C.R.S. § 1-45-112 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 45 / Section 1-45-112
1-45-112. Duties of municipal clerk
Status: repealed

1-45-112. Duties of municipal clerk. (1) The municipal clerk shall:

(a) Develop a filing and indexing system for their offices consistent with the purposes of this article;

(b) Keep a copy of any report or statement required to be filed by this article for a period of ten years from the date of filing. In the case of candidates who were elected, those candidate's reports and filings shall be kept for six years after the candidate leaves office.

(c) Make reports and statements filed under this article available to the public for inspection and copying no later than the end of the next business day after the date of filing. No information copied from such reports and statements shall be sold or used by any person for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for any commercial purpose.

(c.5) Make publicly available without charge on a website, or for in-person inspection, any reports, disclosures, or statements that are filed pursuant to this article 45 and are subject to the retention requirements set forth in subsection (1)(b) of this section. For an individual who submits an open records request involving such reports, disclosures, or statements, if printouts or photographs relating to such an open records request are requested, the municipal clerk may charge appropriate fees.

(d) Upon request by the secretary of state, transmit records and statements filed under this article to the secretary of state;

(e) Notify any person under their jurisdiction who has failed to fully comply with the provisions of this article and notify any person if a complaint has been filed with the secretary of state alleging a violation of this article.

(f) Repealed.

(2) The secretary of state shall reimburse the municipal clerk of each municipality at the rate of two dollars per candidate per election to help defray the cost of implementing this article.
C.R.S. § 1-7.5-104.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7.5 / Part 1 / Section 1-7.5-104.5
1-7.5-104.5. Ballots and supplies for mail voting
Status: in_force

1-7.5-104.5. Ballots and supplies for mail voting. (1) The county clerk and recorder or designated election official shall provide mail ballots, affidavits, certificates, envelopes, instruction cards, and other necessary supplies in the same manner as other election supplies are provided for in all elections and without cost to any eligible elector wishing to vote pursuant to this article.

(2) (a) The ballots must be in the same form as other official ballots for the same election.

(b) The approved form must include, at a minimum:

(I) Instructions to return a copy of identification with the ballot for first-time electors who are required to provide identification in accordance with section 1-2-501;

(I.5) Instructions on how the elector can provide identification and a signature for verification for first-time electors who do not have a signature stored in the statewide voter registration system;

(II) Information regarding the availability of accessible voting systems in elections coordinated by the county clerk and recorder;

(III) Information regarding how to vote and return the ballot or obtain a replacement; and

(IV) Instructions to include adequate postage.

(3) In counties including more than one state senatorial district or more than one state representative district, or both, mail ballots must be provided in a manner to be determined by the county clerk and recorder for each combination of state legislative districts. Distinctive markings or colors may be used to identify political subdivisions when such colors or distinctive markings will aid in the distribution and tabulation of the ballots. A complete ballot may consist of one or more pages or cards so long as each page or card is numbered and identified as provided for paper ballots in sections 1-5-407 and 1-5-410. This subsection (3) applies to ballots to be cast on voting machines as well as to paper ballots and ballot cards that can be electronically counted.

(4) (a) On the mail ballot instructions, the following statements must be printed: "All ballots are counted in the same manner." and "You must sign the affirmation on the envelope. Do not sign, initial, or print your name on the ballot."

(b) The mail ballot instructions shall contain information on how the elector may verify that his or her mail ballot has been received by the county clerk and recorder or designated election official as provided in section 1-7.5-207.
C.R.S. § 1-2-209.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 1-2-209.5
1-2-209.5. Absent uniformed services and overseas electors - simultaneous voter registratio
Status: repealed

1-2-209.5. Absent uniformed services and overseas electors - simultaneous voter registration and absentee ballot application - designated office - cooperation with military units. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-2-702 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 1-2-702
1-2-702. Conducting a voter registration drive
Status: in_force

1-2-702. Conducting a voter registration drive. (1) A voter registration drive organizer shall use the form of the voter registration application approved by the secretary of state by rule.

(2) A circulator working on a voter registration drive shall collect a voter registration application distributed by the voter registration drive and offered by an elector and deliver the application to the voter registration drive organizer. A voter registration drive organizer shall deliver the application to the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the elector resides according to the address indicated on the application. The application shall be delivered no later than fifteen business days after the application is signed, or, if the application is sent by mail, it shall be postmarked no later than fifteen business days after the application is signed; except that an application shall be delivered or mailed no later than the registration deadline set forth in section 1-2-201 (3).

(2.5) Within twenty-two days prior to an election, before accepting for delivery a voter registration application form from any elector, a circulator working on a voter registration drive shall inform the elector that, to vote in the upcoming election, the elector must submit an application for registration at a voter service and polling center or the elector's county clerk and recorder's office or through the online voter registration system established pursuant to section 1-2-202.5.

(3) A voter registration drive organizer shall not compensate a circulator working on the voter registration drive based on the number of voter registration applications the circulator distributes or collects.
C.R.S. § 1-12-122 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 1-12-122
1-12-122. Recalls subject to "Fair Campaign Practices Act"
Status: in_force

1-12-122. Recalls subject to "Fair Campaign Practices Act". Recall elections are subject to the appropriate sections of article 45 of this title.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-203 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 2 / Section 1-13.5-203
1-13.5-203. Registration records for local government elections - costs
Status: in_force

1-13.5-203. Registration records for local government elections - costs. (1) No later than the fortieth day preceding the date of a scheduled local government election, the designated election official shall order the registration records from the county clerk and recorder. The designated election official shall order either:

(a) An initial list of the registered electors as of the thirtieth day prior to the election, with a supplemental list to be provided on the twentieth day; or

(b) A complete list of registered electors as of the sixth day prior to the election.

(2) The county clerk and recorder shall certify and make available to the designated election official a complete copy of the list of the registered electors of the local government that has territorial boundaries located within the county and is involved in the election. If a supplemental list is provided pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section, the county clerk and recorder shall certify and make available to the designated election official the supplemental list of eligible electors who became eligible since the earlier list was certified. These lists substitute for the original registration record.

(3) The registration list that is certified thirty days before the election pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section must contain the names and addresses of all registered electors residing within the local government at the close of business on the fortieth day preceding the election. The supplemental registration list for each local government that is certified no later than twenty days before the election must contain the names and addresses of all eligible electors residing within the local government at the close of business on the twenty-second day prior to the election. If a supplemental list is provided, it must contain the names and addresses of all eligible electors who became eligible during the period since the initial registration list was certified through the close of business on the twenty-second day preceding the election.

(4) Costs for the lists required to be obtained under this section must be assessed by the county clerk and recorder and paid by the local government holding the election. The fee for furnishing the lists shall be no less than twenty-five dollars for the entire list or no more than one cent for each name contained on the registration list, whichever is greater.

(5) The designated election official may cancel an order for the list if the election is canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513 and the county clerk and recorder has not already prepared the list.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-801 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 8 / Section 1-13.5-801
1-13.5-801. Use of electronic voting system
Status: in_force

1-13.5-801. Use of electronic voting system. An electronic voting system may be used in any local government election if the governing body authorizes its use.
C.R.S. § 1-4-1303 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 13 / Section 1-4-1303
1-4-1303. Qualifications to nominate by constitution or bylaws
Status: in_force

1-4-1303. Qualifications to nominate by constitution or bylaws. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, a minor political party qualifies as a minor political party if the party satisfies the requirements of section 1-4-1302 or any one of the following conditions:

(a) Any of its candidates for any office voted on statewide in either of the last two preceding general elections received at least five percent of the total votes cast for such office.

(b) One thousand or more registered electors are affiliated with the minor political party prior to April 1 of the election year for which the minor political party seeks to nominate candidates.

(2) A minor political party shall continue to be qualified as a minor political party if:

(a) A candidate of the party for statewide office has received at least one percent of the total votes cast for any statewide office in either of the last two preceding general elections; or

(b) One thousand or more registered electors are affiliated with the minor political party prior to April 1 in either of the last two preceding general elections for which the party seeks to nominate candidates.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1312, § 11, effective April 22, 2003.)
C.R.S. § 1-40-108 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 40 / Section 1-40-108
1-40-108. Petition - time of filing
Status: in_force

1-40-108. Petition - time of filing. (1) No petition for any ballot issue is of any effect unless filed with the secretary of state within six months from the date that the titles and submission clause have been fixed and determined pursuant to the provisions of sections 1-40-106 and 1-40-107 and unless filed with the secretary of state no later than three months before the election at which it is to be voted upon. A petition for a ballot issue for the election to be held in November of odd-numbered years must be filed with the secretary of state no later than three months before such odd-year election. All filings under this section must be made by the close of business on the day of filing.

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 433, § 6, effective May 8, 1995.)
C.R.S. § 1-11-216 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 1-11-216
1-11-216. Judgment in contests for county and nonpartisan elections
Status: in_force

1-11-216. Judgment in contests for county and nonpartisan elections. The district court shall pronounce judgment on whether the contestee or any other person was legally elected to the contested office or on whether the ballot issue or ballot question was enacted. The court's judgment declaring a person elected entitles that person to take office when the term of office begins, upon proper qualification. If the judgment is against a contestee who has received a certificate, the judgment annuls the certificate. If the court finds that no person was legally elected, the judgment shall set aside the election and declare a vacancy in the office contested.
C.R.S. § 1-45-105 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 45 / Section 1-45-105
1-45-105. Voluntary campaign spending limits
Status: repealed

1-45-105. Voluntary campaign spending limits. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-1206 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 12 / Section 1-13.5-1206
1-13.5-1206. Refusal to answer questions or take oath
Status: in_force

1-13.5-1206. Refusal to answer questions or take oath. If the challenged person refuses to answer fully any question which is put to him or her as provided in section 1-13.5-1204 or refuses to take the oath or affirmation tendered as provided in section 1-13.5-1205, the election judges shall reject the challenged person's vote.
C.R.S. § 1-4-903 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 9 / Section 1-4-903
1-4-903. Approval of petition
Status: in_force

1-4-903. Approval of petition. No petition shall be circulated until it has been approved as meeting the requirements of this section as to form. The secretary of state or the official with whom the petitions are to be filed shall approve or disapprove a petition as to form by the close of the second business day following submission of the proposed petition. The secretary of state or official, as applicable, shall mail or e-mail written notice of the action taken to the person who submitted the petition on the day the action is taken.
C.R.S. § 1-6-103.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 6 / Section 1-6-103.5
1-6-103.5. Recommendations by minor political parties
Status: in_force

1-6-103.5. Recommendations by minor political parties. No later than sixty days before a primary or general election, the county chairperson or other authorized official of a minor political party may certify to the county clerk and recorder an initial list of the names and addresses of registered electors recommended to serve as election judges in the county. If the list contains more than one name, the order of preference must be indicated. The county clerk and recorder shall select election judges from the party according to such order of preference, if indicated.
C.R.S. § 1-1.5-105 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 1.5 / Section 1-1.5-105
1-1.5-105. Complaint procedure
Status: in_force

1-1.5-105. Complaint procedure. (1) Subject to the requirements of this section, in accordance with section 402 of HAVA, the secretary may establish by rule a uniform administrative complaint procedure to remedy grievances brought under Title III of HAVA.

(2) Any rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must provide for, but need not be limited to, the following:

(a) A uniform and nondiscriminatory complaint procedure;

(b) Authorization for any person who believes that there is a violation of Title III of HAVA, including a violation that has occurred, is occurring, or that is about to occur, to file a complaint;

(c) A description by the complainant in his or her complaint of the alleged violation with particularity and a reference to the section of HAVA alleged to have been violated;

(d) A requirement that the complaint be filed no later than one year from the date of either the occurrence of the alleged violation or of the election giving rise to the complaint, whichever is later;

(e) A requirement that each complaint be in writing and notarized, signed, and sworn by the person filing the complaint;

(f) Authorization for the secretary to consolidate two or more complaints;

(g) At the request of the complainant, a hearing on the record;

(h) Authorization for the secretary to provide an appropriate remedy if the secretary determines that any provision of Title III of HAVA has been violated or to dismiss the complaint and publish the results of his or her review if the secretary determines that no provision of Title III of HAVA has been violated;

(i) A final determination on the complaint by the secretary prior to the expiration of the ninety-day period that begins on the date the complaint is filed, unless the complainant consents to an extension of time for making such determination;

(j) Resolution of the complaint within sixty days under an alternative dispute resolution procedure that the secretary shall establish in accordance with the requirements of this section if the secretary fails to satisfy the applicable deadline specified in paragraph (i) of this subsection (2), and the availability of the record and any other materials from any proceedings conducted under the complaint procedures established for use under such alternative dispute resolution procedures;

(k) Authorization for the secretary to conduct a preliminary review of any complaint submitted to him or her and to dismiss any complaint that he or she finds is not supported by credible evidence; and

(l) Recovery by the secretary of the costs of the proceeding against any complainant who files a complaint that, in connection with the final determination by the secretary pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subsection (2), is found, on the basis of clear and convincing evidence, to be frivolous, groundless, or vexatious.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(a) No complaint shall be brought pursuant to the procedure created by this section unless the complaint alleges a violation of Title III of HAVA;

(b) Proceedings for the resolution of a complaint brought pursuant to this section shall not be considered an adjudication under article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.; and

(c) The procedures created by this section shall constitute the exclusive administrative remedy for a violation of Title III of HAVA.

(4) Any person aggrieved by a final determination by the secretary acting pursuant to paragraph (i) of subsection (2) of this section may appeal the secretary's determination to the district court in and for the city and county of Denver within thirty days of the date of the determination.
C.R.S. § 1-13-711 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 7 / Section 1-13-711
1-13-711. Interference with voter while voting
Status: in_force

1-13-711. Interference with voter while voting. Any person who interferes with any voter who is inside the immediate voting area or is marking a ballot or operating a voting device or electronic voting device at any election provided by law upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
C.R.S. § 1-5-703 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 7 / Section 1-5-703
1-5-703. Accessibility of polling locations to persons with disabilities
Status: in_force

1-5-703. Accessibility of polling locations to persons with disabilities. (1) Each polling location shall comply fully with the current "ADA standards for accessible design" set forth in 28 CFR 36 and promulgated in accordance with the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", as amended, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and no barrier shall impede the path of electors with disabilities to the voting booth.

(2) Emergency polling locations and in-person voting at county jails or detention centers are exempt from compliance with this section.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a designated election official shall only select as polling locations such sites that meet the standards of accessibility set forth in subsection (1) of this section.

(4) Before selecting polling locations, the designated election official shall submit to the secretary of state an accessibility survey in the form prescribed by the secretary of state identifying the criteria for selecting accessible polling locations and applying the criteria to proposed polling locations.
C.R.S. § 1-12-120.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 1-12-120.5
1-12-120.5. Reimbursement for recall election expenses
Status: in_force

1-12-120.5. Reimbursement for recall election expenses. A political subdivision shall reimburse the office of the county clerk and recorder for reasonable expenses incurred by the county clerk and recorder in performing duties relating to the recall of an incumbent of the political subdivision under this part 1.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-805 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 8 / Section 1-13.5-805
1-13.5-805. Instructions to vote
Status: in_force

1-13.5-805. Instructions to vote. In case any eligible elector, after commencing to vote, asks for further instructions concerning the manner of voting, an election judge shall give such instructions to the elector; but no judge or other election officer or person assisting such elector shall request, suggest, or seek to persuade or induce any such elector to vote for any particular candidate or for or against any particular ballot issue or ballot question. After receiving such instructions, the elector shall vote as in the case of an unassisted voter.
C.R.S. § 1-10-202 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 10 / Part 2 / Section 1-10-202
1-10-202. Canvass of votes in coordinated elections
Status: in_force

1-10-202. Canvass of votes in coordinated elections. For any election coordinated by the county clerk and recorder, the canvass board shall be appointed in accordance with the intergovernmental agreement between the governing bodies holding the election.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-406 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 4 / Section 1-13.5-406
1-13.5-406. Removal of judges
Status: in_force

1-13.5-406. Removal of judges. The designated election official may summarily remove any election judge who neglects his or her duty, or commits, encourages, or connives at any fraud in connection therewith, or violates any election laws, or knowingly permits others to do so, or has been convicted of any felony, or violates his or her oath, or commits any act that interferes or tends to interfere with a fair and honest election. An election judge has no cause of action against a local government or designated election official arising from removal from office pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 1-2-509 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 1-2-509
1-2-509. Reviewing voter registration applications - notification
Status: in_force

1-2-509. Reviewing voter registration applications - notification. (1) Upon receipt of an application, if the applicant resides in a county other than the county receiving the application, the county clerk and recorder shall within five days transmit the application to the clerk and recorder of the applicant's county; except that, if the application is received thirty days or less before an election, the application shall be transmitted as expeditiously as possible.

(2) Upon receipt of an application, the county clerk and recorder shall verify that the application is complete and accurate. If the application is complete and accurate, the county clerk and recorder shall notify the applicant of the registration. If the application is not complete or is inaccurate, the county clerk and recorder shall notify the applicant, stating the additional information required.

(3) (a) Within ten business days after receipt of the application, the county clerk and recorder shall notify each applicant of the disposition of the application by nonforwardable mail and proceed in accordance with paragraph (b) of this subsection (3).

(b) (I) If within twenty business days after receipt of the application the notification is returned to the county clerk and recorder as undeliverable, the applicant shall not be registered.

(II) If the notification is not returned within twenty business days as undeliverable, then the applicant shall be deemed registered as of the date of the application; except that, if the applicant was notified that the application was not complete, then the applicant is deemed registered as of the date of the application if the additional information is provided at any time prior to the actual voting. If such applicant does not provide the additional information necessary to make his or her application complete and accurate within twenty-four months after notification is sent pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the applicant must reapply in order to be registered.

(III) If the notification is returned to the county clerk and recorder as undeliverable after twenty days after receipt of the application, the county clerk and recorder shall mark the applicant's registration record "Inactive" and send a confirmation card.

(4) This section does not apply to voter registrations received pursuant to section 1-2-213, 1-2-213.3, or 1-2-502.5.
C.R.S. § 1-5-623 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 6 / Section 1-5-623
1-5-623. Purchase of new electromechanical voting systems - approval of secretary of stat
Status: repealed

1-5-623. Purchase of new electromechanical voting systems - approval of secretary of state - rules. (1) and (2) Repealed.

(3) (a) No political subdivision may purchase a new electromechanical voting system or any related component of such system without obtaining the prior approval of the secretary of state for such purchase.

(b) Subject to the requirements of subsection (3)(a) of this section, if a political subdivision desires to purchase a new electromechanical voting system or any related component of an electromechanical voting system, the political subdivision shall submit a written application to the secretary of state for approval of the purchase. The political subdivision shall apply by means of any forms or procedures established by the secretary. The secretary shall approve or deny the application in writing within thirty days of receiving the application.

(4) The secretary of state shall promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., as may be necessary to administer and enforce any requirement of this section, including any rules necessary to specify permissible conditions of use governing electronic voting devices or systems or related components of such devices or systems in accordance with the requirements of this part 6.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-1405 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 14 / Section 1-13.5-1405
1-13.5-1405. Trial and appeals
Status: in_force

1-13.5-1405. Trial and appeals. Immediately after the joining of issue, the district court shall fix a date for the trial to commence, which date shall not be more than twenty days nor less than ten days after the joining of issue. The trial takes precedence over all other business in the court. The testimony may be oral or by depositions taken before any officer authorized to take depositions. Any depositions taken to be used upon the trial of such contest may be taken upon four days' notice. The district judge shall cause the testimony to be taken in full and filed in the cause. The trial of such causes must be conducted according to the rules and practice of the district court. Such proceedings may be reviewed and finally adjudicated by the supreme court of this state, if application to that court is made by either party and if the supreme court is willing to assume jurisdiction of the case.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-603 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 6 / Section 1-13.5-603
1-13.5-603. Judges open ballot box first
Status: in_force

1-13.5-603. Judges open ballot box first. In polling places that use an electronic voting system or paper ballots, the election judges, immediately before the opening of the polls, shall open the ballot box in the presence of the people assembled in the polling place, turn it upside down so as to empty it of all of its contents, and then lock it securely. The ballot box must not be reopened until the time for counting the ballots it contains.
C.R.S. § 1-2-202 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 1-2-202
1-2-202. Registration by county clerk and recorder
Status: repealed

1-2-202. Registration by county clerk and recorder. (1) The county clerk and recorder shall register any eligible elector residing in any precinct in the state of Colorado who appears in person at any office regularly maintained by the county clerk and recorder and staffed by regular employees at any time. If the elector resides in a county other than where he or she is registering, the registration shall be forwarded to the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the elector resides.

(2) Each municipal clerk shall serve as a deputy registrar. The municipal clerk shall register any eligible elector who appears in person at the municipal clerk's primary office at any time during which registration is permitted in the office of the county clerk and recorder. The municipal clerk shall deliver the new registration records to the office of the county clerk and recorder either in person or by mail no later than the tenth day of each month for the month immediately prior and in person on the day following the last day for registration preceding any election for which registration is required.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 1753, § 8, effective January 1, 1995.)

(4) If the county clerk and recorder finds that a precinct is composed of three percent or more non-English-speaking eligible electors, the county clerk and recorder shall take affirmative action to recruit full-time or part-time staff members who are fluent in the language used by the eligible electors and in English. The action shall be conducted through voluntarily donated public service notices in the media, including newspapers, radio, and television, particularly those media which serve those non-English-speaking persons.

(5) Repealed.

(6) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 471, § 3, effective July 1, 1997.)

(7) Registration records for any election shall include all those electors who have registered up to and including election day.
C.R.S. § 1-11-201 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 1-11-201
1-11-201. Causes of contest
Status: in_force

1-11-201. Causes of contest. (1) The election of any candidate to any office may be contested on any of the following grounds:

(a) That the candidate elected is not eligible to hold the office for which elected;

(b) That illegal votes were received or legal votes rejected at the polls in sufficient numbers to change the result of the election;

(c) That an election judge or canvass board has made an error in counting or declaring the result of an election that changed the result of the election;

(d) That an election judge, canvass board, or member of a canvass board has committed malconduct, fraud, or corruption that changed the result of the election; or

(e) That, for any reason, another candidate was legally elected to the office.

(2) For the purpose of this part 2, if the election or nomination of either the governor or lieutenant governor is found to be invalid for any reason, the finding shall not in any way be construed to invalidate the election or nomination of the other joint candidate.

(3) The result of any election to determine a ballot issue or ballot question may be contested on any of the following grounds:

(a) That illegal votes were received or legal votes were rejected at the polls in sufficient numbers to change the result of the election;

(b) That an election judge or canvass board has made an error in counting or declaring the result of an election that changed the result of the election; or

(c) That an election judge, canvass board, or member of a canvass board has committed misconduct, fraud, or corruption that changed the result of the election.

(4) In addition to the grounds set forth in subsection (3) of this section, the result of any election to determine a ballot issue that includes approval of the creation of any debt or other financial obligation may be contested if the notice required by section 1-7-908 is not provided in accordance with that section or contains any material misstatement of the information required to be set forth in the notice.
C.R.S. § 1-13-401 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 4 / Section 1-13-401
1-13-401. Bribery of petition signers
Status: in_force

1-13-401. Bribery of petition signers. Any person who offers or, with knowledge of the same, permits any person to offer for his or her benefit any bribe or promise of gain to an elector to induce him or her to sign any petition or other election paper or any person who accepts any bribe or promise of gain of any kind in the nature of a bribe as consideration for signing the same, whether such bribe or promise of gain in the nature of a bribe is offered or accepted before or after signing upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
C.R.S. § 1-6-115 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 6 / Section 1-6-115
1-6-115. Compensation of judges
Status: in_force

1-6-115. Compensation of judges. (1) In all elections, including primary and general elections, each election judge serving in the precincts on election day shall receive not less than five dollars as compensation for services provided as judge at any election. At the discretion of the county clerk and recorder or designated election official, a student election judge appointed pursuant to the provisions of this article may receive the same compensation received by an election judge but, in any case, not less than seventy-five percent of the compensation received by an election judge for service provided as a judge at any election.

(2) In addition to the compensation provided by subsection (1) of this section, each election judge and student election judge may be paid expenses and reasonable compensation for attending election schools which may be established by the county clerk and recorder or the designated election official. Each supervisor judge appointed by the county clerk and recorder shall be reimbursed no less than five dollars for attending a special school of instruction.

(2.5) The supervisor judge and, for partisan elections, the second election judge selected in accordance with section 1-6-109.5 (4)(b), shall be paid no less than four dollars for returning the election supplies, election equipment, and the ballots to the designated election official. The person providing the transportation may be paid a mileage allowance, to be set by the designated election official but not to exceed the mileage rate authorized for county officials and employees, for each mile necessarily traveled in excess of ten miles in going to and returning from the office of the designated election official.

(3) Compensation for election judges shall be determined and paid by the governing body calling the election. Compensation for all judges shall be uniform throughout a particular political subdivision, except:

(a) The compensation of student election judges shall be set in conformity with subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) A county is not required to compensate a county employee serving as an election judge in accordance with this section.

(4) Election judges must give the designated election officials their social security numbers in order to receive compensation; however, service as an election judge shall not be considered employment pursuant to articles 70 to 82 of title 8, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 1-13-114 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 1 / Section 1-13-114
1-13-114. Failure to comply with requirements of secretary of state
Status: in_force

1-13-114. Failure to comply with requirements of secretary of state. (1) Any person who willfully interferes or willfully refuses to comply with the rules, orders, or acceptable use policy for the statewide voter registration system of the secretary of state or the secretary of state's designated agent in the carrying out of the powers and duties prescribed in section 1-1-107 commits a class 1 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.

(2) Any person who willfully interferes with any person in notifying or obstructs any person from notifying the department of state of a potential violation of subsection (1) of this section when the person reasonably believes that a violation of subsection (1) of this section has occurred or will occur, or retaliates therefore, upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
C.R.S. § 1-5-101.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 1-5-101.5
1-5-101.5. Precinct numbering
Status: in_force

1-5-101.5. Precinct numbering. (1) There is hereby created a precinct numbering system that shall be used by the county clerk and recorder of each county of the state in numbering election precincts established in accordance with section 1-5-101. The precinct numbering system created pursuant to this section shall not be used until the reapportionment of senatorial and representative districts required to be conducted after the 2000 federal census pursuant to section 48 of article V of the Colorado constitution is completed, but the precinct numbering system shall be implemented by each county clerk and recorder no later than July 1, 2002.

(2) Any election precinct established pursuant to the provisions of section 1-5-101 shall be numbered with a ten digit number as follows:

(a) The first digit of the precinct number shall consist of the number of the congressional district in which the precinct is contained.

(b) The second and third digits of the precinct number shall consist of the number of the state senatorial district in which the precinct is contained. If the state senatorial district consists of one digit, such digit shall be preceded by a zero for purposes of the precinct number.

(c) The fourth and fifth digits of the precinct number shall consist of the number of the state representative district in which the precinct is contained. If the state representative district consists of one digit, such digit shall be preceded by a zero for purposes of the precinct number.

(c.5) The sixth and seventh digits of the precinct number shall consist of the number assigned by the secretary of state to represent the county in which the precinct is contained.

(d) The last three digits of the precinct number shall consist of an individual precinct number as determined by the county clerk and recorder.

(3) Any changes in election precinct numbering required pursuant to this section shall be completed and reported by the county clerk and recorder to the secretary of state in accordance with section 1-5-103 (3).
C.R.S. § 1-5-207 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 2 / Section 1-5-207
1-5-207. Court-ordered elections
Status: in_force

1-5-207. Court-ordered elections. (1) When an election is ordered by the court for a special district, the court shall authorize the designated election official to give notice as provided in the order.

(2) For an organizational election, the notice by publication shall include the purposes of the election, the estimated operating and debt service mill levies and fiscal year spending for the first year following organization, and the boundaries of the special district. The notice by publication shall recite the election date, which shall be not less than ten days after publication of the election notice.

(3) For a dissolution election, the notice by publication shall include the plan for dissolution or a summary of the plan and the place where a member of the public may inspect or obtain a copy of the complete plan. The notice by publication shall recite the election date, which shall be not less than ten days after publication of the election notice.
C.R.S. § 1-4-1405 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 14 / Section 1-4-1405
1-4-1405. Coordinated or general election ballot
Status: in_force

1-4-1405. Coordinated or general election ballot. (1) Any ballot question that seeks to lengthen, shorten, or eliminate the limitations on terms of office for a district attorney shall only be submitted to the voters of a judicial district at a coordinated or general election.

(2) Any such ballot question shall appear on the official ballot used in each county in a judicial district and shall be a separate question from any other ballot questions seeking to lengthen, shorten, or eliminate the limitations on terms of office for any other elected officials.
C.R.S. § 1-13-402 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 4 / Section 1-13-402
1-13-402. Tampering with nomination papers - nomination petitions
Status: in_force

1-13-402. Tampering with nomination papers - nomination petitions. (1) Any person who, being in possession of any petition, certificate of nomination, or letter of acceptance, declination, or withdrawal, wrongfully or willfully destroys, defaces, mutilates, suppresses, neglects to file, or fails to cause to be filed the same within the prescribed time or who files any such paper knowing the same, or any part thereof, to be falsely made or who adds, amends, alters, or in any way changes the information on the petition as written by a signing elector upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.

(2) Any person who willfully destroys, defaces, mutilates, or suppresses any nomination petition or who willfully neglects to file or delays the delivery of the nomination petition or who conceals or removes any petition from the possession of the person authorized by law to have the custody thereof, or who aids, counsels, procures, or assists any person in doing any of said acts upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
C.R.S. § 1-2-403 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 4 / Section 1-2-403
1-2-403. Training and registration materials for high school deputy registrars - processi
Status: in_force

1-2-403. Training and registration materials for high school deputy registrars - processing applications. (1) The county clerk and recorder shall train and supervise the high school deputy registrars, and, after training is completed, shall administer the oath of office to the high school deputy registrars.

(2) The county clerk and recorder shall issue sufficient materials to each high school deputy registrar for the registration or preregistration of all eligible students, employees, and other persons at the high school which the high school deputy registrar serves. The high school deputy registrar shall give a receipt to the county clerk and recorder for all materials issued.

(3) (a) The high school deputy registrar shall stamp the application for registration or preregistration with a validation stamp and provide the applicant with a receipt verifying the application.

(b) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b), the high school deputy registrar shall forward applications and changes on a weekly basis to the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the high school is located.

(II) (A) During the last week allowed for registration applications submitted by mail prior to any election, the high school deputy registrar shall forward applications daily to the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the high school is located.

(B) Within eight days prior to an election, a high school deputy registrar shall accept an application tendered under this section and shall immediately inform the applicant that, to vote in the upcoming election, the voter must go to a voter service and polling center.

(4) Upon receipt of an application, the county clerk and recorder shall determine if the application is complete. If the county clerk and recorder determines that the application is complete, the applicant shall be deemed registered or preregistered as of the date of application. If the county clerk and recorder determines that the application is not complete, the county clerk and recorder shall notify the applicant, stating the additional information required. The applicant shall be deemed registered or preregistered as of the date of application when the additional information is provided any time prior to the actual voting.
C.R.S. § 1-4-902 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 9 / Section 1-4-902
1-4-902. Form of petition
Status: in_force

1-4-902. Form of petition. (1) The signatures to a petition need not all be appended to one paper, but no petition is legal that does not contain the requisite number of names of eligible electors whose names do not appear on any other petition previously filed for the same office under this section.

(2) At the top of each page shall be printed, in bold-faced type, the following:

WARNING:

IT IS AGAINST THE LAW:

For anyone to sign this petition with any name other than one's own or to knowingly sign one's name more than once for the same candidate or to knowingly sign the petition when not a registered elector.

Do not sign this petition unless you are an eligible elector. To be an eligible elector you must be registered to vote and eligible to vote in (name of political subdivision) elections.

Do not sign this petition unless you have read or have had read to you the proposed nomination petition in its entirety and understand its meaning.

(3) Directly following the warning in subsection (2) of this section shall be printed in bold-faced type the following:

Petition to nominate (name of person sought to be elected to) the office of (title of office).
C.R.S. § 1-7-506.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7 / Part 5 / Section 1-7-506.5
1-7-506.5. Testing of voting systems and tabulating equipment
Status: repealed

1-7-506.5. Testing of voting systems and tabulating equipment. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-5-101 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 1-5-101
1-5-101. Establishing precincts and polling places for partisan elections
Status: repealed

1-5-101. Establishing precincts and polling places for partisan elections. (1) Subject to approval by the board of county commissioners, the county clerk and recorder of each county shall divide the county into as many election precincts for all general, primary, and congressional vacancy elections as is convenient for the eligible electors of the county and shall designate the place for each precinct at which elections are to be held. In establishing boundaries, the board of county commissioners shall take into consideration natural and artificial boundaries that meet the requirements of the United States bureau of the census. The precincts shall be numbered in accordance with section 1-5-101.5. Changes in the precinct boundaries of a county shall be made only within the district boundaries of each representative and senatorial district.

(2) Repealed.

(3) (a) Every county clerk and recorder, subject to approval by the board of county commissioners, shall establish at least one precinct for every one thousand five hundred active eligible electors in the county at the time of the most recent federal decennial census. However, the county clerk and recorder, subject to approval by the board, may establish one precinct for every two thousand active eligible electors.

(b) The precincts established by the county clerk and recorder in subsection (3)(a) of this section need not be modified until the precincts have more than twice as many active eligible electors as they did at the time of the most recent federal decennial census, or when they were established by the county clerk and recorder, whichever is later.

(4) Repealed.

(5) Notwithstanding section 1-5-103, and except as otherwise required by federal law, in order to facilitate the preparation of a computerized database for use in the redistricting process that will take place after the decennial census in years ending in the number zero, the precinct boundaries established by the county clerk and recorder of each county, subject to approval by the board of county commissioners, that are used in the general election in years ending in the number eight shall remain in effect until after the general election in years ending in the number zero; except that the precincts so established may be subdivided within the boundaries of the original precinct and adjacent precincts may be aggregated for purposes of data collection. In establishing precinct boundaries pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (5), county clerk and recorders and boards of county commissioners shall, to the extent reasonably possible, utilize natural and man-made boundaries that meet the requirements for visible features adopted by the United States bureau of the census. If the precinct boundaries used in the general election in years ending in the number eight are changed prior to the next general election in years ending in the number zero pursuant to federal law, the county clerk and recorders shall timely submit in writing to the director of research of the legislative council a list showing the precincts for which the boundaries have changed.

(6) Repealed.

(7) In any county, the county clerk and recorder may alter the precinct boundaries when necessary to ensure that no precinct is located in more than one county commissioner district.
C.R.S. § 1-6-106 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 6 / Section 1-6-106
1-6-106. Confirmation and acceptance of election judge appointment
Status: in_force

1-6-106. Confirmation and acceptance of election judge appointment. (1) The designated election official shall confirm the appointments of election judges by mailing each appointed election judge a certification of appointment and an acceptance form.

(2) The acceptance form shall contain:

(a) The statement of qualifications as prescribed in section 1-6-101; and

(b) A statement that, if the person appointed as an election judge either fails to file the acceptance form within seven days after the certification of appointment and acceptance form are mailed or fails to attend a class of instruction as required in section 1-6-101 (5), the designated election official may determine that a vacancy has been created.

(3) Each person appointed as an election judge shall file an acceptance form in the office of the designated election official within seven days after the certification of appointment and acceptance form have been mailed. If a person appointed as an election judge fails to file the acceptance form as described in subsection (2) of this section or fails to attend a class of instruction as required in section 1-6-101 (5), the designated election official may determine that a vacancy has been created.
C.R.S. § 1-7-101 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 1-7-101
1-7-101. Hours of voting on election day
Status: in_force

1-7-101. Hours of voting on election day. (1) (a) All polling locations must be open continuously from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on election day. If a full set of election judges is not present at the hour of 7 a.m. and it is necessary for judges to be appointed to conduct the election as provided in section 1-6-113, the election may commence when two judges who are not of the same political affiliation for partisan elections are present at any hour before the time for closing the polling locations. The polling locations shall remain open after 7 p.m. until every eligible elector who was at the polling location at or before 7 p.m. has been allowed to vote. Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, any person arriving after 7 p.m. is not entitled to vote.

(b) (I) Any person may petition the district court for the county in which a polling location is located for an order requiring a polling location to remain open after 7 p.m. on election day. The district court shall grant the petition upon a finding that access to or voting at the polling location has been substantially impaired due to inclement weather, equipment failure, technological problems, voter suppression activities, a shortage of supplies, or other exigent circumstance.

(II) If the condition impairing voting at or access to polling locations affects polling locations in more than one county, any person may petition the district court of the city and county of Denver for an order requiring the secretary of state to order all polling locations in all affected counties to remain open after 7 p.m. on election day. The district court shall grant the petition upon a finding that access to or voting at one or more polling locations in the affected counties has been substantially impaired due to inclement weather, equipment failure, technological problems, voter suppression activities, a shortage of supplies, or other exigent circumstance.

(III) If an order is issued in accordance with this subsection (1)(b), every eligible elector who was at a polling location affected by the order at or before the closing time specified in the order shall be allowed to vote. The court shall not order polling locations to remain open for more than an additional six hours.

(1.5) Each drop box must be open until 7 p.m. on election day. Each drop box must remain open after 7 p.m. until every eligible elector who was in line at the drop box at or before 7 p.m. has been allowed to deposit all ballots the person brought in the drop box, subject to the limitation set forth in section 1-7.5-107 (4)(b)(I)(B).

(2) Upon the opening of the polls, a proclamation shall be made by one of the judges that the polls are open, and, thirty minutes before the closing of the polls, a proclamation shall be made that the polls will close in thirty minutes.
C.R.S. § 1-5-503 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 5 / Section 1-5-503
1-5-503. Arrangement of voting equipment or voting booths and ballot boxes
Status: in_force

1-5-503. Arrangement of voting equipment or voting booths and ballot boxes. The voting equipment or voting booths and the ballot box shall be situated in the polling location so as to be in plain view of the election officials and watchers. No person other than the election officials and those admitted for the purpose of voting are permitted within the immediate voting area, which is considered as within six feet of the voting equipment or voting booths and the ballot box, except by authority of the election judges or the designated election official, and then only when necessary to keep order and enforce the law.
C.R.S. § 1-10.5-106 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 10.5 / Section 1-10.5-106
1-10.5-106. Request for recount by interested party - definition
Status: in_force

1-10.5-106. Request for recount by interested party - definition. (1) As used in this section, "interested party" means the candidate who lost the election, the political party or political organization of such candidate, any petition representative identified pursuant to section 1-40-113 for a ballot issue or ballot question that did not pass at the election, the governing body that referred a ballot question or ballot issue to the electorate if such ballot question or ballot issue did not pass at the election, or the agent of an issue committee that is required to report contributions pursuant to the "Fair Campaign Practices Act", article 45 of this title, that either supported a ballot question or ballot issue that did not pass at the election or opposed a ballot question or ballot issue that passed at the election.

(2) Whenever a recount is not required an interested party may submit a notarized written request for a recount to be conducted in accordance with section 1-10.5-102 at the expense of the interested party making the request. This request must be filed with the secretary of state, the county clerk and recorder, the designated election official, or other governing body that originally certified the candidate, ballot question, or ballot issue for the ballot no sooner than ten days or later than twenty-two days after any primary, general, coordinated, or recall election. A request under this section by an interested party may be made only once. The election official shall notify the political subdivision within which the election was held no later than the day following receipt of the request. Before conducting the recount, the election official who will conduct the recount shall determine the cost of the recount within four days of receiving the request to recount, but no later than twenty-four days following the election, and shall notify the interested party that requested the recount of the cost. If the request is filed with the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall determine the cost of the recount by adding the individual amounts determined by the political subdivisions conducting the recount. The interested party that requested the recount shall pay the cost of the recount by certified funds to the election official with whom the request for a recount was filed no later than twenty-seven days after the election. The funds must be placed in escrow for payment of all direct and indirect expenses, including staff time and related expenses, incurred by the county or secretary of state in the recount. If after the recount the result of the election is reversed in favor of the interested party that requested the recount or if the amended election count is such that a recount otherwise would have been required, the payment for expenses shall be refunded to the interested party that requested the recount. Any escrow amounts not refunded to the interested party that requested the recount must be paid to the election officials who conducted the recount. Any recount of votes pursuant to this section must be completed no later than the thirty-fifth day after any primary, general, coordinated, or recall election.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-508 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 5 / Section 1-13.5-508
1-13.5-508. Election expenses to be paid by local government
Status: in_force

1-13.5-508. Election expenses to be paid by local government. The cost of conducting a local government election, including the cost of printing and supplies, is to be paid by the local government for which the election is being held.
C.R.S. § 1-12-102 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 1-12-102
1-12-102. Limitations
Status: in_force

1-12-102. Limitations. (1) No recall petition may be circulated or filed against any elected officer until the officer has actually held office for at least six months following the last election, or six months following the assumption of office by an appointed official; except that a recall petition may be filed against any member of the general assembly at any time after the fifth day following the convening and organizing of the general assembly after the election or appointment of the official sought to be recalled.

(2) After one recall petition and election, no further petition may be filed against the same state or county officer during the term for which the officer was elected, unless the petitioners signing the petition equal fifty percent of the votes cast at the last preceding general election for all of the candidates for the office held by the officer.

(3) After one recall petition and election, no further petition may be filed against the same school board officer during the term for which the officer was elected, unless the petitioners signing the petition equal one and one-half times the number of signatures required on the first petition filed against the same officer.

(4) No recall petition may be circulated or filed against any elected officer whose office is up for election within six months.
C.R.S. § 1-10-105 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 10 / Part 1 / Section 1-10-105
1-10-105. Election results - certification by secretary of state
Status: in_force

1-10-105. Election results - certification by secretary of state. (1) After receiving, compiling, and totaling the final abstracts of votes cast for all elections from the counties, and after all mandatory recounts have been completed, the secretary of state shall prepare and certify the official statewide election results for all candidates, ballot issues, and ballot questions that the secretary of state certified for the ballot. The secretary of state shall prepare and certify the official statewide election results for any state-certified race that enters a requested recount after receiving, compiling, and totaling the amended abstract of votes cast from the counties involved in the recount. For each contest, the certified election results must show the total number of votes received, with subtotals for each county in which the candidate was on the ballot, and the ballot wording for each ballot issue and ballot question.

(2) In the event of tie votes, the secretary of state shall include the method of resolving votes and the final result in the statewide abstract of votes cast.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 480, § 7, effective July 1, 1999.)

(4) In the event that an accurate and verifiable determination of the count cannot be made and therefore the secretary of state is unable to certify the election of any candidate, the secretary shall issue a report indicating the nature of the irregularity rather than issue a certification.

(5) The secretary of state shall publish on a biennial basis an official abstract of votes cast for all statewide elections held in the year of the general election and include the odd-number year immediately preceding that general election. The abstract shall contain the following information:

(a) All information included in the statewide abstract of votes cast, as provided in subsection (1) of this section;

(b) The names of candidates elected to county offices and the offices for which they were elected, as furnished by the county clerk and recorders;

(c) The reconciled total number of active, registered voters in each county on election day;

(d) Based on the total number of registered voters, the percent of voter turnout in each county; and

(e) Any other information that the secretary of state determines would be interesting or useful to the electorate or other elected officials.

(6) Upon the request of a county clerk and recorder, the secretary of state shall furnish a copy of the complete official biennial statewide abstract of votes to the county clerk and recorder, at no charge, no later than June of the odd-numbered year immediately following the general election.
C.R.S. § 1-10-101.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 10 / Part 1 / Section 1-10-101.5
1-10-101.5. Duties of the canvass board
Status: in_force

1-10-101.5. Duties of the canvass board. (1) The canvass board shall:

(a) Reconcile the ballots cast in an election to confirm that the number of ballots counted in that election does not exceed the number of ballots cast in that election;

(b) Reconcile the ballots cast in each precinct in the county to confirm that the number of ballots cast does not exceed the number of registered electors in the precinct; and

(c) Certify the abstract of votes cast in any election and transmit the certification to the secretary of state. A majority of canvass board members' signatures shall be sufficient to certify the abstract of votes cast in any election. When unable to certify the abstract of votes by the majority of the board for any reason, the canvass board shall transmit the noncertified abstract of votes to the secretary of state along with a written report detailing the reason for noncertification.
C.R.S. § 1-5-102 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 1-5-102
1-5-102. Establishing precincts and voter service and polling centers for nonpartisan ele
Status: in_force

1-5-102. Establishing precincts and voter service and polling centers for nonpartisan elections. (1) For nonpartisan elections other than coordinated elections, no later than twenty-five days prior to the election, the designated election official, with the approval of the governing body with authority to call elections, shall divide the jurisdiction into as many election precincts as it deems expedient for the convenience of eligible electors of the jurisdiction and shall designate the polling place for each precinct. The election precincts shall consist of one or more whole general election precincts wherever practicable, and the designated election official and governing body shall cooperate with the county clerk and recorder and the board of county commissioners of their political subdivisions to accomplish this purpose. Wherever possible, the polling places shall be the same as those designated by the county for partisan elections.

(2) The county clerk and recorder, no later than one hundred twenty days prior to a regular special district election or regular election of any other political subdivision, shall prepare a map of the county showing the location of the voter service and polling centers and precinct boundaries utilized in the last November election. Copies of the map shall be available for inspection at the office of the county clerk and recorder and for distribution to the designated election official of each political subdivision.

(3) The county clerk and recorder shall maintain a list of owners or contact persons who, to the clerk's knowledge, may grant permission to political subdivisions to use the locations identified on the map for voter service and polling centers. The clerk shall, upon request of the designated election official of a political subdivision, provide a copy of the list, or a part of the list as requested by the designated election official.
C.R.S. § 1-13-716 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 7 / Section 1-13-716
1-13-716. Destroying, removing, or delaying delivery of election records
Status: in_force

1-13-716. Destroying, removing, or delaying delivery of election records. (1) No person shall willfully destroy, deface, or alter any ballot or any election records or willfully delay the delivery of any such ballots or election records, or take, carry away, conceal, or remove any ballot, ballot box, or election records from the polling location or drop-off location or from the possession of a person authorized by law to have the custody thereof, or aid, counsel, procure, advise, or assist any person to do any of the aforesaid acts.

(2) No election official who has undertaken to deliver the official ballots and election records to the county clerk and recorder shall neglect or refuse to do so within the time prescribed by law or shall fail to account fully for all official ballots and other records in his charge. Informality in the delivery of the ballots and election records shall not invalidate the vote of any precinct if such records are delivered prior to the canvassing of the votes by the county board of canvassers.

(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 1 misdemeanor.
C.R.S. § 1-7.5-107.2 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7.5 / Part 1 / Section 1-7.5-107.2
1-7.5-107.2. Manner of early voting - securing ballots cast during early voting
Status: in_force

1-7.5-107.2. Manner of early voting - securing ballots cast during early voting. (1) An eligible elector who receives a mail ballot may cast the ballot at a voter service and polling center prior to election day. Ballot boxes must be locked and sealed each night with a numbered seal under the supervision of the election judges or watchers, and the designated election official shall retain possession of the keys until he or she transfers the same to the counting place pursuant to section 1-7.5-203 for preparation to count and tabulate. When a seal is broken, the designated election official and a person who is not of the same political party as the designated election official shall record the number of the seal and maintain the seal along with an explanation of the reasons for breaking the seal.

(2) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), the voting machines, electronic voting machines, or ballot boxes must remain locked and secured with a numbered seal, and the tabulation of the votes cast must remain unknown until the time prescribed in section 1-7.5-202 for counting voters' ballots. Alternatively, except for electronic voting equipment and mail ballot boxes, the ballot boxes must be opened each night, and the voted ballots must be placed in a transfer case that is locked and secured with a numbered seal. A record must be maintained consisting of the date and seal number of each ballot box and transfer case until each ballot box and transfer case is transferred pursuant to section 1-7.5-203 for preparation for counting and tabulating. When a seal is broken, the designated election official and a person who is not of the same political party as the designated election official shall record the number of the seal and maintain the seal along with an explanation of the reasons for breaking the seal. During the time the voter service and polling center is not open, the designated election official shall have the custody and keys of any voting machine or electronic voting equipment being used for the casting of ballots.

(b) The designated election official shall place in a locked and secured location all direct record electronic voting machine cartridges that record votes cast on such voting machines. The tabulation of votes cast and recorded on such cartridges must remain unknown until the time prescribed in section 1-7.5-202 for counting ballots.
C.R.S. § 1-40-125 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 40 / Section 1-40-125
1-40-125. Mailing to electors
Status: in_force

1-40-125. Mailing to electors. (1) The requirements of this section shall apply to any ballot issue involving a local government matter arising under section 20 of article X of the state constitution, as defined in section 1-41-103 (4), for which notice is required to be mailed pursuant to section 20 (3)(b) of article X of the state constitution. A mailing is not required for a ballot issue that does not involve a local government matter arising under section 20 of article X of the state constitution, as defined in section 1-41-103 (4).

(2) Thirty days before a ballot issue election, political subdivisions shall mail at the least cost and as a package where districts with ballot issues overlap, a titled notice or set of notices addressed to "all registered voters" at each address of one or more active registered electors. Except for voter-approved additions, notices shall include only:

(a) The election date, hours, ballot title, text, and local election office address and telephone number;

(b) For proposed district tax or bonded debt increases, the estimated or actual total of district fiscal year spending for the current year and each of the past four years, and the overall percentage and dollar change;

(c) For the first full fiscal year of each proposed political subdivision tax increase, district estimates of the maximum dollar amount of each increase and of district fiscal year spending without the increase;

(d) For proposed district bonded debt, its principal amount and maximum annual and total district repayment cost, and the principal balance of total current district bonded debt and its maximum annual and remaining local district repayment cost;

(e) Two summaries, up to five hundred words each, one for and one against the proposal, of written comments filed with the election officer by thirty days before the election. No summary shall mention names of persons or private groups, nor any endorsements of or resolutions against the proposal. Petition representatives following these rules shall write this summary for their petition. The election officer shall maintain and accurately summarize all other relevant written comments.

(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a ballot issue that is subject to the provisions of section 1-40-124.5.
C.R.S. § 1-4-1007 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 10 / Section 1-4-1007
1-4-1007. Vacancies in minor party designation or nomination
Status: in_force

1-4-1007. Vacancies in minor party designation or nomination. Any vacancy in a nomination for a minor political party candidate occurring after the filing of the certificate of designation pursuant to section 1-4-1304 (3) and no later than seventy days before the general or congressional vacancy election, which is caused by the declination, death, disqualification, or withdrawal of any person nominated by the minor political party, may be filled by the person or persons designated in the constitution or bylaws of the minor political party to fill vacancies.
C.R.S. § 1-40-113 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 40 / Section 1-40-113
1-40-113. Form - representatives of signers
Status: in_force

1-40-113. Form - representatives of signers. (1) (a) Each section of a petition shall be printed on a form as prescribed by the secretary of state. No petition shall be printed, published, or otherwise circulated unless the form and the first printer's proof of the petition have been approved by the secretary of state. The designated representatives of the proponent are responsible for filing the printer's proof with the secretary of state, and the secretary of state shall notify the designated representatives whether the printer's proof is approved. Each petition section shall designate by name and mailing address two persons who shall represent the signers thereof in all matters affecting the same. The secretary of state shall assure that the petition contains only the matters required by this article and contains no extraneous material. All sections of any petition shall be prenumbered serially, and the circulation of any petition section described by this article other than personally by a circulator is prohibited. Any petition section circulated in whole or in part by anyone other than the person who signs the affidavit attached to the petition section shall be invalid. Any petition section that fails to conform to the requirements of this article or is circulated in a manner other than that permitted in this article shall be invalid.

(b) The secretary of state shall notify the proponents at the time a petition is approved pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) that the proponents must register an issue committee pursuant to section 1-45-108 (3.3) if two hundred or more petition sections are printed or accepted in connection with circulation of the petition.

(c) The secretary of state shall notify the proponents at the time a petition format for an initiated amendment to the state constitution is approved pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section of the number and boundaries of the state senate districts in existence and the number of registered electors in each state senate district at the time of approval.

(d) The secretary of state shall notify the director of research of the legislative council at the time a petition is approved pursuant to (1)(a) of this section.

(2) Any disassembly of a section of the petition which has the effect of separating the affidavits from the signatures shall render that section of the petition invalid and of no force and effect.

(3) Each section of the petition must include the affidavits required by section 1-40-111 (2), together with the sheets containing the signatures accompanying the same.
C.R.S. § 1-4-701 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 7 / Section 1-4-701
1-4-701. Party nominations to be made by convention
Status: in_force

1-4-701. Party nominations to be made by convention. (1) Any convention of delegates of a political party or any committee authorized by resolution of the convention may nominate candidates for vacancies to unexpired terms of representatives in congress and for presidential electors and also may select delegates to national political conventions.

(2) (a) The certificate of nomination shall contain the name of the office for which each person is nominated and the person's name and address and shall designate, in not more than three words, the political party which the convention or committee represents.

(b) No certificate of nomination shall contain the names of more candidates for any office than there are offices to fill. If any certificate does contain the names of more candidates than there are offices to fill, only those names which come first in order on the certificate and are equally numbered with the number of offices to be filled shall be taken as nominated. No person shall sign more than one certificate of nomination for any office.

(c) When the nomination is made by a committee, the certificate of nomination shall also contain a copy of the resolution passed at the convention which authorized the committee to make the nomination.

(d) In the case of presidential electors, the names of the candidates for president and vice president may be added to the name of the political party in the certificate of nomination.

(3) Certificates of nomination shall be received and filed with the secretary of state no later than sixty days before the general or congressional vacancy election.

(4) Any person nominated in accordance with this section by any of the major political parties shall be deemed to have accepted the nomination unless the candidate files with the secretary of state a written declination of the nomination no later than four days after the adjournment of the convention. The declination may be transmitted by facsimile transmission no later than four days after the adjournment of the convention. If the declination is transmitted by facsimile transmission, the original declination must also be filed and postmarked no later than ten days after the adjournment of the convention.
C.R.S. § 1-7.5-104 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7.5 / Part 1 / Section 1-7.5-104
1-7.5-104. Mail ballot elections - applicability - optional for political subdivisions othe
Status: in_force

1-7.5-104. Mail ballot elections - applicability - optional for political subdivisions other than a county. For all general, primary, odd-year, coordinated, recall, and congressional vacancy elections, the county clerk and recorder shall conduct the election by mail ballot under the supervision of, and subject to rules promulgated in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., by, the secretary of state.
C.R.S. § 1-5-608 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 6 / Section 1-5-608
1-5-608. Requirements - electronic voting systems - repeal
Status: repealed

1-5-608. Requirements - electronic voting systems - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-706 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 7 / Section 1-13.5-706
1-13.5-706. Judge to watch voting machines
Status: in_force

1-13.5-706. Judge to watch voting machines. The election judges shall designate at least one judge to be stationed beside the entrance to the voting machine or voting booth during the entire period of the election to see that it is properly closed after an elector has entered to vote. At such intervals as the judge deems proper or necessary, the judge shall examine the face of the machine to ascertain whether it has been defaced or injured, to detect the wrongdoer, and to repair any injury.
C.R.S. § 1-7-405 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7 / Part 4 / Section 1-7-405
1-7-405. Seal on voting machine
Status: repealed

1-7-405. Seal on voting machine. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-45-105.3 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 45 / Section 1-45-105.3
1-45-105.3. Contribution limits
Status: repealed

1-45-105.3. Contribution limits. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-12-118.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 1-12-118.5
1-12-118.5. Postelection protest of successor candidate qualification - procedure
Status: in_force

1-12-118.5. Postelection protest of successor candidate qualification - procedure. (1) (a) Within seventy-two hours after certification of results of a recall election conducted under this article, any elector who is registered in a political subdivision represented by an official subject to recall may file a protest using the procedures in section 1-1-113 alleging that the successor candidate who received the highest number of votes fails to qualify for the office. The protest must be filed in the district court in the county in which the petition determination was issued.

(b) Any protest filed under paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) takes precedence over all other nonemergency civil matters before the district court.

(2) If the court determines, pursuant to a protest filed under subsection (1) of this section, that the successor candidate against whom the protest is made fails to qualify, that individual may not take office. In such case, the office is deemed vacant and shall be filled according to law, including section 2 (3) of article V of the state constitution and part 2 of this article. The officer recalled in the recall election at which the unqualified successor was elected is ineligible to fill the vacancy.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-109 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 1 / Section 1-13.5-109
1-13.5-109. Construction
Status: in_force

1-13.5-109. Construction. Substantial compliance with the provisions or intent of this article is all that is required for the proper conduct of an election to which this article applies.
C.R.S. § 1-9-205 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 9 / Part 2 / Section 1-9-205
1-9-205. Refusal to answer questions or take oath
Status: repealed

1-9-205. Refusal to answer questions or take oath. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-703 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 7 / Section 1-13.5-703
1-13.5-703. Sample ballots, ballot labels, and instruction cards
Status: in_force

1-13.5-703. Sample ballots, ballot labels, and instruction cards. (1) Sample ballots must be produced for display at polling places in which voting machines are used and are subject to public inspection. The sample ballots must be arranged in the form of a diagram showing the front of the voting machine as it will appear after the official ballot labels are arranged on the voting machine for voting. The designated election official shall provide sample ballots for each polling place. The sample ballots must be delivered to the election judges and posted in the polling place for display on election day.

(2) The designated election official or his or her designee shall also prepare and place on each voting machine to be used in the polling place a set of official ballot labels arranged in the manner prescribed for the official election ballot to be used on voting machines. The designated election official shall deliver the required number of voting machines, equipped with the official ballot, to each polling place no later than the day prior to the day of election.

(3) Instruction cards to guide eligible electors in casting their ballots on voting machines must be supplied by the designated election official as provided in section 1-13.5-906.
C.R.S. § 1-7.5-101 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7.5 / Part 1 / Section 1-7.5-101
1-7.5-101. Short title
Status: in_force

1-7.5-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Mail Ballot Election Act".
C.R.S. § 1-7.5-111 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7.5 / Part 1 / Section 1-7.5-111
1-7.5-111. Report to the general assembly
Status: repealed

1-7.5-111. Report to the general assembly. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-2-206 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 1-2-206
1-2-206. Declaration of party affiliation
Status: repealed

1-2-206. Declaration of party affiliation. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-2-601 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 6 / Section 1-2-601
1-2-601. Withdrawal of registration
Status: in_force

1-2-601. Withdrawal of registration. At any time that registration is permitted in the county clerk and recorder's office, any person who desires to withdraw or cancel his or her own registration may do so by filing with the county clerk and recorder a self-affirmation of withdrawal of registration, and the self-affirmation shall be used as the record of evidence to cancel the elector's registration record.
C.R.S. § 1-13-704 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 7 / Section 1-13-704
1-13-704. Unlawfully permitting to vote
Status: in_force

1-13-704. Unlawfully permitting to vote. If at any election provided by law any judge of election knowingly and willfully permits any person to vote who is not entitled to vote at such election, such judge commits a class 1 misdemeanor.
C.R.S. § 1-40-109 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 40 / Section 1-40-109
1-40-109. Signatures required - withdrawal
Status: in_force

1-40-109. Signatures required - withdrawal. (1) (a) No petition for any initiated law is of any force or effect, nor shall the proposed law be submitted to the people of the state of Colorado for adoption or rejection at the polls, as is by law provided for, unless the petition for the submission of the initiated law is signed by the number of registered electors required by section 1 (2) of article V of the state constitution.

(b) No petition for any initiated amendment to the state constitution is of any force or effect, nor shall the initiated amendment to the state constitution be submitted to the people of the state of Colorado for adoption or rejection at the polls, as is by law provided for, unless the petition for the submission of the initiated amendment to the state constitution is signed by the number of registered electors required by the state constitution who reside in each state senate district in Colorado, so long as the total number of registered electors who have signed the petition is at least the number of registered electors required by section 1 (2) of article V of the state constitution. For purposes of this subsection (1)(b), the number and boundaries of the state senate districts are those in existence, and the number of registered electors in the state senate districts is those registered, at the time the form of the petition is approved for circulation in accordance with section 1-40-113 (1)(a).

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 433, § 7, effective May 8, 1995.)

(3) Any person who is a registered elector may sign a petition for any ballot issue for which the elector is eligible to vote. A registered elector who signs a petition may withdraw his or her signature from the petition by filing a written request for such withdrawal with the secretary of state at any time on or before the day that the petition is filed with the secretary of state.
C.R.S. § 1-5-702 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 7 / Section 1-5-702
1-5-702. Definitions
Status: in_force

1-5-702. Definitions. As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Accessible voter interface device" means a device that communicates voting instructions and the information on the ballot to an elector and allows the elector to select and vote for candidates, ballot questions, and ballot issues in accordance with the standards in section 1-5-704. A ballot marking device may be considered an accessible voter interface device.

(2) "Alternative formats" has the same meaning ascribed in the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", as amended, (Pub.L. 101-336), codified at 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., including specifically the technical assistance manuals promulgated thereunder.

(2.5) "Ballot marking device" means a device that allows an elector to mark a ballot card used in an electromechanical voting system and that meets the standards in section 1-5-704 (1)(o).

(3) "Tactile input device" means a device such as a keyboard with which an elector provides information to a voting system by touching the device.
C.R.S. § 1-2-218.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 1-2-218.5
1-2-218.5. Declaration of affiliation
Status: in_force

1-2-218.5. Declaration of affiliation. (1) The declaration of affiliation of each registered elector shall remain as recorded in the registration record until the elector changes or withdraws his or her affiliation.

(2) Any eligible elector who has not declared an affiliation with a political party or political organization must be designated on the registration records of the county clerk and recorder as "unaffiliated". Any unaffiliated eligible elector may, but is not required to, declare a political party affiliation when the elector desires to vote at a primary election, or the elector may declare his or her political party or political organization affiliation at any other time during which electors are permitted to register by submitting a letter or a form furnished by the county clerk and recorder, by mail, in person, or online in accordance with section 1-2-202.5. An unaffiliated eligible elector need not declare an affiliation to vote in a presidential primary election.
C.R.S. § 1-40-106.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 40 / Section 1-40-106.5
1-40-106.5. Single-subject requirements for initiated measures and referred constitutional a
Status: in_force

1-40-106.5. Single-subject requirements for initiated measures and referred constitutional amendments - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) Section 1 (5.5) of article V and section 2 (3) of article XIX of the state constitution require that every constitutional amendment or law proposed by initiative and every constitutional amendment proposed by the general assembly be limited to a single subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title;

(b) Such provisions were referred by the general assembly to the people for their approval at the 1994 general election pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 93-4;

(c) The language of such provisions was drawn from section 21 of article V of the state constitution, which requires that every bill, except general appropriation bills, shall be limited to a single subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title;

(d) The Colorado supreme court has held that the constitutional single-subject requirement for bills was designed to prevent or inhibit various inappropriate or misleading practices that might otherwise occur, and the intent of the general assembly in referring to the people section 1 (5.5) of article V and section 2 (3) of article XIX was to protect initiated measures and referred constitutional amendments from similar practices;

(e) The practices intended by the general assembly to be inhibited by section 1 (5.5) of article V and section 2 (3) of article XIX are as follows:

(I) To forbid the treatment of incongruous subjects in the same measure, especially the practice of putting together in one measure subjects having no necessary or proper connection, for the purpose of enlisting in support of the measure the advocates of each measure, and thus securing the enactment of measures that could not be carried upon their merits;

(II) To prevent surreptitious measures and apprise the people of the subject of each measure by the title, that is, to prevent surprise and fraud from being practiced upon voters.

(2) It is the intent of the general assembly that section 1 (5.5) of article V and section 2 (3) of article XIX be liberally construed, so as to avert the practices against which they are aimed and, at the same time, to preserve and protect the right of initiative and referendum.

(3) It is further the intent of the general assembly that, in setting titles pursuant to section 1 (5.5) of article V, the initiative title setting review board created in section 1-40-106 should apply judicial decisions construing the constitutional single-subject requirement for bills and should follow the same rules employed by the general assembly in considering titles for bills.
C.R.S. § 1-13-703 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 7 / Section 1-13-703
1-13-703. Tampering with statewide voter registration system, registration list, or pollbo
Status: in_force

1-13-703. Tampering with statewide voter registration system, registration list, or pollbook. (1) Any person who mutilates or erases any name, figure, or word in any registration list or pollbook; or who removes a registration list or pollbook or any part thereof from the place where it has been deposited with an intention to destroy the same, or to procure or prevent the election of any person, or to prevent any voter from voting; or who destroys any registration list or pollbook or part thereof commits a class 1 misdemeanor.

(2) Any person who knowingly accesses without authorization the statewide voter registration system commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 1-8.3-104 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 8.3 / Section 1-8.3-104
1-8.3-104. Role of secretary of state
Status: in_force

1-8.3-104. Role of secretary of state. (1) The secretary of state is the state official responsible for implementing this article and the state's responsibilities under the federal "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act", 52 U.S.C. sec. 20301 et seq.

(2) The secretary of state shall make available to covered voters information regarding voter registration procedures for covered voters and procedures for casting ballots. The secretary of state may delegate the responsibility under this subsection (2) only to the state office designated in compliance with section 102 (b)(1) of the federal "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act", 52 U.S.C. sec. 20302 (b)(1).

(3) The secretary of state shall establish an electronic transmission system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration materials, ballots, and other information under this article.

(4) The secretary of state shall:

(a) Develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including privacy and transmission envelopes and their electronic equivalents, authentication materials, and voting instructions, to be used with the ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in this state; and

(b) To the extent reasonably possible, coordinate with other states to carry out this subsection (4).

(5) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and content of a declaration for use by a covered voter to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to the voter's identity, eligibility to vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion of a ballot. The declaration shall be based on the declaration prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee ballot, as modified to be consistent with this article. The secretary of state shall ensure that a form for the execution of the declaration, including an indication of the date of execution of the declaration, is a prominent part of all balloting materials for which the declaration is required.
C.R.S. § 1-4-404 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 1-4-404
1-4-404. Nomination and acceptance of candidate
Status: in_force

1-4-404. Nomination and acceptance of candidate. Any person nominated in accordance with this article 4 shall file a written acceptance with the secretary of state by mail or hand delivery. The written acceptance must be postmarked or received by the secretary of state within four business days after the adjournment of the assembly. If an acceptance is not filed within the specified time, the candidate is deemed to have declined the nomination, and the nomination must be treated as a vacancy to be filled as provided in part 10 of this article 4.
C.R.S. § 1-7.5-116 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7.5 / Part 1 / Section 1-7.5-116
1-7.5-116. Applications for absentee ballot
Status: repealed

1-7.5-116. Applications for absentee ballot. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-10-106 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 10 / Part 1 / Section 1-10-106
1-10-106. Summary of election results - statewide elections - early voting
Status: repealed

1-10-106. Summary of election results - statewide elections - early voting. (1) (a) Within sixty days after a statewide election, the designated election official shall prepare and make available to the public a statement of the total number of votes cast in the election for each candidate and for and against each ballot issue and ballot question on the ballot certified by the designated election official pursuant to section 1-5-203.

(b) and (c) Repealed.

(2) The designated election official may charge a fee for a copy of the statement prepared pursuant to this section in an amount not to exceed the actual cost of making the copy.

(3) The designated election official shall retain all materials used to compile the statement required by this section for a period of at least twenty-five months.
C.R.S. § 1-2-507 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 1-2-507
1-2-507. Transmittal of voter registration applications - when
Status: in_force

1-2-507. Transmittal of voter registration applications - when. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a completed agency registration application accepted at a voter registration agency shall be transmitted to the county clerk and recorder not later than five days after the date of acceptance; except that, within twenty-two days before an election, a voter registration agency must transmit completed voter registration applications on a daily basis.

(2) Within eight days before an election, a voter registration agency shall accept the application and immediately inform the applicant that he or she must go to a voter service and polling center in order to vote in that election.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-903 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 9 / Section 1-13.5-903
1-13.5-903. Correction of errors
Status: in_force

1-13.5-903. Correction of errors. (1) The designated election official shall correct, without delay, any errors in publication or in sample or official ballots that are discovered or brought to the official's attention and that can be corrected without interfering with the timely distribution of the ballots.

(2) If it appears by verified petition of a candidate or the candidate's agent submitted to any district court that an error or omission occurred in the publication of the names or description of the candidates or in the printing of sample or official election ballots and the error has been brought to the attention of the designated election official and not been corrected, the court shall issue an order requiring the designated election official to correct the error immediately or to show cause why the error should not be corrected. Costs, including reasonable attorney fees, may be assessed in the discretion of the court against either party.

(3) If, before the date set for election, a duly nominated candidate withdraws by filing an affidavit of withdrawal with the designated election official, or dies and the fact of the death becomes known to the designated election official before the ballots are printed, the name of the candidate will not be printed on the ballots. If the ballots are already printed, the votes cast for the withdrawn or deceased candidate are invalid and will not be counted.
C.R.S. § 1-7-302 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7 / Part 3 / Section 1-7-302
1-7-302. Electors given only one ballot
Status: in_force

1-7-302. Electors given only one ballot. Election judges shall give to each eligible elector a single ballot after issuing vote credit to the elector in the statewide voter registration system created in section 1-2-301.
C.R.S. § 1-1.5-103 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 1.5 / Section 1-1.5-103
1-1.5-103. Conflict with federal law
Status: in_force

1-1.5-103. Conflict with federal law. If the secretary or a court of competent jurisdiction determines there is a conflict between this article or any other provision of this code and any provision of HAVA, the provisions of HAVA and any rules promulgated thereunder shall control, and the secretary shall perform the duties and discharge the obligations contained in the federal act. If such a determination is made, the secretary shall submit a report to the general assembly explaining the conflict and suggesting language to change this article in the next legislative session.
C.R.S. § 1-12-207 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 12 / Part 2 / Section 1-12-207
1-12-207. Vacancies on nonpartisan boards
Status: in_force

1-12-207. Vacancies on nonpartisan boards. (1) Any vacancy on a nonpartisan board shall be filled by appointment by the remaining director or directors. The appointee shall meet all of the qualifications for holding the office. The appointee shall serve until the next regular election, at which time any remaining unexpired portion of the term shall be filled by election. If the board fails, neglects, or refuses to fill any vacancy within sixty days after it occurs, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the organizational petition is filed shall fill the vacancy.

(2) If there are no duly elected directors and if the failure to appoint a new board will result in the interruption of services that are being provided by the district, then the board of county commissioners of the county in which the organizational petition is filed may appoint all directors. Any board appointed pursuant to this subsection (2) shall call a special election within six months after its appointment.
C.R.S. § 1-5-301 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 3 / Section 1-5-301
1-5-301. Registration record for partisan elections
Status: in_force

1-5-301. Registration record for partisan elections. (1) Digital registration records shall be maintained in the centralized statewide registration system created pursuant to section 1-2-301.

(2) The county clerk and recorder shall provide the voter registration and voting records information to election judges for use at voter service and polling centers in all applicable elections.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-1406 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 14 / Section 1-13.5-1406
1-13.5-1406. Recount
Status: in_force

1-13.5-1406. Recount. If, upon the trial of any contested election under this article, the statement or counterstatement sets forth an error in canvass sufficient to change the result, the trial judge has the power to conduct a recount of the ballots cast or the votes tabulated on the voting machines in the precinct where the alleged error was made. The court may also require the production of witnesses, documents, records, and other evidence as may have or may contain information regarding the legality of any vote cast or counted for either of the contesting candidates or the correct number of votes cast for either candidate and may correct the canvass in accordance with the evidence presented and its findings.
C.R.S. § 1-8.3-113 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 8.3 / Section 1-8.3-113
1-8.3-113. Transmission and receipt of ballot
Status: in_force

1-8.3-113. Transmission and receipt of ballot. (1) A covered voter who requested and received ballot materials by electronic transmission may also return the ballot by electronic transmission:

(a) In circumstances where another more secure method, such as returning the ballot by mail, is not available or feasible, as specified in rules promulgated by the secretary of state; or

(b) If the ballot is for a recall election conducted under article 12 of this code.

(2) A valid ballot cast in accordance with section 1-8.3-111 shall be counted if it is received by the close of business on the eighth day after an election at the address that the appropriate state or local election office has specified.

(3) If, at the time of completing a ballot and balloting materials, the voter has declared under penalty of perjury that the ballot was timely submitted, the ballot shall not be rejected as late.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-409 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 4 / Section 1-13.5-409
1-13.5-409. Compensation of judges
Status: in_force

1-13.5-409. Compensation of judges. The election judges at any local government election shall receive reasonable compensation for their services as election judges on election day and additional reasonable compensation for attending an instruction class required in section 1-13.5-408, as determined by the governing body of the local government or designated election official if authorized by the governing body to make a reasonable determination.
C.R.S. § 1-8.5-103 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 8.5 / Section 1-8.5-103
1-8.5-103. Provisional ballot affidavit
Status: in_force

1-8.5-103. Provisional ballot affidavit. (1) The provisional ballot affidavit shall contain language prescribed by the secretary of state by rule and shall include an attestation, a notice of perjury, a warning of the penalty for falsifying the affidavit, and information sufficient to verify the elector's eligibility to vote and to register the elector to vote or transfer the elector's registration.

(2) (a) The provisional ballot affidavit shall constitute a voter registration application for the voter for future elections. Any previous voter registration for the voter shall be canceled pursuant to section 1-2-603 (1).

(b) This subsection (2) does not apply to an elector who casts a provisional ballot pursuant to section 1-8.5-101 (2).
C.R.S. § 1-13-209 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 2 / Section 1-13-209
1-13-209. High school deputy registrar - influencing party affiliation
Status: in_force

1-13-209. High school deputy registrar - influencing party affiliation. Any high school deputy registrar for voter registration purposes who influences or attempts to influence any person during the registration process to affiliate with a political party or to affiliate with a specific political party upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
C.R.S. § 1-6-116 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 6 / Section 1-6-116
1-6-116. Delivery of election returns and other election papers - compensation
Status: repealed

1-6-116. Delivery of election returns and other election papers - compensation. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-4-1102 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 11 / Section 1-4-1102
1-4-1102. Time of filing affidavit
Status: in_force

1-4-1102. Time of filing affidavit. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the affidavit of intent shall be filed by the close of business on the sixty-seventh day before a primary election and by the close of business on the one hundred tenth day before any other election.

(2) In a nonpartisan election, the affidavit of intent shall be filed by the close of business on the sixty-fourth day before the election. If the election is to be coordinated by the county clerk and recorder, the designated election official shall forward a copy of the affidavit of intent to the coordinated election official.
C.R.S. § 1-13-206 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 2 / Section 1-13-206
1-13-206. Disposition of mail voter registration application
Status: repealed

1-13-206. Disposition of mail voter registration application. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-7-201 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7 / Part 2 / Section 1-7-201
1-7-201. Voting at primary election
Status: in_force

1-7-201. Voting at primary election. (1) Any registered elector including a preregistrant who is eligible under section 1-2-101 (2)(c), who has declared an affiliation with a political party that is participating in a primary election and who desires to vote for candidates of that party at a primary election shall show identification, as defined in section 1-1-104 (19.5), write the registered elector's name and address on a form available at the voter service and polling center, and give the form to one of the election judges.

(2) If the name is found on the registration list, the election judge having charge of the list shall likewise repeat the elector's name and present the elector with the party ballot of the political party affiliation last recorded.

(2.3) An eligible unaffiliated elector, including a preregistrant who is eligible under section 1-2-101 (2)(c), is entitled to vote in the primary election of a major political party without affiliating with that political party. To vote in a political party's primary election without declaring an affiliation with the political party, any eligible unaffiliated elector shall declare to the election judges the name of the political party in whose primary election the elector wishes to vote. Thereupon, the election judges shall deliver the appropriate party ballot to the elector. In addition, any eligible unaffiliated elector may openly declare to the election judges the name of the political party with which the elector wishes to affiliate and complete the necessary forms. An eligible elector must separately date and sign or date and initial a declaration of affiliation with a political party form in such manner that the elector clearly acknowledges that the affiliation has been properly recorded. Thereupon, the election judges shall deliver the appropriate party ballot to the eligible elector.

(3) Forms completed by eligible electors, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, shall be returned with other election materials to the county clerk and recorder. If no challenges have been made, the forms may be destroyed pursuant to section 1-7-802.

(4) Party ballots shall be cast in the same manner as in general elections. An elector shall not vote for more candidates for any office than are to be elected at the general election as indicated on the ballot.

(5) Instead of voting for a candidate whose name is printed on the party ballot, an elector may cast a write-in vote for any eligible candidate who is a member of the major political party and who has filed an affidavit of intent of write-in candidacy pursuant to section 1-4-1101. When no candidate has been designated by an assembly or by petition, a write-in candidate for nomination by any major political party must receive at least the number of votes at any primary election that is required by section 1-4-801 (2) to become designated as a candidate by petition.

(6) The provisions of subsections (1), (2), and (4) of this section shall not apply to a primary election conducted as a mail ballot election pursuant to article 7.5 of this title.
C.R.S. § 1-5-302 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 3 / Section 1-5-302
1-5-302. Computer lists may be used in lieu of original registration records
Status: in_force

1-5-302. Computer lists may be used in lieu of original registration records. For the purposes of all elections, the county clerk and recorder may substitute and supply computer lists of registered electors within the political subdivision for the original registration record. Following a primary, general, or congressional vacancy election, the county clerk and recorder shall record the date of election and, if a primary election, the party ballot received on the registered elector's original registration record.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-504.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 5 / Section 1-13.5-504.5
1-13.5-504.5. Accessibility of polling places to persons with disabilities
Status: in_force

1-13.5-504.5. Accessibility of polling places to persons with disabilities. (1) Each polling place shall comply fully with the current "ADA standards for accessible design" set forth in 28 CFR 36 and promulgated in accordance with the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", as amended, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and no barrier shall impede the path of electors with disabilities to the voting booth.

(2) Emergency polling places are exempt from compliance with this section.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a designated election official shall only select as polling places such sites that meet the standards of accessibility set forth in subsection (1) of this section.
C.R.S. § 1-8.3-112 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 8.3 / Section 1-8.3-112
1-8.3-112. Federal write-in absentee ballot
Status: in_force

1-8.3-112. Federal write-in absentee ballot. (1) A covered voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and ballot measures in an election described in section 1-8.3-103.

(2) The covered voter may designate the candidate by writing in the name of the candidate or by writing in the name of a political party or political organization, in which case the ballot shall be counted for the candidate of that political party or political organization. Any abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation in the form of the name of the candidate, political party, or political organization shall be disregarded in determining the validity of the ballot as long as the intention of the covered voter can be ascertained.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-1003 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 10 / Section 1-13.5-1003
1-13.5-1003. Application for permanent absentee voter status
Status: in_force

1-13.5-1003. Application for permanent absentee voter status. (1) Any eligible elector of a political subdivision may apply for permanent absentee voter status. The application for permanent absentee voter status must be made in writing or by facsimile using an application form or letter furnished by the designated election official of the political subdivision. The application must contain the same information submitted in connection with an application for an absentee voter's ballot pursuant to section 1-13.5-1002.

(2) Upon receipt of an application for permanent absentee voter status, the designated election official shall process the application in the same manner as an application for an absentee voter's ballot. If the designated election official determines that the applicant is an eligible elector, the designated election official shall place the eligible elector's name on the list maintained by the political subdivision pursuant to section 1-13.5-1004 of those eligible electors to whom an absentee voter's ballot is mailed every time there is an election conducted by the political subdivision for which the eligible elector has requested permanent absentee voter status.

(3) If there is no designated election official presently appointed in the local government, the secretary of the local government shall process the application for permanent absentee status in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
C.R.S. § 1-7.5-203 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7.5 / Part 2 / Section 1-7.5-203
1-7.5-203. Delivery of mail ballots to supervisor judge
Status: in_force

1-7.5-203. Delivery of mail ballots to supervisor judge. At any time during the fifteen days prior to and including the election day, the county clerk and recorder or designated election official shall deliver to the counting place judges all the mail ballot envelopes received up to that time in packages or in ballot boxes that are locked and secured with a numbered seal, and the record of mail ballots as provided for in section 1-7.5-106.5 (3) for which a receipt will be given. The county clerk and recorder or designated election official shall continue to deliver any envelopes containing mail ballots that may be received thereafter up to and including 7 p.m. on election day.
C.R.S. § 1-13-101 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 1 / Section 1-13-101
1-13-101. District attorney or attorney general to prosecute
Status: in_force

1-13-101. District attorney or attorney general to prosecute. (1) Any person may file an affidavit with the district attorney stating the name of any person who has violated any of the provisions of this code and stating the facts which constitute the alleged offense. Upon the filing of such affidavit, the district attorney shall forthwith investigate, and, if reasonable grounds appear therefor, he shall prosecute the violator.

(2) The attorney general shall have equal power with district attorneys to file and prosecute informations or complaints against any persons for violating any of the provisions of this code.
C.R.S. § 1-1-201 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 1-1-201
1-1-201. Commencement of terms - state, congressional district, and county officers
Status: in_force

1-1-201. Commencement of terms - state, congressional district, and county officers. The regular terms of office of all state, congressional district, and county officers shall commence on the second Tuesday of January next after their election, except as otherwise provided by law.
C.R.S. § 1-9-210 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 9 / Part 2 / Section 1-9-210
1-9-210. Copy of challenge delivered to elector
Status: in_force

1-9-210. Copy of challenge delivered to elector. When a challenge is made to a person who cast a mail ballot or provisional ballot and the person was not present at the time of the challenge, the county clerk and recorder or designated election official shall notify and mail a copy of the challenge to the person challenged in accordance with the rules of the secretary of state.
C.R.S. § 1-2-216.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 1-2-216.5
1-2-216.5. Verification of change of address
Status: repealed

1-2-216.5. Verification of change of address. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-13-719 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 7 / Section 1-13-719
1-13-719. Employer's unlawful acts
Status: in_force

1-13-719. Employer's unlawful acts. (1) It is unlawful for any employer, whether corporation, association, company, firm, or person, or any officer or agent of such employer:

(a) In any manner to control the action of his employees in casting their votes for or against any person or measure at any precinct caucus, assembly, or convention; or

(b) To refuse to an employee the privilege of taking time off to vote as provided by section 1-7-102, or to subject an employee to a penalty or reduction of wages because of the exercise of such privilege, or to violate any of the provisions of section 1-7-102 in any other way; or

(c) In paying his employees the salary or wages due them, to enclose their pay in pay envelopes upon which there is written or printed any political mottoes, devices, or arguments containing threats, express or implied, intended or calculated to influence the political opinions, views, or actions of such employees; or

(d) Within ninety days of any election provided by law, to put up or otherwise exhibit in his factory, workshop, mine, mill, boardinghouse, office, or other establishment or place where his employees may be working or be present in the course of such employment any handbill, notice, or placard containing any threat, notice, or information that, if any particular ticket or candidate is elected, work in his place or establishment will cease in whole or in part, or his establishment will be closed, or the wages of his workmen will be reduced or containing other threats, express or implied, intended or calculated to influence the political opinions or actions of his employees.

(2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111. In addition, any corporation violating this section shall forfeit its charter and right to do business in this state.
C.R.S. § 1-12-104 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 1-12-104
1-12-104. Signatures required for state and county officers
Status: in_force

1-12-104. Signatures required for state and county officers. (1) A petition to recall a state or county officer shall be signed by eligible electors equal in number to twenty-five percent of the entire vote cast at the last preceding general election for all candidates for the office which the incumbent sought to be recalled occupies.

(2) If more than one person is required by law to be elected to fill the office to which the person sought to be recalled is an incumbent, then the petition shall be signed by eligible electors entitled to vote for a successor to the incumbent sought to be recalled equal in number to twenty-five percent of the entire vote cast at the last preceding general election for all candidates for the office to which the incumbent sought to be recalled was elected, the entire vote being divided by the number of all officers elected to the office at the last preceding general election.
C.R.S. § 1-8.5-104 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 8.5 / Section 1-8.5-104
1-8.5-104. Voting procedure - provisional ballot
Status: in_force

1-8.5-104. Voting procedure - provisional ballot. (1) An elector casting a provisional ballot shall complete and sign the provisional ballot affidavit and cast the ballot.

(2) The fact that an elector casts a provisional ballot shall be indicated on the signature card or pollbook next to the elector's name.

(3) The election judge shall examine the provisional ballot affidavit. If the election judge notices that the elector did not sign the affidavit, the election judge shall inform the elector that the provisional ballot will not be counted if the affidavit is not signed.

(4) If an elector who is casting a provisional ballot does not show identification as required by section 1-7-110 (2), the election official shall indicate on a space provided on the provisional ballot envelope that the elector did not show identification.

(5) If paper provisional ballots and envelopes are used in an election, the provisional ballot envelope containing the marked provisional ballot shall be deposited in a ballot container. All paper provisional ballots cast shall remain sealed in their envelopes for return to the county clerk and recorder or designated election official.

(6) After an elector casts a provisional ballot, the election official shall give the elector a written notice that an elector who casts a provisional ballot has the right to know whether the vote was counted and the reason if the provisional ballot was not counted. The notice shall specify the toll-free telephone number, internet website, or other free access system established by the secretary of state or the designated election official by means of which the elector may receive this information about the elector's provisional ballot.
C.R.S. § 1-4-1201 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 12 / Section 1-4-1201
1-4-1201. Declaration
Status: in_force

1-4-1201. Declaration. In recreating and reenacting this part 12, it is the intent of the People of the State of Colorado that the provisions of this part 12 conform to the requirements of federal law and national political party rules governing presidential primary elections, and that the Colorado General Assembly will, during the 2017 legislative session, adopt all necessary conforming amendments to ensure the proper operation of a presidential primary election in Colorado.
C.R.S. § 1-12-110 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 1-12-110
1-12-110. Call for election - cancellation of recall election
Status: in_force

1-12-110. Call for election - cancellation of recall election. (1) If the officer whose recall is sought does not resign within five days after the sufficiency of the recall petition has been certified by the designated election official and the time for protest has passed, the designated election official shall call the election and set the election date as required by section 1-12-111; except that, if the officer whose recall is sought resigns at any time prior to the deadline to submit a petition as a successor candidate in accordance with section 1-12-117, the recall election shall be canceled.

(2) If the officer whose recall is sought resigns at any time after the deadline to submit a petition as a successor candidate, the recall election shall be called and held notwithstanding the resignation.
C.R.S. § 1-8.3-115 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 8.3 / Section 1-8.3-115
1-8.3-115. Use of covered voter's electronic-mail address
Status: in_force

1-8.3-115. Use of covered voter's electronic-mail address. (1) The local election official shall request an electronic-mail address from each covered voter who registers to vote after May 13, 2011. An electronic-mail address provided by a covered voter shall not be made available to the public or any individual or organization other than an authorized agent of the local election official and is exempt from disclosure under article 72 of title 24, C.R.S. The address may be used only for official communication with the voter about the voting process, including transmitting ballots and election materials if the voter has requested electronic transmission, and verifying the voter's mailing address and physical location. The request for an electronic-mail address shall describe the purposes for which the electronic-mail address may be used and include a statement that any other use or disclosure of the electronic-mail address is prohibited.

(2) Unless a covered voter applies to be a permanent mail voter pursuant to section 1-13.5-1003, the covered voter who provides an electronic-mail address may request that the voter's application for a military-overseas ballot be considered a standing request for electronic delivery of a ballot for all elections held through December 31 of the year following the calendar year of the date of the application or another shorter period the voter specifies. An election official shall provide a military-overseas ballot to a voter who makes a standing request for each election to which the request is applicable. A covered voter who is entitled to receive a ballot for a primary election under this subsection (2) is entitled to receive a ballot for the general election.
C.R.S. § 1-6-109.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 6 / Section 1-6-109.5
1-6-109.5. Appointment and duties of supervisor judge - definition
Status: repealed

1-6-109.5. Appointment and duties of supervisor judge - definition. (1) The designated election official shall appoint at least one election judge in each voter service and polling center as supervisor judge. To the extent possible, supervisor judges must be from a major political party, and if more than one supervisor judge is serving at a voter service and polling center, the judges must be of different political party affiliations. The designated election official shall notify the supervisor judge of the appointment.

(2) For partisan elections, each major political party is entitled to one-half of the total number of supervisor judges appointed. If an odd number of supervisor judges is appointed, the county clerk and recorder shall determine which major political party is entitled to the one extra supervisor judge. The county clerk and recorder makes this determination by the mutual agreement of the two major political parties or, if the two major political parties cannot agree, by lot.

(3) Prior to the election, the supervisor judge shall attend a special school of instruction held by the designated election official.

(4) (a) The supervisor judge shall coordinate the conduct of the election in the polling location. For nonpartisan elections, the supervisor judge's responsibilities include receiving election supplies and equipment from the designated election official; delivering election supplies and equipment to the polling location, and returning all election supplies, election equipment, and ballots to the designated election official once the election is concluded.

(b) For partisan elections, the county clerk and recorder may deputize a courier to return the election supplies, election equipment, and ballots to the county clerk and recorder once the election is concluded. If the county clerk and recorder does not deputize a courier, the supervisor judge and a second election judge from the voter service and polling center shall return the election supplies, election equipment, and the ballots to the county clerk and recorder. The second election judge is selected by the election judges in the voter service and polling center other than the supervisor judge and must have a political affiliation different than the supervisor judge.

(5) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 1-8.5-109 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 8.5 / Section 1-8.5-109
1-8.5-109. Electors who vote outside precinct of residence - effect of provisional ballot
Status: repealed

1-8.5-109. Electors who vote outside precinct of residence - effect of provisional ballot. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-7-307 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7 / Part 3 / Section 1-7-307
1-7-307. Method of counting paper ballots
Status: in_force

1-7-307. Method of counting paper ballots. (1) The election judges shall first count the number of ballots in the box. If the ballots are found to exceed the number of names entered on each of the pollbooks, the election judges shall then examine the official endorsements. If, in the unanimous opinion of the judges, any of the ballots in excess of the number on the pollbooks are deemed not to bear the proper official endorsement, they shall be put into a separate pile and into a separate record, and a return of the votes in those ballots shall be made under the heading "excess ballots". When the ballots and the pollbooks agree, the judges shall proceed to count the votes.

(2) Each ballot shall be read and counted separately. Every name and all names of joint candidates separately marked as voted for on the ballot shall be read and an entry made on each of two accounting forms before any other ballot is counted. The entire number of ballots, excepting "excess ballots", shall be read, counted, and placed on the accounting forms in like manner. When all of the ballots, except "excess ballots", have been counted, the election judges shall post the votes from the accounting forms.

(3) When all the votes have been read and counted, the ballots shall be returned to the ballot box, the opening shall be carefully sealed, and the election judges shall place their initials on the seal. The cover shall then be locked and the ballot box delivered to the designated election official, as provided in section 1-7-701.

(4) All persons, except election judges and watchers, shall be excluded from the place where the ballot counting is being held until the count has been completed.
C.R.S. § 1-13-801 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 8 / Section 1-13-801
1-13-801. Mailing other materials with mail ballot
Status: in_force

1-13-801. Mailing other materials with mail ballot. It is unlawful for any county clerk and recorder to deliver or mail to a registered elector, as a part of or in connection with the mail ballot, anything other than the voting material as provided in article 7.5 of this title 1. Any person who violates this section upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
C.R.S. § 1-8.3-110 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 8.3 / Section 1-8.3-110
1-8.3-110. Transmission of unvoted ballots
Status: in_force

1-8.3-110. Transmission of unvoted ballots. (1) For an election described in section 1-8.3-103 for which this state has not received a waiver pursuant to section 579 of the federal "Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act", 52 U.S.C. sec. 20302 (g)(2), not later than forty-five days before the election, the election official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit a ballot and balloting materials to all covered voters who by that date submit a valid ballot application.

(2) A covered voter who requests that a ballot and balloting materials be sent to the voter by electronic transmission may choose facsimile transmission or electronic mail delivery, or, if offered by the voter's jurisdiction, other electronic means. The election official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit the ballot and balloting materials to the voter using the means of transmission chosen by the voter.

(3) If a ballot application from a covered voter arrives after the jurisdiction begins transmitting ballots and balloting materials to voters, the official charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit them to the voter within seventy-two hours after the receipt of the application.
C.R.S. § 1-12-118 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 1-12-118
1-12-118. Election of successor
Status: in_force

1-12-118. Election of successor. (1) The election of a successor is held at the same time as the recall election. The names of those persons nominated as candidates to succeed the person sought to be recalled, except write-in candidates, shall appear on the ballot. The name of the person against whom the petition is filed shall not appear on the ballot as a candidate for office.

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 850, § 77, effective July 1, 1995.)
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-303 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 3 / Section 1-13.5-303
1-13.5-303. Candidates for special district or business improvement district director - self
Status: in_force

1-13.5-303. Candidates for special district or business improvement district director - self-nomination and acceptance form. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no earlier than January 1 and no later than the normal close of business on the sixty-seventh day before the date of a regular special district election, any person who desires to be a candidate for the office of a special district director shall file a self-nomination and acceptance form or letter signed by the candidate and by an eligible elector of the state as a witness to the signature of the candidate.

(2) On the date of signing the self-nomination and acceptance form or letter, a candidate for director shall be an eligible elector of the special district. If the district is divided into director districts established pursuant to section 32-1-301 (2)(f), C.R.S., the candidate shall be an eligible elector within the boundaries of the director district in which the candidate is running for office.

(3) The self-nomination and acceptance form or letter must contain the name of the special district in which the election will be held, the county or counties where the special district is located, the special district director office sought by the candidate, the term of office sought if more than one length of a director's term is to be voted upon at the election, the date of the election, the full name of the candidate as it is to appear on the ballot, and whether the candidate is a member of an executive board of a unit owners' association, as defined in section 38-33.3-103, located within the boundaries of the special district for which the candidate is running for office. The candidate and witness must provide their respective residence addresses, including the street number and name, city or town, and county, and telephone numbers, and the candidate must provide a current e-mail address. Unless physically unable, all candidates and witnesses shall sign their own signature and shall print their names and include the date of signature on the self-nomination and acceptance form or letter.

(4) The self-nomination and acceptance form or letter must be filed with the designated election official or, if none has been designated, the presiding officer or the secretary of the board of directors of the special district in which the election will be held.

(5) (a) The self-nomination and acceptance form or letter must be verified and processed substantially as provided in this subsection (5)(a) and subsection (5)(b) of this section, a protest on such a form or letter must be determined substantially as provided in sections 1-4-909 and 1-4-911, and an insufficient form or letter may be cured by submitting an amended self-nomination and acceptance form or letter to the designated election official before the normal close of business on the sixty-seventh day before an election.

(b) Upon filing, the designated election official shall review the information in the self-nomination and acceptance form or letter and verify the information against the registration records, and, where applicable, the county assessor's records.

(c) If, while verifying a signer's information against the registration records in accordance with subsections (5)(a) and (5)(b) of this section, the designated election official finds that the signer provided his or her mailing address rather than his or her residence address as required under subsection (3) of this section, the designated election official may accept the self-nomination form if the designated election official is able to locate the signer's record in the statewide voter registration database and determine that the self-nomination form is otherwise sufficient.

(d) After review, the designated election official shall provide notification of the sufficiency or insufficiency of the candidate.

(6) In a business improvement district with an elected board of directors, nominations for business improvement district directors must be handled substantially as provided in subsections (1) to (5) of this section.
C.R.S. § 1-4-403 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 1-4-403
1-4-403. Nomination of unaffiliated candidates for congressional vacancy election
Status: in_force

1-4-403. Nomination of unaffiliated candidates for congressional vacancy election. (1) Except as provided in section 1-4-401.5, candidates for congress at a congressional vacancy election who do not wish to affiliate with a major political party may be nominated pursuant to the provisions of section 1-4-802.

(2) Petitions must be filed by 5 p.m. on the twentieth day after the date of the order issued by the governor.
C.R.S. § 1-7.5-107.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7.5 / Part 1 / Section 1-7.5-107.5
1-7.5-107.5. Counting mail ballots
Status: in_force

1-7.5-107.5. Counting mail ballots. The election officials at the mail ballot counting place may receive and prepare mail ballots delivered and turned over to them by the designated election official for tabulation. Counting of the mail ballots may begin fifteen days prior to the election, and counties with more than ten thousand active electors as of the date of the previous general election must begin no later than four days prior to the election, and continue until counting is completed. The election official in charge of the mail ballot counting place shall take all precautions necessary to ensure the secrecy of the counting procedures, and no information concerning the count shall be released by the election officials or watchers until after 7 p.m. on election day.
C.R.S. § 1-4-911 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 9 / Section 1-4-911
1-4-911. Review of a protest
Status: in_force

1-4-911. Review of a protest. The party filing a protest has the burden of sustaining the protest by a preponderance of the evidence. The decision upon matters of substance is open to review, if prompt application is made, as provided in section 1-1-113. The remedy in all cases shall be summary, and the decision of any court having jurisdiction shall be final and not subject to review by any other court; except that the supreme court, in the exercise of its discretion, may review any judicial proceeding in a summary way.
C.R.S. § 1-5-801 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 8 / Section 1-5-801
1-5-801. Acquisition of voting systems - voter-verified paper record
Status: in_force

1-5-801. Acquisition of voting systems - voter-verified paper record. (1) On and after June 6, 2005, a political subdivision shall not acquire a voting system unless the voting system is capable of producing a voter-verified paper record of each elector's vote.

(2) A political subdivision shall not acquire a voting device that has been retrofitted to comply with this part 8 unless the voting device has been certified by the secretary of state.
C.R.S. § 1-13-712 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 7 / Section 1-13-712
1-13-712. Disclosing or identifying vote
Status: in_force

1-13-712. Disclosing or identifying vote. (1) (a) No voter shall place any mark upon his or her ballot by means of which it can be identified as the one voted by him or her, and no other mark shall be placed on the ballot by any person to identify it after it has been prepared for voting.

(b) Any voter may show his or her voted ballot to any other person as long as the disclosure is not undertaken in furtherance of any election violation proscribed in this article 13.

(c) Any voter who makes available an image of the voter's own ballot through electronic means after it is prepared for voting is deemed to have consented to the transmittal of that image.

(d) The ability of a voter to disclose his or her voted ballot as described in this subsection (1) at a voter service and polling center or at any other location at which votes are being tabulated is subject to the power of a county clerk and recorder to monitor activity at such voter service and polling center or other location, including placing reasonable restrictions on the use of photography in such settings or imposing other restrictions on activity in such settings as the county clerk and recorder finds necessary, to ensure the fair and efficient conduct of elections.

(2) No person shall endeavor to induce any voter to show how he marked his ballot.

(3) No election official, watcher, or person shall reveal to any other person the name of any candidate for whom a voter has voted or communicate to another his opinion, belief, or impression as to how or for whom a voter has voted.

(4) Any person who violates any provision of this section upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
C.R.S. § 1-5-104 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 1-5-104
1-5-104. Changes in boundaries - nonpartisan elections
Status: in_force

1-5-104. Changes in boundaries - nonpartisan elections. (1) Changes in the boundaries of precincts or the creation of new precincts for nonpartisan elections shall be completed no later than twenty-five days prior to scheduled elections, except in cases of precinct changes resulting from changes in the jurisdiction's boundaries.

(2) All changes in precinct boundaries or numbering for nonpartisan elections shall be reported to the county clerk and recorder within ten days by the designated election official, and a corrected precinct map shall be transmitted to the county clerk and recorder as soon as possible after the changes have been effected.

(3) Each governing body shall change any polling place upon a petition of a majority of the eligible electors residing within a precinct if the request is made at least forty-five days prior to the next scheduled election and another polling place location is reasonably available.

(4) Except as provided by law, no polling place shall be changed after the twenty-fifth day prior to an election.
C.R.S. § 1-7-903 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7 / Part 9 / Section 1-7-903
1-7-903. Preparation of written comments
Status: in_force

1-7-903. Preparation of written comments. (1) For referred measures, the designated election official shall summarize the filed comments in favor of and in opposition to the ballot issue for the ballot issue notice.

(2) For initiated measures, the petition representatives shall be solely responsible for summarizing all comments filed in favor of the ballot issue. The designated election official shall summarize all comments filed in opposition to the ballot issue.

(3) Petition representatives required to summarize favorable comments in favor of their petition shall submit the summary in typewritten form to the designated election official for the jurisdiction in which the petition is presented no later than forty-four days before the election. If a summary is not filed by the petition representatives within the time allowed, the designated election official shall print the following in the ballot issue notice where the summary would appear: "No summary was filed by the statutory deadline."

(3.5) For political subdivisions of the state, including but not limited to special districts, that have no designated election official, the governing body of a political subdivision shall be solely responsible for preparing the summary of the filed comments in favor of and in opposition to the ballot issue for the ballot issue notice required by section 20 (3)(b)(v) of article X of the state constitution.

(4) If no comments are filed in opposition to or in support of a ballot issue, the designated election official shall not prepare any summaries and shall state substantially the following in the ballot issue notice where the summary or summaries would appear: "No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline."

(5) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a statewide ballot issue that is subject to the provisions of section 1 (7.5) of article V of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 1-13-105 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 1 / Section 1-13-105
1-13-105. False certificates by officers
Status: in_force

1-13-105. False certificates by officers. Any notary public or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths who knowingly makes a false certificate in regard to a matter connected with an election held under the laws of this state upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
C.R.S. § 1-12-210 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 12 / Part 2 / Section 1-12-210
1-12-210. Certification of appointment
Status: in_force

1-12-210. Certification of appointment. All appointments under this article shall be evidenced by an appropriate entry in the minutes of the meeting of the governing board, and the appointing body shall cause a notice of appointment and the oath of office to be delivered to the person appointed. A duplicate of each notice of appointment, an acceptance of appointment, and the mailing address of the person appointed shall be kept as a permanent record by the appointing body and forwarded to any other appropriate official.
C.R.S. § 1-11-218 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 1-11-218
1-11-218. Violations by the governing body
Status: in_force

1-11-218. Violations by the governing body. (1) If the results of any county or nonpartisan election are disallowed as the result of a proceeding held pursuant to sections 1-11-211 and 1-11-212, the elector who instituted the proceedings may commence a civil action to recover costs and reasonable attorney fees from the governing body.

(2) If the result of any election approving the creation of any debt or other financial obligation is set aside as the result of a proceeding held pursuant to this part 2, the elector who instituted the proceeding may commence a civil action to recover costs and reasonable attorney fees from the governing body.
C.R.S. § 1-13-701 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 7 / Section 1-13-701
1-13-701. Interference with election official - intimidation or retaliation against electi
Status: in_force

1-13-701. Interference with election official - intimidation or retaliation against election official. (1) At any election provided by law, it is unlawful for any person to interfere in any manner with any election official in the discharge of the election official's duty or to induce any election official to violate or refuse to comply with the election official's duty or any law regulating the same.

(2) It is unlawful for any person, whether verbally, in writing, or in person, to threaten, coerce, or intimidate an election official with the intent to:

(a) Impede or interfere with the official while the official is engaged in the performance of the official's duties; or

(b) Retaliate against the official on account of the official's performance of the official's duties.

(3) This section does not apply to an enforcement action taken pursuant to section 1-1-107 or 1-1.5-104 or to an enforcement action taken by a designated election official against an election judge for a violation of a statute, a rule promulgated by the secretary of state, or the election judge's oath.

(4) Upon conviction, a person who violates this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
C.R.S. § 1-12-111 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 12 / Part 1 / Section 1-12-111
1-12-111. Setting date of recall election
Status: in_force

1-12-111. Setting date of recall election. (1) If the recall petition is held to be sufficient under section 1-12-108 (8)(c) and after the time for protest has passed and any such protest has been fully adjudicated, the designated election official shall wait five days to see if the incumbent resigns. If five days have passed and the incumbent has not resigned, the designated election official shall submit the certificate of sufficiency to the governor, or create the certificate and keep a copy, as appropriate, on the sixth day after the time for protest has passed and any such protest has been fully adjudicated. The designated election official shall post the certificate on his or her official website by twelve noon on the day after the day on which he or she submits or creates the certificate of sufficiency.

(2) After receiving or creating the certificate of sufficiency, the governor or designated election official shall, within twenty-four hours, set a date for holding the election, which date shall be not less than thirty nor more than sixty days after the certificate of sufficiency has been submitted to the governor or created; except that, if a general election is to be held within ninety days after the certificate of sufficiency has been submitted to the governor, the recall election must be held as a part of that election. For a county or school district election, if a general election is to be held within one hundred twenty days after the certificate of sufficiency has been created, the recall election must be held as part of that election. Regardless of any other requirement found in this section, a county or school district recall election may not be held within sixty days after the date of a primary, general, or congressional vacancy election.

(3) If, during the same fifteen-day period, the designated election official of a county or school district office approves recall petitions for circulation against more than one elected official in the same political subdivision, the designated election official may delay setting the date for holding the election until the sufficiency of all recall petitions for that political subdivision are finally determined and adjudicated.
C.R.S. § 1-4-504 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 1-4-504
1-4-504. Documents are public records
Status: in_force

1-4-504. Documents are public records. All certificates of designation, petitions, certificates of nomination, acceptances, declinations, and withdrawals are public records as soon as they are filed and are open to public inspection under proper regulation. When a copy of any document is presented at the time the original is filed or at any time thereafter and a request is made to have a copy compared and certified, the officer with whom the document is filed shall forthwith compare the copy with the original on file and, if necessary, correct the copy and certify and deliver the copy to the person who presented it upon the payment in advance of the copy and certification charge. All filed documents shall be preserved pursuant to section 1-7-802, unless otherwise ordered or restrained by some court.
C.R.S. § 1-5-907 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 9 / Section 1-5-907
1-5-907. In-person minority language ballot - county clerk - voter service and polling ce
Status: in_force

1-5-907. In-person minority language ballot - county clerk - voter service and polling centers. (1) The county clerk of any county that satisfies the criteria specified in section 1-5-905 (1) shall ensure that every voter service and polling center in the county is equipped to provide, upon the request of an elector, an in-person minority language ballot in any minority language spoken in the county that satisfies the following:

(a) The minority language is spoken by at least two thousand citizens in the county age eighteen years or older who speak English less than very well, as defined by the United States bureau of the census American community survey or comparable census data, and who speak the minority language at home; or

(b) The minority language is spoken by at least two and one-half percent of citizens in the county age eighteen years or older who speak English less than very well, as defined by the United States bureau of the census American community survey or comparable census data, and who speak the minority language at home.

(2) An in-person minority language ballot option shall be either a ballot on demand, a ballot from a printed stock of ballots, or a ballot via a voting device and shall include all of the same content that is on the English language ballot.

(3) A county clerk that is required to provide an in-person minority language ballot option in one or more minority languages pursuant to this section shall provide in-person minority language ballot options for the general election held in November 2022, and for each general election and statewide odd-year election thereafter.

(4) The county clerk shall notify all electors via the mail ballot packet and in each language in which the in-person minority language ballot option will be available that electors may request an in-person minority language ballot in the applicable language at any voter service and polling center in the county.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-407 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 4 / Section 1-13.5-407
1-13.5-407. Oath of judges
Status: in_force

1-13.5-407. Oath of judges. Before any votes are taken at any local government election, the election judges shall make a self-affirmation substantially in the following form:

I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the United States and the state of Colorado; that I am a registered elector in Colorado; that I will perform the duties of election judge according to law and the best of my ability; that I will studiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting the same; that I will not try to ascertain how any elector voted, nor will I disclose how any elector voted if, in the discharge of my duties as judge, such knowledge shall come to me, unless called upon to disclose the same before some court; and that I will not disclose the result of the votes until the polls have closed.
C.R.S. § 1-7-802 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7 / Part 8 / Section 1-7-802
1-7-802. Preservation of election records
Status: in_force

1-7-802. Preservation of election records. The designated election official shall be responsible for the preservation of any election records for a period of at least twenty-five months after the election or until time has expired for which the record would be needed in any contest proceedings, whichever is later. Unused ballots may be destroyed after the time for a challenge to the election has passed. If a federal candidate was on the ballot, the voted ballots and any other required election materials shall be kept for at least twenty-five months after the election.
C.R.S. § 1-45-105.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 45 / Section 1-45-105.5
1-45-105.5. Contributions to members of general assembly and governor during consideration o
Status: in_force

1-45-105.5. Contributions to members of general assembly and governor during consideration of legislation. (1) (a) No professional lobbyist, volunteer lobbyist, or principal of a professional lobbyist or volunteer lobbyist shall make or promise to make a contribution to, or solicit or promise to solicit a contribution for:

(I) A member of the general assembly or candidate for the general assembly, when the general assembly is in regular session;

(II) (A) The governor or a candidate for governor when the general assembly is in regular session or when any measure adopted by the general assembly in a regular session is pending before the governor for approval or disapproval; or

(B) The lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, the state treasurer, the attorney general, or a candidate for any of such offices when the general assembly is in regular session.

(b) As used in this subsection (1):

(I) "Principal" means any person that employs, retains, engages, or uses, with or without compensation, a professional or volunteer lobbyist. One does not become a principal, nor may one be considered a principal, merely by belonging to an organization or owning stock in a corporation that employs a lobbyist.

(II) The terms "professional lobbyist" and "volunteer lobbyist" shall have the meanings ascribed to them in section 24-6-301, C.R.S.

(c) (I) Nothing contained in this subsection (1) shall be construed to prohibit lobbyists and their principals from raising money when the general assembly is in regular session or when regular session legislation is pending before the governor, except as specifically prohibited in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1).

(II) Nothing contained in this subsection (1) shall be construed to prohibit a lobbyist or principal of a lobbyist from participating in a fund-raising event of a political party when the general assembly is in regular session or when regular session legislation is pending before the governor, so long as the purpose of the event is not to raise money for specifically designated members of the general assembly, specifically designated candidates for the general assembly, the governor, or specifically designated candidates for governor.

(III) A payment by a lobbyist or a principal of a lobbyist to a political party to participate in such a fund-raising event shall be reported as a contribution to the political party pursuant to section 1-45-108; except that, if the lobbyist or principal of a lobbyist receives a meal in return for a portion of the payment, only the amount of the payment in excess of the value of the meal shall be considered a contribution to the political party. The political party shall determine the value of the meal received for such payment, which shall approximate the actual value of the meal.

(IV) A gift of a meal described in subparagraph (III) of this paragraph (c) by a lobbyist or a principal of a lobbyist to a candidate elected to any office described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) but who has not yet been sworn into such office shall be reported as follows:

(A) The lobbyist shall report the value of the meal in the lobbyist disclosure statement filed pursuant to section 24-6-302, C.R.S.

(B) The elected candidate who has not yet been sworn into office shall report the value of the meal in the public official disclosure statement filed pursuant to section 24-6-203, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 1-1-116 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 1-1-116
1-1-116. Access to precinct caucus - party assembly
Status: in_force

1-1-116. Access to precinct caucus - party assembly. (1) The general assembly, the secretary of state, and each political party shall ensure that the caucus process or any future alternative process by which candidates may access the ballot that is accessible to persons with disabilities remains an option in the state.

(2) (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, within six months of August 7, 2024, any person, upon request, must be able to participate in a precinct caucus or a party assembly with the use of a video conferencing platform. The political party holding the caucus or assembly must allow participation with the use of a video conferencing platform without requiring or requesting an explanation of the need for the use of the video conferencing platform. It is in a political party's discretion to determine which video conferencing platform will be used for precinct caucuses and party assemblies so long as the platform is accessible to persons with disabilities. Each political party shall establish policies regarding the procedure and timeline for a person to request to participate in a precinct caucus or a party assembly with the use of a video conferencing platform.

(b) The requirements of subsection (2)(a) of this section do not apply when a precinct caucus or party assembly occurs in a geographic location that is in an unserved area of the state, as defined in section 40-15-102 (32).

(c) A political party holding a precinct caucus or party assembly that is exempt pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section from the requirements of subsection (2)(a) of this section must allow participation with the use of an alternative to a video conferencing platform, such as a telephone conference call. The alternative means of participation used by a political party in accordance with this subsection (2)(c) must be accessible to persons with disabilities.

(d) A political party may require that a person request to participate in a precinct caucus or a party assembly with the use of a video conferencing platform, or an alternative to a video conferencing platform as provided in subsection (2)(c) of this section, not more than thirty days in advance of the precinct caucus or party assembly.

(3) The failure of any political party to make a reasonable effort to comply with the requirements of this section constitutes discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of section 24-34-802. Any person who is subjected to a violation of this section is entitled to seek all relief provided in section 24-34-802.

(4) Any action taken pursuant to this section does not limit or preclude a person from securing or recovering any other available remedy including any remedy provided by the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., as amended, and the Colorado anti-discrimination act, parts 3 through 8 of article 34 of title 24.
C.R.S. § 1-5-504 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 5 / Section 1-5-504
1-5-504. Instruction cards
Status: in_force

1-5-504. Instruction cards. (1) The designated election official of each political subdivision shall furnish to the election judges a sufficient number of instruction cards for the guidance of eligible electors in preparing their ballots. The election judges shall post at least one of the cards in each polling location. The cards shall be printed in large, clear type and shall contain full instructions to the eligible electors as to what should be done:

(a) To obtain ballots for voting;

(b) To prepare the ballots for deposit in the ballot box;

(c) To obtain a new ballot in the place of one spoiled by accident or mistake;

(d) To obtain assistance in marking ballots; and

(e) To vote for a write-in candidate.
C.R.S. § 1-4-401.5 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 1-4-401.5
1-4-401.5. Special congressional vacancy election - continuity in representation - rules
Status: in_force

1-4-401.5. Special congressional vacancy election - continuity in representation - rules. (1) In the event of a declaration by the speaker of the United States house of representatives pursuant to 2 U.S.C. sec. 8 (b) that vacancies exist in more than one hundred of the offices of representatives in congress and where one or more of those vacancies is in the office of representative in congress from this state, the governor shall issue a proclamation setting a day to hold a special congressional vacancy election. The special congressional vacancy election shall be conducted on a Tuesday not more than forty-nine days after the date of the declaration, unless a general election for the office is to be held within seventy-five days of the date of the declaration.

(2) Candidates at the special congressional vacancy election shall be nominated by the party congressional central committee selected pursuant to section 1-3-103 (3) not later than ten days after the declaration by the speaker of the United States house of representatives described in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) A person who desires to be an unaffiliated candidate at the special congressional vacancy election shall submit to the secretary of state a notarized candidate's statement of intent together with a nonrefundable filing fee of five hundred dollars.

(4) The secretary of state shall have the authority to promulgate rules as may be necessary to administer and enforce any provision of this section or to adjust statutory deadlines to ensure that a special congressional vacancy election is held within the time required by this section and 2 U.S.C. sec. 8 (b).
C.R.S. § 1-13-303 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 3 / Section 1-13-303
1-13-303. Other offenses at precinct caucus, assembly, or convention
Status: in_force

1-13-303. Other offenses at precinct caucus, assembly, or convention. (1) It is unlawful for any person at any precinct caucus, assembly, or convention:

(a) To fraudulently vote more than once;

(b) To knowingly hand in two or more ballots deceitfully folded together;

(c) To knowingly procure, aid, counsel, or advise another to vote or attempt to vote fraudulently or corruptly;

(d) To falsely personate any elector and vote under his name or under an assumed name;

(e) To fraudulently procure, aid, abet, or encourage, directly or indirectly, any person to attempt to falsely personate any elector or to vote under an assumed name;

(f) To influence any voter in the casting of his vote by bribery, duress, or any other corrupt or fraudulent means; or

(g) To receive any money or valuable thing, or the promise of either, for casting his vote for or against any person or measure or to offer his vote for or against any person or measure in consideration of money or other valuable thing, or the promise of either.

(2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
C.R.S. § 1-13-203 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 2 / Section 1-13-203
1-13-203. Procuring false registration
Status: in_force

1-13-203. Procuring false registration. It is unlawful for any person to procure his or her own name, or the name of any other person, to be registered in the statewide voter registration system for a precinct in which such person is not, at the time of such registration, entitled to be registered or for any person to procure any fictitious name to be registered in the statewide voter registration system. Any person who violates this section upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111. Each violation is considered a separate offense.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-808 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 8 / Section 1-13.5-808
1-13.5-808. Instruction cards - posting - content
Status: in_force

1-13.5-808. Instruction cards - posting - content. (1) The designated election official shall furnish to the election judges of each polling place a sufficient number of instruction cards to guide eligible electors in preparing their ballots. The election judges shall post at least one card in each polling place on the day of election. The cards shall be printed in large, clear type and contain full instructions to the elector as to what should be done:

(a) To obtain a ballot for voting;

(b) To prepare the ballot for deposit in the ballot box;

(c) To obtain a new ballot in the place of one spoiled by accident or mistake; and

(d) To obtain assistance in marking ballots.
C.R.S. § 1-40-102 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 40 / Section 1-40-102
1-40-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

1-40-102. Definitions. As used in this article 40, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Ballot issue" means a nonrecall, citizen-initiated petition or legislatively-referred measure which is authorized by the state constitution, including a question as defined in sections 1-41-102 (3) and 1-41-103 (3), enacted in Senate Bill 93-98.

(2) "Ballot title" means the language which is printed on the ballot which is comprised of the submission clause and the title.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 430, § 2, effective May 8, 1995.)

(3.5) "Circulator" means a person who presents to other persons for possible signature a petition to place a measure on the ballot by initiative or referendum.

(3.7) "Designated representative of the proponents" or "designated representative" means a person designated pursuant to section 1-40-104 to represent the proponents in all matters affecting the petition.

(4) "Draft" means the typewritten proposed text of the initiative which, if passed, becomes the actual language of the constitution or statute, together with language concerning placement of the measure in the constitution or statutes.

(5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 430, § 2, effective May 8, 1995.)

(6) "Section" means a bound compilation of initiative forms approved by the secretary of state, which shall include pages that contain the warning required by section 1-40-110 (1), the ballot title, the fiscal summary required by section 1-40-110 (3), and a copy of the proposed measure; succeeding pages that contain the warning, the ballot title, and ruled lines numbered consecutively for registered electors' signatures; and a final page that contains the affidavit required by section 1-40-111 (2). Each section shall be consecutively prenumbered by the petitioner prior to circulation.

(7) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 430, § 2, effective May 8, 1995.)

(8) "Submission clause" means the language which is attached to the title to form a question which can be answered by "yes" or "no".

(9) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p. 1621, § 3, effective August 2, 2000.)

(10) "Title" means a brief statement that fairly and accurately represents the true intent and meaning of the proposed text of the initiative.
C.R.S. § 1-9-101 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 9 / Part 1 / Section 1-9-101
1-9-101. Challenge of illegal or fraudulent registration
Status: in_force

1-9-101. Challenge of illegal or fraudulent registration. (1) (a) Any registered elector may, by written challenge, protest against the registration of any person whose name appears in a county registration record. The written challenge shall state the precinct number, the name of the challenged registrant, the basis for such challenge, the facts supporting the challenge, and some documentary evidence to support the basis for the challenge, and shall bear the signature and address of the challenger. The written challenge and supporting evidence shall be filed with the county clerk and recorder no later than sixty days before any election. The county clerk and recorder shall notify the registrant of the challenge and shall set a time and place for a hearing to be held not later than thirty days after the filing of the challenge, at which hearing the challenged registrant shall have the opportunity to appear. The person challenging the registration shall appear and shall bear the burden of proof of the allegations in the challenge. The county clerk and recorder shall conduct the hearing and receive testimony and evidence, shall render a decision in accordance with paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) no later than five days thereafter, and shall notify both parties of the decision.

(b) In rendering a decision, the county clerk and recorder has the following options:

(I) If the county clerk and recorder finds sufficient evidence to support the allegations in the challenge, he or she shall cancel the registered elector's name from the statewide voter registration system; or

(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)

(III) If the county clerk and recorder finds no evidence or insufficient evidence to support the allegations in the challenge, he or she shall deny the challenge to cancel the registered elector's name from the statewide voter registration system.

(2) All appeals from the decision of the county clerk and recorder shall be to the district court within three days after the decision is issued. The appellant shall file in the district court a verified petition setting forth the facts presented at the hearing, the decision of the county clerk and recorder, and the basis for the appeal. Within twenty-four hours, the clerk of the district court shall mail to the other party a notice of the appeal and the time set for hearing, which shall be not less than three days nor more than five days after the date of filing.

(3) The court shall hear the testimony and other evidence and investigate summarily and, within forty-eight hours after the close of the evidence, determine whether or not the charges are sustained. Only competent legal evidence may be received at the hearing or considered by the court, and no name registered in accordance with law shall be canceled from the statewide voter registration system unless it is proven that the challenged person does not reside at the address provided by the person at the time of registration. No presumption may be made against any person whose registration is challenged merely because of the failure of that person to attend the hearing. The court has the power to subpoena any person as a witness at the hearing and make any necessary investigation to ascertain the truth of any of the charges in the petition if the method of the investigation does not cause unnecessary delay or interfere with the final disposition of the cause within the time provided for in this section. The hearing on any petition is summary and final and is not subject to delay. At the close of the hearing, the court shall announce the names in the petition as to which the charges have been sustained and shall direct the clerk of the court to certify forthwith to the county clerk and recorder the lists of names of those persons, with their addresses, arranged alphabetically and according to precinct. The county clerk and recorder, upon receipt of the list from the court, shall forthwith cancel those names from the statewide voter registration system for the proper precinct with the notation that the names were canceled pursuant to court order, giving the date of the order. The decision of the court is final, and no appeal lies to any other court; except that the supreme court, in the exercise of its discretion, may review any such proceedings in a summary way.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-506 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 5 / Section 1-13.5-506
1-13.5-506. Number of voting booths, voting machines, or voting systems
Status: in_force

1-13.5-506. Number of voting booths, voting machines, or voting systems. (1) In local governments that use paper ballots, the governing body shall provide in each polling place a sufficient number of voting booths. Each voting booth shall be situated so as to permit an eligible elector to prepare his or her ballot screened from observation and shall be furnished with such supplies and conveniences as will enable the eligible elector to prepare his or her ballot for voting.

(2) In local governments that use voting machines, the governing body shall supply each polling place with a sufficient number of voting machines.

(3) In local governments that use an electronic voting system, the governing body shall provide adequate materials and equipment for the orderly conduct of voting.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-1103 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 11 / Section 1-13.5-1103
1-13.5-1103. Independent mail ballot elections - optional - cooperation with county clerk and
Status: in_force

1-13.5-1103. Independent mail ballot elections - optional - cooperation with county clerk and recorder permitted - exception. (1) If the governing body of any local government determines that an election shall be by independent mail ballot, the designated election official for the local government shall conduct the election by mail ballot pursuant to this part 11.

(2) Nothing in this part 11 requires that any election be conducted by mail ballot.

(3) Notwithstanding the fact that an independent mail ballot election is an election that is not coordinated by a county clerk and recorder, the designated election official of a local government and the county clerk and recorder may, by agreement, cooperate on any election procedure or notice.

(4) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the designated election official of a local government shall mail a ballot to every eligible elector of the local government who resides within the boundaries of the local government and who is a covered voter, as that term is defined in section 1-8.3-102, for any election conducted under this article.
C.R.S. § 1-9-202 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 9 / Part 2 / Section 1-9-202
1-9-202. Challenge to be made by written oath
Status: in_force

1-9-202. Challenge to be made by written oath. Each challenge must be made by written oath on a form provided by an election judge. The form must include a space for the name of the person challenged and the specific factual basis for the challenge of the person's right to vote as set forth in section 1-9-201 (1)(a) and must be signed by the challenger under penalty of perjury in the second degree, as specified in section 1-13-104. The election judges shall forthwith deliver all challenges to the designated election official. No oral challenge is permitted.
C.R.S. § 1-7-908 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7 / Part 9 / Section 1-7-908
1-7-908. Additional notice - election to create financial obligation
Status: in_force

1-7-908. Additional notice - election to create financial obligation. (1) (a) A district submitting a ballot issue concerning the creation of any debt or other financial obligation at an election in the district shall post notice of the following information on the district's website or, if the district does not maintain a website, at the district's chief administrative office no later than twenty days before the election:

(I) The district's ending general fund balance for the last four fiscal years and the projected ending general fund balance for the current fiscal year;

(II) A statement of the total revenues in and expenditures from the district's general fund for the last four fiscal years and the projected total revenues in and expenditures from the general fund for the current fiscal year;

(III) The amount of any debt or other financial obligation incurred by the district for each of the last four fiscal years for cash flow purposes that has a term of not more than one year and the amount of any such financial obligation projected for the current fiscal year;

(IV) A statement as to whether the district's emergency reserve required by section 20 (5) of article X of the state constitution has been fully funded by cash or investments for the current fiscal year and each of the last four fiscal years and an identification of the funds or accounts in which the reserve is currently held. If the reserve has not been fully funded, the notice shall include a statement of the reasons the reserve has not been fully funded.

(V) The location or locations at which any person may review the district's audited financial statements for the last four fiscal years, any management letters that have been made public and have been provided to the district by its auditors in connection with the preparation of its audits for the last four fiscal years, and the district's budget for the current fiscal year.

(b) If the debt or other financial obligation for which the district is seeking voter approval is to be paid from a revenue source that is accounted for in a fund other than the district's general fund, the information required by subparagraphs (I) and (II) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall also be made available for such other fund.

(c) The information required by subparagraphs (I), (II), (III), and (IV) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall be based upon audited figures. If no audited figures are available, the information shall be based upon estimated figures.

(2) The notice required by this section shall be in addition to and shall not substitute, replace, or be combined with any other notice required by law.

(3) For purposes of this section, "district" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 20 (2)(b) of article X of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 1-5-505 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 5 / Section 1-5-505
1-5-505. Election expenses to be paid by county - repeal
Status: repealed

1-5-505. Election expenses to be paid by county - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-11-205 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 1-11-205
1-11-205. Contests for state officers
Status: in_force

1-11-205. Contests for state officers. (1) Proceedings to contest the election of any person declared elected governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, member of the state board of education, or regent of the university of Colorado may be commenced by filing with the secretary of the senate, between the sixth and tenth legislative days of the first session of the general assembly after the day of the election, a notice of intention to contest the election, specifying the particular grounds on which the contestor means to rely. The contestor shall file with the secretary of the senate a bond, with sureties, running to the contestee and conditioned to pay all costs in case of failure to maintain the contest. The secretary of the senate shall determine the sufficiency of the bond, and, if it is sufficient, approve it.

(2) Upon the notice of intention being filed, and the bond being approved by the secretary of the senate, the general assembly shall determine by resolution on what day they will meet in joint session to take action in the contest.

(3) A certified copy of the notice filed by any contestor shall be served upon the contestee, together with a notice that the contestee is required to attend the joint session on the day fixed to answer the contest.
C.R.S. § 1-12-208 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 12 / Part 2 / Section 1-12-208
1-12-208. Unexpired terms less than ninety days
Status: in_force

1-12-208. Unexpired terms less than ninety days. No person shall be elected to fill a vacancy in an elective office when the unexpired term is, at the time of the election, less than ninety days. In such case, the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall continue to hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired term and until the successor elected at the election is duly qualified.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-1305 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 13 / Section 1-13.5-1305
1-13.5-1305. Statement - certificates of election
Status: in_force

1-13.5-1305. Statement - certificates of election. (1) No later than the fourteenth day following the election, the canvass board shall make statements from the official abstract of votes that show the names of the candidates, any ballot issue or ballot question, and the number of votes given to each. The canvass board shall certify the statement to be correct and subscribe their names thereto. The canvass board shall then determine which persons have been duly elected by the highest number of votes and shall endorse and subscribe on such statements a certificate of their determination. The designated election official shall also file a copy of the certificate with the division of local government in the department of local affairs.

(2) The designated election official shall make and transmit to each of the persons thereby declared to be elected a certificate of the person's election.
C.R.S. § 1-5-413 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 5 / Part 4 / Section 1-5-413
1-5-413. Sample ballots
Status: in_force

1-5-413. Sample ballots. Sample ballots must be printed in the form of official ballots, but must be clearly marked as "SAMPLE BALLOT". Sample ballots must be delivered to the election judges and posted with the cards of instruction provided for in section 1-5-504. All sample ballots are subject to public inspection.
C.R.S. § 1-10.5-109 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 10.5 / Section 1-10.5-109
1-10.5-109. Challenge of recount - definition
Status: in_force

1-10.5-109. Challenge of recount - definition. (1) (a) As used in this section, "interested party" means:

(I) A candidate, political party, or political organization of a candidate;

(II) A petition representative identified pursuant to section 1-40-113 for a ballot issue or ballot question;

(III) The governing body that referred a ballot question or ballot issue to the electorate; or

(IV) The agent of an issue committee that is required to report contributions pursuant to the "Fair Campaign Practices Act", article 45 of this title 1, that either supported or opposed a ballot question or ballot issue of a race, question, or issue that is being recounted.

(a.5) Any interested party to a required or requested recount of a county, state, national, or district office of state concern, that has reasonable grounds to believe that the recount is not being conducted in a fair, impartial, and uniform manner may apply to the district court of the city and county of Denver for an order requiring the county clerk and recorder to stop the recount and to give the secretary of state access to all pertinent election records used in conducting the recount and requiring the secretary of state to conduct the recount. The secretary of state may employ assistants and clerks as necessary to conduct the recount. The county clerk and recorder shall be an official observer during any recount conducted by the secretary of state.

(b) Any interested party to a required or requested recount of any other local office, ballot question, or ballot issue that has reasonable grounds to believe that the designated election official is not conducting the recount in a fair, impartial, and uniform manner may apply to the district court for the political subdivision for an order requiring the designated election official to stop the recount and to give the appropriate official who will take over conducting the recount access to all pertinent election records and requiring the appropriate official to conduct the recount. If the county clerk and recorder is not the designated election official, then the county clerk and recorder is the appropriate official to conduct the recount. If the county clerk and recorder is the designated election official, then the secretary of state is the appropriate official to conduct the recount. The secretary of state or county clerk may employ assistants and clerks as necessary to conduct the recount. The designated election official shall be an official observer during any recount conducted pursuant to this subsection (1).

(2) All expenses incurred by the secretary of state in conducting a recount pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be paid from the state general fund. Expenses incurred prior to a court order requiring the secretary of state to conduct the recount shall be paid by the county or political subdivision conducting the recount.
C.R.S. § 1-9-208 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 9 / Part 2 / Section 1-9-208
1-9-208. Challenges of provisional ballots
Status: in_force

1-9-208. Challenges of provisional ballots. The ballot of any provisional voter may be challenged using a challenge form signed by the challenger under penalty of perjury setting forth the name of the person challenged and the basis for the challenge. Challenged provisional ballots, except those rejected for submission of multiple ballots, must be counted if the other requirements for counting provisional ballots are satisfied. The election judges shall deliver all challenges, together with the affidavits of the persons challenged, to the county clerk and recorder or the designated election official.
C.R.S. § 1-2-506 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 1-2-506
1-2-506. Prohibitions
Status: in_force

1-2-506. Prohibitions. (1) A person who provides the services described in section 1-2-505 shall not:

(a) Seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration;

(b) Display any political preference or party allegiance;

(c) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action, the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote;

(d) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action, the purpose or effect of which is to lead the applicant to believe that a decision to register or not to register has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits.

(2) A person who provides the services described in section 1-2-505 shall ensure that the identity of the voter registration agency through which any particular voter is registered is not disclosed to the public.

(3) No information relating to a declination to register to vote made in connection with an application completed at a voter registration agency may be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
C.R.S. § 1-7-304 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7 / Part 3 / Section 1-7-304
1-7-304. Manner of voting in person
Status: in_force

1-7-304. Manner of voting in person. (1) Each eligible elector, upon receiving a ballot, shall immediately proceed unaccompanied to one of the voting booths provided. To cast a vote, the eligible elector shall clearly fill the oval, connect the arrow, or otherwise appropriately mark the name of the candidate or the names of the joint candidates of the elector's choice for each office to be filled. In the case of a ballot issue, the elector shall clearly fill the oval, connect the arrow, or otherwise appropriately mark the appropriate place opposite the answer that the elector desires to give.

(2) Each eligible elector who has completed the ballot and is ready to vote shall then leave the voting booth and approach the election judges having charge of the ballot box. The elector shall, in full view of the election judges, deposit it in the ballot box.
C.R.S. § 1-13-709 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 7 / Section 1-13-709
1-13-709. Voting in wrong polling location
Status: repealed

1-13-709. Voting in wrong polling location. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-6-117 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 6 / Section 1-6-117
1-6-117. Judges for new or changed precincts
Status: repealed

1-6-117. Judges for new or changed precincts. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-812 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 8 / Section 1-13.5-812
1-13.5-812. Election laws pertaining to use of electronic voting systems - separate absentee
Status: in_force

1-13.5-812. Election laws pertaining to use of electronic voting systems - separate absentee ballots permitted. A local government may use the provisions of part 6 of article 5 of this title not inconsistent with this article for elections conducted under this article in which electronic voting systems are used in polling places. Nothing in this article prohibits the use of a separate paper ballot by absentee voters.
C.R.S. § 1-13.5-111 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13.5 / Part 1 / Section 1-13.5-111
1-13.5-111. Time for holding elections for special districts - type of election - manner of
Status: in_force

1-13.5-111. Time for holding elections for special districts - type of election - manner of election - notice. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, regular special district elections must be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of May in every odd-numbered year.

(2) Special elections may be held only on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February, May, October, or December of any year; except that ballot issue elections may be held only on the date of a state general election, biennial local district election, or on the first Tuesday in November of odd-numbered years. A ballot issue election that is not part of an organizational election must be conducted either as part of a coordinated election or in accordance with part 11 of this article.

(3) Any special district election ordered pursuant to article 1 of title 32, C.R.S., by the district court having jurisdiction over such existing or proposed special district must be held on the date ordered by the court and conducted in accordance with this article.

(4) Whenever the date of a regular special district election is identical to the date set for a municipal or another special district election in any municipality or other special district having boundaries coterminous with the special district, the election may be held jointly with the municipal or other special district election. An election held jointly pursuant to this subsection (4) is not a coordinated election.

(5) Any election for the organization of a new health assurance or health service district must be held on the date of the general election or on the first Tuesday in November of an odd-numbered year. Any election on the proposal of a health assurance or health service district must be conducted by the county clerk and recorder in which the proposed district will be located as part of a coordinated election in accordance with section 1-7-116.
C.R.S. § 1-7-303 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 7 / Part 3 / Section 1-7-303
1-7-303. Spoiled ballots
Status: in_force

1-7-303. Spoiled ballots. No person, except an election judge as authorized by the designated election official, shall remove any ballot from the polling place or voter service and polling center before the close of the polls. Any eligible elector who spoils a ballot may obtain others, one at a time, not exceeding three in all, upon returning each spoiled ballot. The spoiled ballots thus returned shall be immediately canceled and shall be preserved and returned to the designated election official as provided in section 1-7-701. Nothing in this section prohibits an elector from obtaining a replacement ballot pursuant to section 1-7.5-107.
C.R.S. § 1-13-710 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 13 / Part 7 / Section 1-13-710
1-13-710. Voting twice - penalty
Status: in_force

1-13-710. Voting twice - penalty. (1) (a) No voter shall, with the intent of voting more than once in an election:

(I) Cast more than one ballot;

(II) Offer to cast a ballot knowing that a ballot the voter previously returned was received; or

(III) During a federal election, vote in this state and another state.

(b) A voter who violates this subsection (1) upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.

(2) Nothing in this section prohibits a voter from voting in a special district election as a property owner in accordance with article 13.5 of this title or part 8 of article 1 of title 32, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 1-2-502 — CO Code / Title 1 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 1-2-502
1-2-502. Form for agency registration
Status: in_force

1-2-502. Form for agency registration. (1) In addition to the information required in section 1-2-501, the form used at a voter registration agency shall include:

(a) The question, "If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register to vote here today?";

(b) If the agency provides public assistance, the statement, "Applying to register or declining to register to vote will not affect the amount of assistance that you will be provided by this agency.";

(c) Boxes for the applicant to check to indicate whether the applicant would like to register or decline to register to vote, together with the statement, in close proximity to the boxes and in prominent type, "IF YOU DO NOT CHECK EITHER BOX, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE DECIDED NOT TO REGISTER TO VOTE AT THIS TIME.";

(d) The statement, "If you would like help in filling out the voter registration application form, we will help you. The decision whether to seek or accept help is yours. You may fill out the application form in private.".

(e) The statement, "If you believe that someone has interfered with your right to register or to decline to register to vote, your right to privacy in deciding whether to register or in applying to register to vote, or your right to choose your own political party or other political preference, you may file a complaint with the secretary of state." The form shall also include the address and telephone number of the secretary of state.

(2) All agencies providing an opportunity to complete the voter registration forms shall keep copies of all records relating to the completion of the forms for two years. The forms shall not be considered public records but are available to the secretary of state for purposes of compiling data in compliance with the federal "National Voter Registration Act of 1993", 52 U.S.C. sec. 20501 et seq.