<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=252AGJ_1GoqVjw600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=252AGJ_1GoqVjw600" width="940" height="788" ></figure>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 5, 2026Montrose County Clerk and Recorder Tressa Guynes<h2>Montrose County Ballot Counting Update as of 1 p.m. November 5</h2>MONTROSE, Colo. — Montrose County continues to process ballots from the November 3 General Election. As of 1 p.m. Thursday, November 5, the county had scanned 21,550 ballots. The county’s fifth update to Colorado’s Election Night Reporting system included results from 21,300 ballots. The posted results are unofficial.Scanned ballots awaiting adjudicationAt this point, there are 250 scanned ballots in five batches of 50 awaiting adjudication. The system holds the results for all 50 ballots in a batch until the election judges complete adjudication for every flagged ballot in that batch, even if only one ballot needs review.Due to the complexity of the 2026 General election ballot, many voters changed their mind on how they wish to vote for a candidate or measure. When voters change their mind and mark through their initial vote then fill in the oval for their choice, the system cannot determine how a voter intended to vote in that particular contest, but sends these ballots to adjudication as an overvote. At that point, a bipartisan team of election judges must review the voter’s marks for that contest and must agree on the voter’s intent. Ballots still being processedAt this point, Montrose County has 58 ballots ready for the scanning and tabulation process.Other Colorado counties elections office may collect ballots cast by Colorado voters who are traveling or temporarily away from their county of residence. There are currently 35 ballots Montrose County is expecting from other counties who received these ballots by 7 p.m. on election night. The county may receive additional transfers as other counties identify and report ballots they received on time.The county has 198 ballots in its ballot cure category. The ballot cure process allows voters to address a missing or mismatched signature on the ballot envelope or to provide required identification. If a voter resolves the issue by the deadline and the ballot meets all other requirements, it can be counted. If a voter with a signature mismatch does not resolve it by the deadline or tells the clerk’s office they did not cast the ballot, the clerk’s office sends the signature records to the district attorney for investigation.The county has also received 19 property-owner ballots and also have ballots that election judges must copy onto ballots the scanner can read. These ballots are awaiting scanning.Key dates<ul><li>Thursday, November 12 — Ballot cure and military and overseas ballot deadlines. Voters who receive a ballot cure notice have until 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time to resolve the issue. November 12 is also the last day for the clerk’s office to receive eligible military and overseas ballots sent by the Election Day deadline.</li><li>Tuesday, November 24 — Risk-limiting audit report due. After the November 12 deadlines, election officials will check a sample of paper ballots by hand to verify the reported outcomes of selected contests. The county’s audit report is due November 24.</li><li>Thanksgiving week — County certification. The county expects to certify its results during Thanksgiving week. Wednesday, November 25 is the deadline for the county to complete its review of the election records and submit official vote totals to the Colorado Secretary of State. Montrose County’s results remain unofficial until certification.</li></ul>The latest unofficial results are available on the Montrose County Elections page.</div></body>

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MONTROSE, Colo. — Montrose County continues to process ballots from the November 3 General Election. As of 1 p.m. Thursday, November 5, the county had scanned 21,550 ballots. The county’s fifth update to Colorado’s Election Night Reporting system included results from 21,300 ballots. The posted results are unofficial.

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