Lauren Boebert: Colorado law sets a deadline of November 13 for counties to finish counting and curing all eligible ballots. Our verdict: True.
Lauren Boebert made the claim on 10 November 2026, in comments reported by Breitbart about her refusal to concede while her Colorado House race remained uncalled.
Our verdict
True
The claim is accurate. Colorado's official 2026 election calendar sets November 13, 2026 as the deadline for counties to finish verifying and counting provisional ballots and tabulating all in-person and accepted mail ballots.
What we found
We rated this claim true. The official 2026 Colorado election calendar, published by the Colorado Secretary of State, sets November 13, 2026 as the deadline for county clerks to complete the verification and counting of provisional ballots and to finish tabulating all in-person and accepted mail ballots for the November 3 general election. Curing is the process by which a mail ballot is verified and accepted, so it falls within this deadline. Other deadlines exist but cover different steps: the canvass board must certify results within 22 days of the election, and military and overseas ballots must be received within 8 days. Neither of those changes the November 13 counting and curing deadline.
The numbers
Days after November 3 election for Colorado ballot deadlines
Colorado election law sets specific deadlines for different ballot processing stages, with counting and curing concluding 10 days after the military and overseas ballot deadline.
Figures in days
The evidence
1 of 5 sources support the claim; none contradict it.
- Supports the claim
The official 2026 Colorado election calendar sets November 13, 2026 as the deadline for county clerks to complete verification and counting of provisional ballots and to finish tabulating all in-person and accepted mail ballots for the November 3 general election. [1]
- Background
Breitbart reported that Boebert claimed Colorado law gives counties until November 13 to finish counting and curing ballots, but did not independently verify the legal deadline. [2]
- Background
The Colorado Revised Statutes are the official source for state election deadlines, including the provisions governing ballot counting and curing. [3]
- Background
Colorado statute requires the canvass board to complete its duties no later than 22 days after the election, which is a separate certification deadline, not the counting and curing deadline. [4]
- Background
The official calendar sets the deadline for military and overseas ballots at 8 days after the November 3 election, which is November 11, two days before the November 13 counting and curing deadline. [5]
What we could not confirm
- The official calendar does not use the exact phrase 'curing all eligible ballots'; it refers to verification and counting of provisional ballots and tabulating all in-person and accepted mail ballots. Curing is part of that verification process, but the wording differs.
- The November 13 deadline comes from the 2026 election calendar. Deadlines may differ in other election years.
How we checked
We looked at Colorado's official 2026 election calendar, the state's election statutes, and the original news report of the claim. We compared the November 13 deadline with other deadlines in the same calendar and statutes to make sure they covered different steps. We reviewed 5 relevant sources.
Sources
- [1]fremontcountyelectionsco.gov (Colorado Secretary of State) · 2026 Election Calendar · December 17, 2025
- [2]www.breitbart.com · Rep. Lauren Boebert Refuses to Concede as AP Has Yet to Call Colorado Race · November 10, 2026
- [3]content.leg.colorado.gov · Title 1 - Elections - Colorado Revised Statutes 2024 · January 1, 2024
- [4]law.justia.com · § 1-10-102. Official abstract of votes cast - certification (2025 Colorado Revised Statutes) · January 1, 2025
- [5]sos.state.co.us · 2026 Election Calendar
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