| Date | Event | Vote / finance marker | Source basis | Evidence note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | General election for Colorado House District 16. | Final result not yet known. | SOS recount order | Official recount order confirms the election and later audit/canvass sequence. |
| 2024-11-14 | Late unofficial reporting shows Keltie ahead. | Keltie 20,640; Vigil 20,633; Keltie +7. |
KRDO retained capture | Unofficial reporting before the canvassed count used in the SOS recount order. |
| 2024-11-25 | SOS orders mandatory recount after El Paso County canvass results are submitted. | Keltie 20,641; Vigil 20,635; Keltie +6. |
SOS recount order PDF | The order contains an apparent 2025 date typo for canvass submission; context indicates 2024. |
| 2024-12-05 | SOS announces mandatory recount outcome. | Keltie 20,641; Vigil 20,638; Keltie +3; Keltie net 0, Vigil net +3. |
SOS recount outcome release | Official final certified result. |
| 2024-12-05 | Vigil says legal remedies may be available. | Vigil says recount brought race to a tie before canvass-board review reversed three Vigil votes. | Denver7 retained capture | This distinguishes recount retabulation from canvass-board adjudication, but county adjudication record remains missing. |
| 2024-12-05 | Campaign-finance report period closes. | Dec. 10 report period later indicates about $17,980.67 ending balance. |
TRACER filing-history/source-note analysis | Balance inferred from next election-cycle beginning balance on retained TRACER detail page. |
| 2024-12-10 | Vigil committee files the Dec. 10 report. | Period 2024-10-24 to 2024-12-05, filed 2024-12-10 11:45 PM. |
TRACER committee-detail filing history | Closest TRACER filing to the no-challenge decision. |
| 2024-12-11 | Vigil says she will not challenge the result. | Public reason: unresolved adjudication questions weighed against legal fight and personal/family toll. | Colorado Politics retained capture | Reported statement after consultation with legal experts, partner, and family. |
This chronology supports "lost by three votes" as the official final result. It does not support saying a later requested recount was plainly available after December 5 or that Vigil had enough liquid campaign cash to fund one.