One House, One District Attorney, Two RTD Candidates Qualify for General Election Ballot
July 25 - Matt Larsen Qualifies for General Election Ballot
July 24 - Julien Bouquet Qualifies for General Election Ballot
July 23 - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Certifies the State’s 2024 State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election
July 23 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Announces No Change in Outcome in Colorado House District 58 Race
July 22 - One House Candidate, Three RTD Candidates Qualify for General Election Ballot
July 18 - Three Candidates Qualify for General Election Ballot
July 17 - Secretary of State Office’s Electronic Recording Technology Board Awards Nearly $600,000 to El Paso and Morgan Counties
July 16 - Two RTD Candidates Qualifies for General Election Ballot
July 15 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Sends Two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Bingo & Raffle, Elections Rules
July 15 - Colorado Secretary of State Announces Mandatory Recount of Colorado House District 58 Race
July 8 - Colorado Begins Post-Election Audit of 2024 State Primary Election and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election
July 3 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: July 3, 2024
July 2 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: July 2, 2024
July 1 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: July 1, 2024
July 1 - TXT2Cure Program Available for Colorado Voters for the State Primary Election and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election
June 28 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: June 28, 2024
June 27 - Chris Nicholson Qualifies for General Election Ballot
June 27 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: June 27, 2024
June 26 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: June 26, 2024
June 25 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: June 25, 2024, 4:30 PM
June 25 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: June 25, 2024, 1:30 PM
June 25 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: June 25, 2024, 9:30 AM
June 24 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: June 24, 2024
June 21 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: June 21, 2024
June 21 - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Reminds Voters of Election Results Reporting Process for the 2024 State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election
June 20 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: June 20, 2024
June 20 - Reminders for Voters Ahead of the 2024 State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election
June 19 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: June 19, 2024
June 18 - State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Ballots Returned: June 18, 2024
June 18 - Drop Boxes for the 2024 State Primary Election and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election Available
June 17 - Periodic Report Filing Fee to Increase July 1
June 17 - Early In-Person Voting Available Statewide
June 10 - Early In-Person Voting Available to CD-4 Voters
June 4 - Secretary of State Office’s Electronic Recording Technology Board Awards $10,000 to Garfield County
June 3 - County Clerks Begin Mailing Ballots for the State Primary and CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Elections
May 31 - Three Candidates Disqualified, One Withdraws from State Primary Ballot
May 29 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Announces Additional $1.5 Million for Election Judges Hero’s Pay, Tribal Grants, Sunday Voting
May 28 - Secretary Griswold Celebrates Signing of Bill Regulating Political Deepfakes
May 17 - Proposed Initiative #77 Withdraws from Consideration on General Election Ballot
May 17 - Proposed Initiative #89 Qualifies for General Election Ballot
May 9 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Permanently Adopts Amended Election Rules; Files Notice of Temporary Adoption of Further Revisions
May 8 - Secretary of State Office’s Electronic Recording Technology Board Awards Nearly $900,000 to Six Counties
April 26 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Certifies June 25 Primary and Congressional Vacancy Election Ballot
April 26 - Seven High Schools Earn Colorado Secretary of State’s 2023-2024 Eliza Pickrell Routt Award
April 22 - Two Candidates Do Not Qualify for State Primary Ballot
April 22 - Proposed Initiative #77 Qualifies for the General Election Ballot
April 22 - Peter Yu Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 22 - Secretary Griswold Applauds Signing of First-in-the-Nation Fake Electors Bill into Law
April 19 - Two Congressional Candidates Do Not Qualify for State Primary Ballot
April 17 - Michael Carter Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 17 - Lew Webb Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 17 - Marisol Rodriguez Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 17 - Russ Andrews Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 16 - Bob Gardner Does Not Qualify for State Primary Ballot
April 16 - Ethnie Treick Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 12 - Jerry Sonnenberg Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 11 - Mike Lynch Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 10 - Idris Keith Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 10 - Max Woodfin Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 10 - Three Congressional Candidates Qualify for State Primary Ballot
April 9 - Statement from Secretary Griswold on Impeachment Committee Hearing
April 4 - Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Colorado Republican Impeachment Resolution
April 3 - Mary Bradfield Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 3 - Obi Ezeadi Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 2 - Stan VanderWerf Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 2 - Jarvis Caldwell Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
April 1 - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Certifies the State’s 2024 Presidential Primary Election
March 29 - Max Brooks Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
March 28 - Lisa Frizell Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
March 27 - George Brauchler Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
March 26 - Deborah Flora Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
March 26 - Michael Allen Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
March 23 - Colorado Secretary of State Issues Elections Order for CD-4 Congressional Vacancy Election
March 21 - Larry Liston Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
March 21 - Tina Mueh Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
March 18 - Jeff Crank Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
March 18 - Colorado Begins Post-Election Audit of 2024 Presidential Primary Election
March 15 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Sends Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Elections
March 13 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: March 13, 2024
March 13 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Reminds Voters of Deadline to Fix Signature Discrepancies, Additional Remaining Election Dates
March 12 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: March 12, 2024
March 11 - Lauren Boebert Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
March 11 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: March 11, 2024
March 8 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: March 8, 2024
March 8 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Permanently Adopts Amended Notary Public Rules
March 7 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: March 7, 2024
March 6 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: March 6, 2024
March 5 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: March 5, 2024 - 4:30 PM
March 5 - Curtis M. McCrackin Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
March 5 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: March 5, 2024 - 1:30 PM
March 5 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: March 5, 2024
March 4 - Cecelia Espenoza Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
March 4 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: March 4, 2024
March 4 - Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Supreme Court Decision Allowing Donald Trump to Appear on Ballot
March 1 - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Highlights Election Results Reporting Process for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election
March 1 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: March 1, 2024
February 29 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: February 29, 2024
February 29 - Reminders for Voters Ahead of the 2024 Presidential Primary Election
February 28 - Lindsey Daugherty Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
February 28 - Junie Joseph Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
February 28 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Announces $3.5 Million in Support for County Security and Accessibility for the 2024 Elections
February 28 - Joe Neguse Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
February 28 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: February 28, 2024
February 28 - Statement from Secretary Griswold on National Guard Partnership during 2024 Presidential Primary
February 27 - Secretary of State Office’s Electronic Recording Technology Board Awards Over $73,000 to Mineral County
February 27 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: February 26, 2024
February 27 - Colorado Consumers Showing More Optimism, Latest Economic Report Shows
February 27 - Drop Boxes for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election Available Statewide
February 26 - State Presidential Primary Ballots Returned: February 26, 2024
February 26 - Early In-Person Voting for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election Available Statewide; Last Suggested Day to Return Ballots By Mail
February 23 - Leora Joseph Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
February 23 - Reminders for Voters as Mail Ballots Arrive
February 21 - Judy Amabile Qualifies for State Primary Ballot
February 15 - Secretary of State Office’s Electronic Recording Technology Board Awards Over $299,000 to Teller County
February 12 - County Clerks Begin Mailing Ballots for the March 5 Presidential Primary Election
February 8 - Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Supreme Court Arguments in Trump Ballot Access Case
February 2 - Unaffiliated Voters’ Right to Participate in Party Primary Elections is Upheld
January 31 - Statement from Secretary Griswold on Brief Filed to U.S. Supreme Court
January 31 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Leads Law to explicitly make Fake Electors Schemes a Crime
January 30 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Leads Introduction of Legislation to Counteract & Prevent Fraudulent Business Filings
January 30 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Leads Bill on AI Transparency and Enforcement
January 25 - Colorado Forward Party Now a Minor Party in Colorado
January 25 - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Announces 2024 Legislative Priorities
January 18 - Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold on SCOTUS Brief Filed by Donald Trump
January 10 - Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Sends Notice of Temporary Adoption of Revised Election Rules
January 9 - Secretary of State Office’s Electronic Recording Technology Board Awards Over $18,000 to Sedgwick County
January 5 - Secretary of State Jena Griswold Certifies 2024 Colorado Presidential Primary Election Ballot
January 5 - U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arguments on Donald Trump’s Colorado Ballot Eligibility
January 3 - Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Appeals Filed to U.S. Supreme Court in Anderson v. Griswold