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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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 2 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS (§§ 1-13.5-201 — 1-13.5-205) › Section 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.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 9, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 2 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS (§§ 1-13.5-201 — 1-13.5-205) › Section 1-13.5-204 - Lists of property owners - costs

(1)
For elections where owning property in the local government is a requirement for voting in the election, no later than the fortieth day preceding the date of the election, the designated election official shall order the list of property owners from the county assessor. Except as otherwise required under subsection (2) of this section, the county assessor shall certify and deliver an initial list of all recorded owners of taxable real and personal property within the local government no later than thirty days before the election. The supplemental list for the local government shall be provided no later than twenty days before the election and shall contain the names and addresses of all recorded owners who became owners no later than twenty-two days prior to the election and after the initial list of property owners was provided. The county assessors shall assess the cost for the lists, which must be paid by the local government holding the election. The fee for furnishing the lists is no less than twenty-five dollars for both lists or no more than one cent for each name contained on the lists, whichever is greater.
(2)
The designated election official of a local government may order the list described in subsection (1) of this section of all recorded owners of taxable real and personal property within the local government as of the thirtieth day before the election, with a supplemental list to be provided on the twentieth day before the election, or the designated election official may order a complete list as of the sixth day before the election.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 10, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 2 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS (§§ 1-13.5-201 — 1-13.5-205) › Section 1-13.5-205 - Delivery and custody of registration list and property owner list

At such time as may be set by the designated election official, but at least one day prior to the election, one of the election judges from each precinct may appear in person at the office of the designated election official for the purpose of receiving the registration list and, as applicable, property owners list, election supplies, or the designated election official may deliver the same to one of the judges. The judges shall have custody of the registration list and property owners list and shall give his or her receipt for the list. After the closing of the polls on the day of election, the election judge selected pursuant to section
1-13.5-410
to deliver the election papers and supplies shall deliver the registration list and property owners list to the office of the designated election official or to such other place as the designated election official may designate as the counting center.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 11, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 3 - NOMINATIONS (§§ 1-13.5-301 — 1-13.5-306) › Section 1-13.5-301 - Eligibility for office - prohibitions - exceptions - challenges

(1)
(a)
No person except an eligible elector who is at least eighteen years of age, unless another age is required by law, is eligible to hold any office in this state. No person is eligible to be a candidate for office unless that person fully meets the qualifications of that office as stated in the constitution and statutes of this state on or before the date the person is nominated to the office. The designated election official shall not certify the name of any candidate who fails to swear or affirm under oath that he or she fully meets the qualifications as of the date of nomination or who is unable to provide proof that he or she meets any requirements of the office relating to registration, residence, or property ownership.
(b)
The information found on the person's voter registration record is admissible as prima facie evidence of compliance with the registration and residence requirements of this section. The information found in the property owners list is admissible as prima facie evidence of compliance with property ownership requirements.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (2), no person is eligible to be a candidate for more than one office in the same local government at one time. This subsection (2) does not:
(a)
Apply to memberships on different special district or business improvement district boards; or
(b)
Prohibit a candidate or elected official of any political subdivision from being a candidate or member of the board of directors of any special district, business improvement district, or districts in which he or she is an eligible elector, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
(3)
The qualification of any candidate may be challenged by an eligible elector of the local government within five days after the date that the designated election official certifies the candidate to the ballot. The challenge shall be made by verified petition setting forth the facts alleged concerning the qualification of the candidate and shall be filed in the district court in the county in which the local government is located. The hearing on the qualification of the candidate must be held not less than five nor more than ten days after the date the designated election official's statement is issued that certifies the candidate to the ballot. The court shall hear the testimony and other evidence and, within forty-eight hours after the close of the hearing, determine whether the candidate meets the qualifications for the office for which the candidate has declared. Part 1 of article
17
of title
13
, C.R.S., regarding frivolous, groundless, or vexatious actions, applies to this section.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 11, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 3 - NOMINATIONS (§§ 1-13.5-301 — 1-13.5-306) › Section 1-13.5-302 - Nomination of local government candidates

(1)
Except as provided in section
1-13.5-303
or other applicable law, candidates for office of nonpartisan local governments must be nominated, without regard to affiliation, by petition on forms supplied by the designated election official. A petition of nomination may consist of one or more sheets, but it must contain the name and address of only one candidate and indicate the office to which the candidate is seeking election. The candidate's name must be printed on each sheet of a petition of nomination.
(2)
Nomination petitions for a candidate in a local government, other than a special district or business improvement district, may be circulated and signed, beginning on January 1 of the year in which election for that office is conducted and ending on the sixty-seventh day prior to the day of election, by at least two eligible electors residing within or eligible to vote in the local government.
(3)
The circulator of each nomination petition shall make an affidavit that each signature thereon is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be and that each signer has stated to the circulator that the signer is an eligible elector of the local government for which the nomination is made.
(4)
A petition is not valid if it does not contain the requisite number of signatures of eligible electors. The designated election official shall inspect timely filed petitions of nomination to ensure compliance with this section.
(5)
Each nomination petition must be filed with the designated election official no later than the sixty-seventh day prior to the day of election. Every petition must have endorsed on it or appended to it the written affidavit of the candidate accepting the nomination and swearing that the candidate satisfies the requirements set forth in law to be a candidate and hold office in the local government.
(6)
The designated election official shall preserve all nomination petitions filed with him or her for a period of two years. All such petitions are open to public inspection under proper regulation by the designated election official with whom they are filed.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 12, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 3 - NOMINATIONS (§§ 1-13.5-301 — 1-13.5-306) › Section 1-13.5-304 - Withdrawal from nomination

Any person who has been nominated and who has accepted a nomination, or filed a self-nomination form or letter, may cause his or her name to be withdrawn from such nomination at any time before the election by executing a written affidavit withdrawing from the nomination. The withdrawing candidate shall sign the affidavit and file it with the designated election official.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 14, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 3 - NOMINATIONS (§§ 1-13.5-301 — 1-13.5-306) › Section 1-13.5-305 - Write-in candidate affidavit

A write-in vote for any local government office is counted only if an affidavit of intent to be a write-in candidate is filed with the designated election official by the person whose name is written in not later than sixty-four days before the day of the election. The affidavit of intent must indicate that the signer desires the office and is qualified to assume the duties of that office if elected.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 14, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 3 - NOMINATIONS (§§ 1-13.5-301 — 1-13.5-306) › Section 1-13.5-306 - Objections to nominations

All self-nomination and acceptance forms or letters, petitions of nomination, and affidavits of intent to be a write-in candidate that are in apparent conformity, as determined by the designated election official, with section
1-13.5-302
,
1-13.5-303
, or
1-13.5-305
, are valid unless objection thereto is duly made in writing within three days after the filing of the same. In case an objection is made, the designated election official shall mail forthwith notice of the objection to any candidate for the same office. The designated election official shall decide objections within forty-eight hours after the same are filed, and any objections upheld may be remedied or defect cured upon the original petition, by an amendment thereto, or by filing a new self-nomination and acceptance form or letter, petition of nomination, or affidavit of intent, as applicable, within three days after the objection is upheld, but in no event later than the fifty-eighth day before the day of election. The designated election official shall pass upon the validity of all objections, whether of form or substance, and the designated election official's decisions upon matters of form are final. The designated election official's decisions upon matters of substance are open to review if prompt application is made, as provided in section
1-13.5-1501
, but the remedy in all cases shall be summary, and the decision of the district court is final and not subject to review by any other court; except that the supreme court, in the exercise of its discretion, may review any proceeding in a summary way.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 14, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 4 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-13.5-401 — 1-13.5-410) › Section 1-13.5-401 - Appointment of election judges

(1)
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, at least fifteen days before each local government election, the governing body shall appoint the election judges.
(b)
Each election judge must be registered to vote in Colorado and at least eighteen years of age. Election judges must be appointed pursuant to this article without regard to party affiliation. Neither a current candidate for director nor any immediate family member, to the second degree, of such candidate is eligible to serve as an election judge.
(c)
The designated election official shall make and file in his or her office a list of all individuals so appointed, giving their names and addresses. The list is a public record and is subject to inspection and examination during office hours by any elector of the local government with the right to make copies thereof.
(2)
The governing body may delegate to the designated election official the authority and responsibility to appoint election judges in the manner provided in this section.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 313,§ 4, eff. 8/10/2016.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 14, § 6, effective February 18. L. 2016: (1) amended, (HB 16-1442), ch. 313, p. 1267, § 4, effective August 10.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 4 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-13.5-401 — 1-13.5-410) › Section 1-13.5-402 - Number of judges - appointment

The governing body, or the designated election official if authorized pursuant to section
1-13.5-401(2)
, shall appoint at least two election judges for each local government election. The appointing authority may also appoint any additional judges as deemed necessary, and may appoint counting judges.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 15, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 4 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-13.5-401 — 1-13.5-410) › Section 1-13.5-403 - Certificates of appointment

Promptly after the appointment of the election judges, the designated election official shall issue certificates certifying the appointments. The designated election official shall mail one certificate to each person appointed.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 15, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 4 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-13.5-401 — 1-13.5-410) › Section 1-13.5-404 - Acceptance form - time to file

With each certificate of appointment transmitted to the election judges, the designated election official shall enclose a form for acceptance of the appointment. Each individual appointed as an election judge may file his or her acceptance form in the office of the designated election official within seven days after the date that the designated election official mailed the certificate of appointment and the acceptance form. Unless otherwise determined by the designated election official, failure of any person appointed as an election judge to file an acceptance within those seven days results in a vacancy, which shall be filled in the same way the original appointment was made.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 15, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 4 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-13.5-401 — 1-13.5-410) › Section 1-13.5-405 - Vacancies - emergency appointments

Except when section
1-13.5-404
applies, if an individual appointed as an election judge refuses or fails to accept the appointment or is unable to serve, the individual or any other election judge must immediately notify the designated election official. The designated election official shall forthwith appoint another qualified individual to serve as election judge in the place of the individual. In the event of an emergency, including inability to notify the designated election official, the remaining election judges at the location where the individual was to serve may appoint a replacement election judge.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 15, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 4 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-13.5-401 — 1-13.5-410) › Section 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.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 15, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 4 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-13.5-401 — 1-13.5-410) › Section 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.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 16, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 4 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-13.5-401 — 1-13.5-410) › Section 1-13.5-408 - Training of judges

The designated election official shall make available an instruction class concerning the tasks of an election judge not more than forty-five days prior to each election. A designated election official shall remove an election judge who fails or refuses to attend the instruction class.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 16, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 4 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-13.5-401 — 1-13.5-410) › Section 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.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 16, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 4 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-13.5-401 — 1-13.5-410) › Section 1-13.5-410 - Compensation for delivery of election returns and other election papers

The election judges in each polling place shall select one of their number to deliver the election returns, registration list, property owners list, ballot boxes, if any, and other election papers and supplies to the office of the designated election official or to such other place as the designated election official may designate as the counting center. The judge so selected shall be paid a reasonable amount of compensation for the performance of such service.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 16, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 1-13.5-502 - Notice of election

(1)
The designated election official, at least twenty days before each local government election, shall give written notice of the election stating the date of the election and the location and hours during which the polls will be open; the date ballots have or may be mailed if the election is conducted by mail ballot; mail ballot drop-off locations; names of the officers to be elected and any ballot issues and ballot questions to be voted upon; and the names of those candidates whose nominations have been certified to the designated election official, which listing must be as nearly as possible in the form in which such nominations will appear upon the official ballot. For an independent mail ballot election, the notice does not need to include the text of the ballot issues or ballot questions. A copy of the notice must be posted until after the election in a conspicuous place in the office of the designated election official. A copy of the notice must be mailed or sent via electronic mail to the county clerk and recorder.
(2)
(a)
In addition, the notice required by this section must be published in at least one newspaper having general circulation in the local government on or before the twentieth day before election day.
(b)
On or before the twentieth day before the election, a special district must effect publication of the notice as provided in section
1-13.5-1102
.
(3)
All polling places must be designated by a sign conspicuously posted at least twenty days before each local government election. The sign must be substantially in the following form: "Polling Place for (name of local government)". In addition, the sign must state the date of the next election and the hours the polling place will be open.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 17, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 1-13.5-503 - Ballot issue notice

(1)
Any ballot issue notice relating to a local government ballot issue must be prepared and distributed in a manner consistent with part 9 of article
7
of this title.
(2)
In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section, a local government submitting a ballot issue concerning the creation of any debt or other financial obligation at an election in the local government must post notice in accordance with the requirements of section
1-7-908
.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 17, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 1-13.5-504 - Establishing precincts and polling places - applicability

(1)
This section applies to local government elections that are conducted by polling place.
(2)
The governing body of each local government, or designated election official if authorized by the governing body, shall divide the local government into as many election precincts for local government elections as it deems expedient for the convenience of the electors of the local government and shall designate the location and address for each polling place at which elections are to be held.
(3)
The designated election officials of local governments with overlapping boundaries that hold elections the same day by polling place must meet, confer, and thereafter, if practical, hold such elections in a manner that permits an elector in the overlapping area to vote in all of such elections at one polling place.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the governing body or designated election official shall change any polling place upon petition of a majority of the registered electors residing within the local government.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 18, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 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.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2, § 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 18, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 1-13.5-505 - Judges may change polling places

(1)
When it becomes impossible or inconvenient to hold an election at the place designated, the election judges, after notifying the designated election official and after having assembled at or as near as practicable to such place and before receiving any vote, may move to the nearest convenient place for holding the election and at such newly designated place proceed with the election.
(2)
Upon moving to a new polling place, the judges shall prominently display a proclamation of the change and may station a proper person at the original polling place to notify all persons appearing at the original polling place of the new location for holding the election.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 18, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 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.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 19, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 1-13.5-507 - Arrangement of voting machines or voting booths and ballot boxes

The voting machines or the voting booths and ballot box must be situated in the polling place 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 the area within six feet of the voting machines or the voting booths and ballot box, except by authority of the election judges, and then only when necessary to keep order and enforce the law.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 19, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 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.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 19, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 1-13.5-509 - Failure to receive mailed notice

Any election for which a notice was mailed shall not be invalidated on the grounds that an eligible elector did not receive the ballot issue notice, mailed information, or mailed notification of the election required by law or the state constitution if the designated election official acted in good faith in making the mailing. Good faith is presumed if the designated election official or coordinated election official mailed the ballot issue notice, information, or notification to the addresses appearing on a registration list for the local government as provided by the county clerk and recorder, and, where applicable, the property owners list for the local government provided by the county assessor.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 19, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 1-13.5-510 - 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, and take such other actions, as provided in the order.
(2)
For an organizational election, the notice by publication must 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 must recite the election date, which shall be not less than twenty days after publication of the election notice.
(3)
For a dissolution election, the notice by publication must 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 must recite the election date, which must be not less than twenty days after publication of the election notice.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 313,§ 5, eff. 8/10/2016.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 19, § 6, effective February 18. L. 2016: (1) amended, (HB 16-1442), ch. 313, p. 1267, § 5, effective August 10.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 1-13.5-511 - Certification of ballot

(1)
No later than sixty days before any election, the designated election official of each local government that intends to conduct an election shall certify the order of the ballot and ballot content. The order of the ballot and ballot content must include the name and office of each candidate for whom a petition or self-nomination form or letter has been filed with the designated election official and any ballot issues or ballot questions to be submitted to the eligible electors.
(2)
After a designated election official has certified the order of the ballot and ballot content in accordance with subsection (1) of this section, the designated election official may recertify the ballot if:
(a)
A candidate withdraws from a race, and the withdrawal would not change the order that the candidate names appear on the ballot as previously determined by the lot drawing; or
(b)
There are technical revisions to a ballot issue or ballot question prior to the ballots being printed.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 313,§ 6, eff. 8/10/2016.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 20, § 6, effective February 18. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1442), ch. 313, p. 1267, § 6, effective August 10.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 1-13.5-512 - Correction of errors

The designated election official shall, on his or her own motion, correct without delay any error in publication of sample or official ballots that he or she discovers or that is brought to his or her attention and that can be corrected without interfering with the timely distribution of the ballots.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 20, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-501 — 1-13.5-513) › Section 1-13.5-513 - Election may be canceled - when

(1)
If the only matter before the electors in a nonpartisan election is the election of persons to office and if, at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election or at any time thereafter, there are not more candidates than offices to be filled at the election, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be a write-in candidate, the designated election official, if instructed by resolution of the governing body, shall cancel the election and declare the candidates elected.
(2)
No later than twenty-five days before an election conducted as a coordinated election in November, and at any time prior to any other elections, a governing body may by resolution withdraw one or more ballot issues or ballot questions from the ballot. In such case, the ballot issues and ballot questions are deemed to have not been submitted and votes cast on the ballot issues and ballot questions will either not be counted or be deemed invalid by action of the governing body.
(3)
If the electors are to consider the election of persons to office and ballot issues or ballot questions, the election may be canceled by the governing body only in the event that all of the conditions of subsection (1) of this section exist and that all ballot issues or ballot questions have been withdrawn from the ballot pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
(4)
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no election may be canceled in part.
(5)
Unless otherwise provided by an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to section
1-7-116
, upon receipt of an invoice, the governing body shall within thirty days promptly pay all costs accrued by the county clerk and recorder and any applicable political subdivision attributable to the canceled election or withdrawn ballot issues or ballot questions.
(6)
The governing body or designated election official shall provide notice by publication, as that term is defined in section
1-13.5-501
, of the cancellation of the election. A copy of the notice must be posted at each polling location of the local government, in the office of the designated election official, and in the office of the clerk and recorder for each county with territorial boundaries that overlap in whole or in part with those of the local government and, for special districts, a copy of the notice must be filed in the office of the division of local government. The governing body shall also notify the candidates that the election was canceled and that they were elected by acclamation.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 20, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-601 — 1-13.5-618) › Section 1-13.5-601 - Hours of voting

At all elections held under this article, the polls shall be opened at 7 a.m. and remain open until 7 p.m. of the same day. If a full set of election judges is not present at the hour of 7 a.m., an alternate election judge shall be appointed by the designated election official or judge in attendance at the polling place. The polls shall be opened if at least two election judges are present, even if the alternate judge has not arrived. Every person otherwise qualified to vote who is standing in line waiting to vote at 7 p.m. may vote.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 21, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-601 — 1-13.5-618) › Section 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.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 22, § 6, effective February 18.
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 13.5 - COLORADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION CODE (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-1601) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-13.5-601 — 1-13.5-618) › Section 1-13.5-604 - Judge to keep pollbook

An election judge shall keep a pollbook, which shall contain one column headed "names of voters" and one column headed "number on ballot". The name and number on the ballot of each eligible elector voting must be entered in regular succession under the headings in the pollbook.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 23, § 6, effective February 18.