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- Today is Super Tuesday, when 16 different Democratic party primaries and caucuses happen on the same day.
- Colorado is holding their primary today, with polls closing at 7 p.m. Central (9 p.m. Eastern).
- We'll have up-to-the-minute live vote counts and results happening in real time updating automatically.
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Colorado is hosting one of the 16 Democratic party presidential primaries and caucuses taking place on Super Tuesday. Polls will close in Colorado at 7 p.m. Central (9 p.m. Eastern).
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What's at stake in the primary?
This will be Colorado's first presidential primary in 20 years, according to CPR News. Residents of the Centennial State voted to do away with the longtime caucus system in favor of primaries in 2016.
The state has been allocated 80 delegates, including 67 pledged delegates and 13 super delegates. Pledged delegates are divided up based on the primary's results, while super delegates are able to vote for their preferred candidate during the 2020 Democratic National Convention in July.
Colorado has a semi-closed primary. According to the Denver Post, all affiliated and unaffiliated voters in Colorado previously received a primary ballot in the mail. Unaffiliated voters receive two ballots, one for each party. Voters are barred from participating in both the Democratic and the Republican primaries.
CPR News reported that Colorado's primary may result in delays, although early results are expected on the evening of Super Tuesday.
"We haven't held a presidential primary election in this state in 20 years, and our election model has completely changed since the last presidential primary election was held," the Secretary of State's Office official Dwight Shellman told CPR News.
Who does the polling say is ahead?
In the run up to Super Tuesday, the polling in Colorado is looking favorable for Sen. Bernie Sanders.
According to RealClearPolitics' accrual of the latest polling data, both Magellan and Data for Progress are both reporting Sanders in the lead, with respective spread of 12 and 14.
Sanders has an 87% chance of winning the most votes, according to FiveThirtyEight's election forecast.
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