Logan County voters reminded to watch mail for June primary ballots

Logan County voters were being told to check their mailboxes now, because primary ballots were moving through the postal system during the June 8-12 mailing window. If a ballot does not show up, the next steps are simple but time-sensitive: verify the mailing address on file, watch for delivery, and act before the June 22 registration deadline if a new ballot still needs to be sent.

The June 30, 2026 state primary is a mail-ballot election, and that makes timing the difference between voting by mail and having to switch to in-person voting. The Colorado Secretary of State said June 12 is the deadline for initial mail ballots to be sent to active voters for the 2026 Primary Election, while June 22 is the last day to register and still be mailed a ballot. After that date, voters can still register and vote in person.

Logan County’s election dates also put a practical line in the sand for residents in Sterling, Crook, Fleming and Iliff. The county says the Voter Service and Polling Location will be at the Logan County Courthouse, 315 Main Street, Suite 3, Sterling, CO 80751, open June 22 through June 29 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday, June 27 from 8 a.m. to noon. Election Day hours on Tuesday, June 30, will run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For voters who want to return a ballot without waiting in line, Logan County says its official drop box is in the courthouse parking lot entrance off Ash Street on the east end of the parking lot. County election materials also say ballot drop-off locations opened Monday, June 8, giving voters a way to return ballots as soon as they arrive.

The reminder matters because Colorado’s system depends on registration status, party affiliation and address accuracy. The Secretary of State says unaffiliated voters, as well as voters affiliated with the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian and Unity parties, can participate in the June primary, though the Libertarian Party of Colorado has prohibited unaffiliated voters from voting in its primary. Ballots for the Libertarian Party of Colorado and the Unity Party of Colorado primaries each contain only one contest, and unaffiliated voters will receive both major-party ballots but may return only one.

Logan County’s Recorder’s Notes turned a routine notice into a voter-service warning: watch the mail, check the address, and do not wait until the final week to find out whether a ballot arrived. With the June 22 cutoff approaching and the June 30 primary ahead, the county’s mail-ballot system will work only if voters meet it halfway.