About ten percent of Colorado鈥檚 registered voters have already cast ballots for the Nov. 5 election. So far Republicans have turned out in higher numbers.
The latest figures from the Colorado Secretary of State鈥檚 office show 53,000 more Republicans (191,000) have voted compared to Democrats (138,000). Unaffiliated voters have the lowest turnout up to this point with just 119,391 voting.
But with election-day a week away, there鈥檚 still time to turn in ballots.
鈥淚 would say it looks like turnout is tracking 鈥榮imilar鈥� to 2011 as of now,鈥� said Andrew Cole, a spokesman with the Colorado Secretary of State鈥檚 Office.
Cole notes that this election will be unique because a new state law requires every voter to receive a mail in ballot.
鈥淚 think there鈥檚 going to be a learning curve among voters. Some people are going to get ballots who aren鈥檛 used to it,鈥� said Cole. 鈥淥ther people who like to vote in person may see a different voting location because now all counties are going to voting service centers rather than polling places.鈥�
Turnout in off year elections is generally lower than in presidential years. Voters only have two statewide measures on the ballot this year 鈥� , and an .
