All the ballots cast in Arapahoe County’s Nov. 3 election were counted by 5:15 p.m. Nov. 4, but it could take about two weeks to make the election returns official.
The county counted 115,803 ballots, which means 30 percent of the active registered voters in Arapahoe County took part in the election.
All ballots were processed and the vast majority became part of the unofficial results posted on the county’s election website.
However, issues with ballots such as voter signature problems still have to be resolved, and that will be done during the certification process.
Haley McKean, spokesperson for the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, said letters have been sent to all those whose ballots remain uncounted because of some problem with the signature. They have until Nov. 11 to resolve the issue.
“There then is an audit period where 5 percent of the ballots tallied by each counting machine and voting machine are hand-counted,” she said. “Once that has been done, the audit then is forwarded and reviewed.”
She said the goal is to have the process completed so all the information can be reviewed and the election certified by Nov. 16, but the deadline for certification is Nov. 20.