State touts vote-by-mail efficiency after successful primary

With the president spreading untruths that vote-by-mail systems will lead to rampant corruption, the State of Colorado touted the success of its remote voting system after the June 30 primary.

More than 99% of the over 1.5 million ballots cast for the June 30 primary were submitted by mail. Turnout rate in Colorado was 44.96%, up from 37.63% in the 2018 primary.

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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a statement, “Despite misleading attacks, disinformation and attempts to make voteby-mail a partisan issue, Colorado’s election proves that mail ballots are the key to accessible voting during this health crisis.”

The state also found both parties embraced vote-by-mail, with over 99% of both Republican and Democratic ballots submitted via mail.

Colorado will “continue to work with other states to help expand mail ballots nationally,” the state offered in a press release, adding that with COVID-19 unlikley to be eradicated by November, vote-by-mail is integral to ensuring a fair, open election in 2020.