Questions or concerns about voting? Text them to Colorado Newsline.

In a high-stakes, high-turnout midterm election, every vote counts — and Newsline wants to hear any questions or concerns Coloradans have about what they’re seeing at the polls this year.

As of Friday, more than 730,000 Coloradans had already returned their ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election, putting voter turnout on pace to rise significantly compared to the 2022 midterms, according to data from the secretary of state’s office.

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From now until Election Day and beyond, Coloradans can text NEWSLINE to (844) 494-7778 to submit questions and concerns they have about the election process, from voter eligibility and registration to vote-counting and the final certification of results. Newsline staff will monitor the text hotline to provide answers or ask follow-up questions.

With voters set to deliver a verdict next week on two years of Republican control of the federal government by President Donald Trump and GOP majorities in Congress, tens of millions of dollars in campaign spending have flowed into Colorado congressional races that will help determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Nationwide, Trump and his allies have launched unprecedented efforts to influence the 2026 midterms, including a mid-decade gerrymandering spree and preemptive legal challenges against some states, amid growing fears that the administration could interfere with or refuse to accept the results of the election altogether.

In Colorado, elections officials in Adams County, which includes the more Democratic-leaning half of the battleground 8th Congressional District, were notified last week that Trump’s Department of Justice plans to send election monitors to the county — a step that federal officials characterized as routine observation, but which has raised alarm bells among state and local leaders.

The Colorado secretary of state’s office says any such monitors would need to be approved as official observers before they can go into non-public election spaces.

Meanwhile, participation has surged this year in nonpartisan, volunteer poll monitoring programs like the one run by the nonprofit Colorado Common Cause, which says 1,000 volunteers statewide have signed up to observe polling sites and drop boxes as part of a pro-democracy effort.

Know your rights

Under Colorado’s universal vote-by-mail system, ballots were mailed to all active registered voters in the state beginning Oct. 2. Voters may submit completed ballots by mail or at a drop box or voting center. They may also vote in-person at a voting center.

It’s not too late to register to vote. Colorado has same-day voter registration, meaning that any eligible voter can register and vote in the 2026 election by visiting a voting center at any point up to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Eligible voters can visit GoVoteColorado.gov for more information and to check their registration status.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said earlier this month that all eligible Colorado voters have “the right to cast a ballot free from intimidation or interference.” State laws aimed at protecting the right to vote include a prohibition on electioneering within 100 feet of a drop box or voting center, and a prohibition on the open or concealed carrying of a gun within 100 feet of drop box, voting center, or ballot processing facility, except by law enforcement or uniformed security guards “acting within the scope of their duties.”

“Voter intimidation is illegal, and my office is committed to working with our state and local partners to ensure every voter can participate safely and confidently,” Griswold said.

Voter intimidation or harassment can be reported to local law enforcement or the Colorado attorney general’s office, state elections officials said.