2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 2 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS (§§ 1-2-101 — 1-2-703) › Part 2 - REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS (§§ 1-2-201 — 1-2-229) › Section 1-2-205 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Self-affirmation made by elector

(1)
The registration record to be signed by the elector shall bear the following statement:
WARNING:
IT IS A CLASS 1 MISDEMEANOR:
To swear or affirm falsely as to your qualifications to register to vote.
(2)
Each elector making application for registration or preregistration shall make the following self-affirmation: "I,...., affirm that I am a citizen of the United States; I have been a resident of Colorado for at least twenty-two days immediately before an election I intend to vote in; I am at least fifteen years old; and I understand that I must be at least eighteen to be eligible to vote in any election. I further affirm that the residence address I provided is my sole legal place of residence. I certify under penalty of perjury that the information I have provided on this application is true to the best of my knowledge and belief; and that I have not, nor will I, cast more than one ballot in any election."
(3)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 1754, § 10, effective January 1, 1995.)
(4)
The elector shall sign the registration record as evidence of the affirmation made by the elector.
(5)
This section does not apply to a person registered in accordance with section
1-2-213.3
or
1-2-502.5
.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 4, eff. 1/1/2025.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 399,§ 5, eff. 6/6/2023.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 329, § 9, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 326, § 7, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 261, § 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 160, § 5, eff. 5/9/2014.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 142, eff. 8/7/2013.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 184, § 3, eff. 8/7/2013.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 12, eff. 5/10/2013 and 8/7/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 643, § 2, effective 1/1/1993. L. 94: (2), (3), and (4) amended, p. 1754, § 10, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2013: (1) and (2) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 691, p. 691, § 12, effective May 10; (2) amended, (HB 13-1135), ch. 678, p. 678, § 3, effective August 7; (2) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 691, p. 691, § 12, effective August 7. L. 2014: (2) amended, (SB 14-161), ch. 557, p. 557, § 5, effective May 9. L. 2018: (2) amended, (SB 18-150), ch. 1600, p. 1600, § 2, effective 7/1/2019. L. 2019: (2) amended and (5) added, (SB 19-235), ch. 3056, p. 3056, § 9, effective August 2; (2) amended, (HB 19-1278), ch. 3007, p. 3007, § 7, effective August 2.
(1) This section is similar to former § 1-2-204 as it existed prior to 1992.
(2) Amendments to subsection (2) by HB 19-1278 and SB 19-235 were harmonized.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
(1) For procuring false registration, see § 1-13-203 . (2) In 2013, subsections (1) and (2) were amended by the "Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 185, Session Laws of Colorado 2013. (3) For the short title ("Colorado Votes Act") in HB 19-1278, see section 1 of chapter 326, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.