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sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Colorado voters will elect leaders for federal, state and local offices on Tuesday.
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voters → elect → Tuesday
Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied:
When do polls close?
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polls → monitor → election
Polls close at 7 p.m. local time, which is 9 p.m. ET.
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which → close → p.m.
The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in races for U.S. Senate, governor, U.S. House, attorney general, secretary of state, statewide ballot measures, state Senate, state House, Regional Transportation District board of directors, State Board of Education, state treasurer and University of Colorado Board of Regents.
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Press → provide → Regents
How many people voted in the last midterm election?
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people → vote → election
About 2.5 million votes were cast in Colorado’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate.
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votes → cast → Senate
How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?
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much → cast → ballot
Elections in Colorado are conducted predominantly by mail.
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Elections → conduct → mail
The latest advance vote totals for Colorado can be found in the AP’s advance vote tracker.
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totals → find → tracker
When are early and absentee votes released?
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votes → release → ?
In most Colorado counties, the first vote update of the night tends to include a mix of results from mail, early in-person and Election Day in-person voting.
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update → tend → person
Since Colorado elections are conducted primarily by mail, mail voting results are released throughout the night, along with results from other voting methods.
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results → conduct → methods
How long does vote counting usually take?
The first results of the 2024 general election were reported starting at 9:05 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, five minutes after polls closed.
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polls → take → closed
The state reached 50% of votes reporting at 9:43 p.m. ET, and 90% of votes reporting at 8:11 p.m. ET on Nov. 7.
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state → reach → Nov.
When will the AP declare a winner?
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AP → declare → winner
The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap.
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candidate → make → gap
If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory.
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AP → call → victory
In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
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declared → do → winner
How do recounts work?
In Colorado, an automatic recount is triggered if the margin between the top two vote-getters is 0.5% or less of the leading candidate’s vote total.
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margin → work → total
The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.
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recount → declare → outcome
The Aporia
