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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 5 - NOTICE OF AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-5-101 — 1-5-908) › Part 8 - VOTER-VERIFIED PAPER RECORD (§§ 1-5-801 — 1-5-802) › Section 1-5-802 - Use of voting systems - voter-verified paper record

(1)
In addition to the other requirements of this article, the voting system used in each primary, general, coordinated, or congressional district vacancy election held in the state on and after January 1, 2010, shall have the capability to produce a voter-verifiable paper record of each elector's vote. Before an elector's vote is cast, the elector shall have the opportunity, in private and without assistance, to inspect and verify that the voter-verified paper record correctly reflects the elector's choices. Any political subdivision that has not complied with the provisions of this section on or before January 1, 2009, shall comply with such provisions by January 1, 2014.
(2)
The requirements of subsection (1) of this section shall apply to each primary, general, coordinated, or congressional district vacancy election conducted by a county clerk and recorder on and after January 1, 2008, if the governing body of the county determines that:
(a)
The technology necessary to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section is available; and
(b)
(I)
Sufficient federal or state funds are available to acquire or retrofit voting devices that comply with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section; or
(II)
It is otherwise financially feasible for the county to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
(3)
Upon satisfaction by a county of the requirements of this section, the voter-verified paper record of each eligible elector's vote, whether filled out by hand or produced by a voting machine or ballot marking device, shall be preserved as an election record pursuant to section
1-7-802
and shall constitute an official record of the election.
(4)
No voting device shall be remotely accessed or remotely accessible until after the close of voting and a results total tape has been printed, as applicable.
L. 2005: Entire part added, p. 1403, § 22, effective June 6; entire part added, p. 1438, § 22, effective June 6. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1335), ch. 260, p. 1194, §10, effective May 15.
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 5 - NOTICE OF AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-5-101 — 1-5-908) › Part 9 - MULTILINGUAL BALLOT ACCESS (§§ 1-5-901 — 1-5-908) › Section 1-5-901 - Short title

The short title of this part 9 is the "Ballot Access for All Citizens Act".
Added by 2021 Ch. 366,§ 1, eff. 6/28/2021.
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 5 - NOTICE OF AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-5-101 — 1-5-908) › Part 9 - MULTILINGUAL BALLOT ACCESS (§§ 1-5-901 — 1-5-908) › Section 1-5-902 - Legislative declaration - intent

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a)
Congress enacted the language minority provisions of the federal "Voting Rights Act of 1965" because "through the use of various practices and procedures, citizens of language minorities have been effectively excluded from participation in the electoral process...";
(b)
Today, the formula in section 203 of the "Voting Rights Act of 1965" requires only the Colorado counties of Conejos, Costilla, Denver, and Saguache to provide election materials in both English and Spanish and requires one other Colorado county to provide information in Ute;
(c)
Based on the 2017 five-year estimates specified in the United States bureau of the census American community survey, there are one hundred three thousand one hundred forty-six eligible electors in Colorado who speak English "less than very well". An estimated eighty-two thousand ninety-six of those eligible electors live in counties where ballots and other election materials are not available in languages other than English.
(d)
Further compounding the problem of ballot access for minority language speakers is the reading level at which Colorado's ballots are written. For many minority language speakers the ballot is simply incomprehensible even if they speak and read some English.
(e)
Section 203 of the "Voting Rights Act of 1965" covers a jurisdiction when the number of United States citizens of voting age in that jurisdiction has a single language group that:
(I)
Is more than ten thousand people of voting age, is more than five percent of all voting-age citizens, or is on an American Indian reservation and exceeds five percent of all reservation residents; and
(II)
The illiteracy rate of the group is higher than the national illiteracy rate;
(f)
Colorado does not currently expand minority language ballot access beyond federal requirements; and
(g)
Colorado has an opportunity to make the ballot accessible to more eligible electors and provide them with meaningful access to a ballot that they are able to read, understand, and vote.
(2)
The general assembly further finds and declares that the intent of this part 9 is to:
(a)
Provide ballot access to electors throughout the state while balancing the reality of limited state and county resources; and
(b)
Expand minority language ballot access without changing or reducing the state's existing responsibilities pursuant to section 203 of the "Voting Rights Act of 1965".
Added by 2021 Ch. 366,§ 1, eff. 6/28/2021.
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 5 - NOTICE OF AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-5-101 — 1-5-908) › Part 9 - MULTILINGUAL BALLOT ACCESS (§§ 1-5-901 — 1-5-908) › Section 1-5-903 - Definitions

As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"County clerk" means the county clerk and recorder of any county in the state.
(2)
"Minority language ballot" means a ballot that is fully translated into a language other than English. The content of a "minority language ballot" may be in only a language other than English or both English and a language other than English.
(3)
"Minority language sample ballot" means a document that is available to eligible electors to help them prepare for an election that contains all candidates, questions, and instructions for voting, and is fully translated into a language other than English.
(4)
"Qualified translator or interpreter" means a translator or interpreter who is determined by the secretary of state to:
(a)
Be screened and tested for proficiency in both written English and the target language with affiliation or accreditation by a nationally recognized association of translators or have other credentials or certifications that are comparable to or exceed the standards used by a nationally recognized association of translators; and
(b)
Produce translations that are linguistically accurate, culturally appropriate, and technically consistent with the original documents.
Added by 2021 Ch. 366,§ 1, eff. 6/28/2021.
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 5 - NOTICE OF AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-5-101 — 1-5-908) › Part 9 - MULTILINGUAL BALLOT ACCESS (§§ 1-5-901 — 1-5-908) › Section 1-5-904 - Multilingual ballot hotline - creation - secretary of state - rules

(1)
The secretary of state shall establish a multilingual ballot hotline to provide access to a qualified translator or interpreter in each of the languages in the state that has at least two thousand citizens 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 a shared minority language at home, and in any additional languages the secretary determines by rule is needed to assist electors in translating ballot language. The multilingual ballot hotline shall be established for use during the general election held in November 2022, and for every general election and statewide odd-year election thereafter.
(2)
The secretary of state shall provide notice on the secretary's website and shall create signs to be posted by county clerks at all voter service and polling centers to inform electors that the multilingual ballot hotline is available to electors statewide from the first day that domestic ballots for statewide general and coordinated elections are mailed to electors through election day. The multilingual ballot hotline must be available anytime a voter visits a voter service and polling center during that center's hours of public operation. The multilingual ballot hotline must be available to all other voters between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning the first day that domestic ballots for statewide general and coordinated elections are mailed to electors through the Friday before election day. The hotline must be available to all voters between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on the Monday before election day and on election day.
(3)
The secretary of state shall ensure that each translator or interpreter who provides translations for the multilingual ballot hotline is a qualified translator or interpreter in the language or languages in which the translator or interpreter provides ballot translation assistance. A qualified translator or interpreter shall provide assistance with translation of ballot language only and shall not provide explanations of or arguments for or against any candidate or question included on the ballot.
(4)
The secretary of state shall promulgate rules in accordance with article
4
of title
24
as may be necessary to create and administer the multilingual ballot hotline, including rules regarding hiring or contracting for qualified translators or interpreters to staff the multilingual ballot hotline. The secretary of state may include rules for sharing qualified translator or interpreter resources with other state agencies.
Added by 2021 Ch. 366,§ 1, eff. 6/28/2021.
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 5 - NOTICE OF AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-5-101 — 1-5-908) › Part 9 - MULTILINGUAL BALLOT ACCESS (§§ 1-5-901 — 1-5-908) › Section 1-5-905 - Multilingual ballot access - general provisions - requirements of secretary of state - county clerks

(1)
A county clerk is required to provide multilingual ballot access by creating a minority language sample ballot pursuant to section
1-5-906
and providing an in-person minority language ballot pursuant to section
1-5-907
if:
(a)
The county has at least two thousand citizens 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 a shared minority language at home; or
(b)
At least two and one-half percent of citizens in the county age eighteen years or older speak English less than very well, as defined by the United States bureau of the census American community survey or comparable census data, and speak a shared minority language at home.
(2)
The secretary of state shall determine which counties in the state are required to provide multilingual ballot access and, therefore, are required to create a minority language sample ballot pursuant to section
1-5-906
and provide an in-person minority language ballot pursuant to section
1-5-907
. The secretary of state shall make such determination based on information provided in the most recent five-year estimates specified in the United States bureau of the census American community survey or comparable census data. The secretary of state shall notify the county clerk of any county that is required to provide a minority language sample ballot pursuant to section
1-5-906
and provide an in-person minority language ballot pursuant to section
1-5-907
on or before January 5, 2022, and on or before January 5 of each even year thereafter. In addition, on or before January 5, 2022, and on or before January 5 of each even year thereafter, the secretary of state shall post a list on the secretary's website of all counties that are required to provide a minority language sample ballot pursuant to section
1-5-906
and provide an in-person minority language ballot pursuant to section
1-5-907
.
(3)
Legislative council staff shall provide to the secretary of state a translation of all statewide ballot questions or issues that will appear on the ballot in every language in which a minority language sample ballot must be provided in the state. The secretary of state shall provide each county clerk that is subject to this part 9 with a translation in the applicable language of all content that is certified to the county clerks by the secretary of state. The county clerk of each county shall use the translation provided by the secretary of state in creating the minority language sample ballot and in providing the in-person minority language ballot for his or her county.
Added by 2021 Ch. 366, § 1, eff. 6/28/2021.
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 5 - NOTICE OF AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-5-101 — 1-5-908) › Part 9 - MULTILINGUAL BALLOT ACCESS (§§ 1-5-901 — 1-5-908) › Section 1-5-906 - Minority language sample ballots - county clerk

(1)
The county clerk of any county that satisfies the criteria specified in section
1-5-905 (1)
shall, in coordination with the secretary of state, create a minority language sample 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, 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, and who speak the minority language at home.
(2)
The minority language sample ballot must include all of the same content that is on the English language ballot.
(3)
A county clerk that is required to create a minority language sample ballot in one or more minority languages pursuant to this section shall provide such minority language sample ballots for the general election held in November 2022, and for each general election and statewide odd-year election thereafter.
(4)
The minority language sample ballot must include the instructions for every ballot style in the county. The county clerk is not required to create a sample ballot for every ballot style in the county but may instead create one master document containing all the candidates, questions, and instructions included on every ballot style in the county. Instead of creating one master document, the county clerk may choose to create a minority language sample ballot for each ballot style in the county.
(5)
The county clerk shall make the minority language sample ballot available and accessible to electors in the county on the website of the county clerk and at voter service and polling centers county-wide. The county clerk shall notify all electors in the county via the mail ballot packet and in each language in which a minority language sample ballot will be created that a minority language sample ballot is available.
(6)
A county clerk shall ensure that the translation provided for the minority language sample ballot is performed by one or more qualified translators.
Added by 2021 Ch. 366, § 1, eff. 6/28/2021.
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 5 - NOTICE OF AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-5-101 — 1-5-908) › Part 9 - MULTILINGUAL BALLOT ACCESS (§§ 1-5-901 — 1-5-908) › Section 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.
Added by 2021 Ch. 366, § 1, eff. 6/28/2021.
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 5 - NOTICE OF AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 1-5-101 — 1-5-908) › Part 9 - MULTILINGUAL BALLOT ACCESS (§§ 1-5-901 — 1-5-908) › Section 1-5-908 - State assistance to counties for implementation costs

Subject to available resources, the state shall endeavor to provide financial assistance to counties that are subject to the requirements of this part 9 to offset the costs incurred by the counties in complying with this part 9.
Added by 2021 Ch. 366,§ 1, eff. 6/28/2021.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-102 - List furnished by precinct committeepersons

(1)
No later than ten days after the precinct caucus in even-numbered years, the committeepersons of each precinct from each major political party shall submit to the county chairpersons of their respective political parties a list that was initiated at the precinct caucus and that recommends registered electors as election judges. The registered electors recommended as election judges must reside in the precinct and have a current affiliation with the political party that held the precinct caucus.
(2)
If there is no county chairperson, the committeeperson of each precinct shall submit the list that was initiated at the precinct caucus and that recommends registered electors as election judges directly to the county clerk and recorder. If a precinct has no committeeperson, the district captain, if any, shall submit the list of recommended election judges to the county chairperson or county clerk and recorder, as appropriate.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 723, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 575, § 2, effective April 30.
This section is similar to former § 1-5-106 as it existed prior to 1992.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-103 - Recommendations by county chairperson

(1)
(a)
No later than the first Tuesday of April in even-numbered years, the county chairperson of each major political party in the county shall certify to the county clerk and recorder the names and addresses of registered electors recommended to serve as election judges from the county.
(b)
Repealed.
(2)
The county chairperson, or, if there is no county chairperson, the committeepersons who submitted the list of registered electors in accordance with section
1-6-102 (2)
shall designate the order of preference of the names of the registered electors recommended to serve as election judges. The county clerk and recorder shall select election judges in the county chairperson's, or, if there is no county chairperson, the committeeperson's, order of preference.
(3)
In recommending registered electors as election judges, the county chairperson may select only names from the list submitted by the precinct committeepersons. However, the county chairperson may recommend additional registered electors to the county clerk and recorder if the precinct committeepersons do not provide enough names to the county chairperson.
(4) and (5)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 98, p. 576, § 3, effective April 30, 1998.)
Amended by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 22, eff. 6/6/2024.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 724, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 576, § 3, effective April 30. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 134, § 6, effective March 27.
(1) This section is similar to former § 1-5-107 as it existed prior to 1992.
(2) Subsection (1)(b)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(b), effective July 1, 2002. (See L. 2002, p. 134 .)
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 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.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 262,§ 15, eff. 5/29/2018.
L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1631, § 9, effective June 7. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-233), ch. 262, p. 1608, § 15, effective May 29.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-103.7 - Unaffiliated voters - self-nomination

No later than sixty days before a primary or general election, any registered elector who is unaffiliated with a political party or political organization may give notice in writing to the clerk and recorder of the county in which such elector resides offering to serve as an election judge and stating that the elector is a registered elector and is unaffiliated with any political party or political organization.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 262,§ 16, eff. 5/29/2018.
L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1631, § 9, effective June 7. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-233), ch. 262, p. 1609, § 16, effective May 29.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-104 - Appointment of election judges by county clerk and recorder and designated election officials

(1)
For each election coordinated by the county clerk and recorder, the county clerk and recorder shall appoint election judges for each location where election activities are occurring.
(2)
The county clerk and recorder may appoint an election judge to serve in a county other than the county in which the election judge resides.
(3)
If, at the time the county clerk and recorder appoints election judges, the list of recommended election judges submitted in accordance with section
1-6-102
contains an insufficient number of names for a major political party's share of the total number of election judges as required in section
1-6-109
, the designated election official shall appoint any additional election judges necessary from among the persons recommended by minor political parties in accordance with section
1-6-103.5
and the unaffiliated voters who have offered to serve as election judges in accordance with section
1-6-103.7
.
(4)
For each election coordinated by the county clerk and recorder, the county clerk and recorder may appoint one or more student election judges that satisfy the requirements contained in section
1-6-101 (7)
to serve as an election judge, and shall designate the locations where election activities are occurring in which the student election judge shall serve based upon the number of qualified students and vacancies in the number of available positions for election judges throughout the county.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 262, § 17, eff. 5/29/2018.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 725, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 576, § 4, effective April 30. L. 99: (3) amended, p. 161, § 13, effective August 4. L. 2000: (4) added, p. 1334, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2002: (3) amended, p. 1632, § 10, effective June 7. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-233), ch. 262, p. 1609, § 17, effective May 29.
This section is similar to former § 1-5-101 as it existed prior to 1992.
For removal of election judges, see §§ 1-6-119 and 1-6-120 .
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-105 - Appointment of election judges for elections not coordinated by county clerk and recorder

(1)
Except as provided for special district elections in subsection (1.5) of this section, no later than forty-five days before the regular election, the governing body with authority to call elections shall appoint election judges for the political subdivision. The term of office of election judges shall be two years from the date of appointment.
(1.5)
No later than forty-five days before a regular special district election, the designated election official shall appoint election judges for the special district unless otherwise directed by the board of directors of such district.
(2)
Any person who has been appointed by a county clerk and recorder and meets the qualifications as prescribed in section
1-6-101
may be appointed as an election judge for elections not coordinated by the county clerk and recorder.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 725, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 577, § 5, effective April 30. L. 99: (1) amended and (1.5) added, p. 451, § 7, effective August 4.
This section is similar to former § 1-5-101 as it existed prior to 1992.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 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.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 725, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 577, § 6, effective April 30.
This section is similar to former § 1-5-108 as it existed prior to 1992.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-107 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 725, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 584, § 19, effective April 30.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-108 - Lists of election judges

(1)
The designated election official shall make and maintain a master list of election judges who have filed an acceptance form in accordance with section
1-6-101 (4)
. The master list shall include the name, affiliation, and precinct number of each election judge who has filed an acceptance form, including whether such judge is unaffiliated, affiliated with a minor political party, or affiliated with a qualified political organization.
(2)
Any person may obtain, upon written request and payment of the appropriate fee, an exact copy of the list of county election judges from the county clerk and recorder.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 726, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 578, § 7, effective April 30. L. 99: (1) amended, p. 161, § 14, effective August 4.
This section is similar to former § 1-5-108 as it existed prior to 1992.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-109 - Party affiliation of election judges in partisan elections - definition

(1)
For partisan elections in voter service and polling centers that have an even number of election judges, each major political party is entitled to one-half of the number of election judges.
(2)
For partisan elections in voter service and polling centers that have an odd number of election judges, one major political party is entitled to the extra election judge in one-half of the voter service and polling centers, as determined by the county clerk and recorder, and the other major political party is entitled to the extra election judge in the other one-half of the voter service and polling centers, as determined by the county clerk and recorder.
(3)
If an odd number of voter service and polling centers exist, the county clerk and recorder shall determine which major political party is entitled to any extra election judge. The county clerk and recorder shall make this determination either by mutual agreement of both of the major political parties or, if the two major political parties cannot agree, by lot.
(4) and (5)
Repealed.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 262, § 18, eff. 5/29/2018.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 726, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 578, § 8, effective April 30. L. 2002: (4) repealed, p. 1642, § 39, effective June 7. L. 2012: (5) added, (HB 12-1292), ch. 181, p. 684, § 24, effective May 17. L. 2018: (1), (2), and (3) amended, (SB 18-233), ch. 262, p. 1610, § 18, effective May 29.
(1) This section is similar to former § 1-5-102 as it existed prior to 1992.
(2) Subsection (5)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (5), effective January 1, 2015. (See L. 2012, p. 684.)
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-110 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 727, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 584, § 20, effective April 30.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-112 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 727, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 584, § 21, effective April 30.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-113 - Vacancies

(1)
If for any reason any person selected to serve as an election judge fails to attend the class of instruction for election judges, or refuses, fails, or is unable to serve, or is removed by preemption in accordance with section
1-6-119 (1)
or for cause in accordance with section
1-6-119 (2)
, the designated election official thereafter may appoint an election judge to fill such vacancy. For a partisan election, an election judge shall be appointed to fill such vacancy from any of the lists of names previously submitted in accordance with sections
1-6-102
,
1-6-103
, and
1-6-103.5
or from the unaffiliated voters who have offered to serve as election judges in accordance with section
1-6-103.7
.
(2)
Repealed.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 326, § 33, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 138, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 727, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1415, § 59, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1632, § 11, effective June 7. L. 2013: (2) repealed, (HB 13-1303), ch. 752, p. 752, § 138, effective May 10. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1278), ch. 3026, p. 3026, § 33, effective August 2.
This section is similar to former § 1-5-110 as it existed prior to 1992.
(1) In 2013, subsection (2) was repealed 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. (2) For the short title ("Colorado Votes Act") in HB 19-1278, see section 1 of chapter 326, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-114 - Judges - oath required - electioneering prohibited

(1)
Before beginning the duties of an election judge, each person appointed as an election judge must take a self-affirming oath or affirmation in substantially 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 an eligible elector who resides in the county of .................... or within the ....... political subdivision; that I am a member of the ............... party (or that I am unaffiliated with a political party) as shown in the statewide voter registration system; that I will perform the duties of judge according to law and the best of my ability; that I will studiously strive to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting the same; that I will not try to determine how any elector voted, nor will I disclose how any elector voted if in the discharge of my duties as judge such knowledge comes to me, unless called upon to disclose the same before some court of justice; that I have never been convicted of election fraud, any other election offense, or fraud and that, if any ballots are counted before the polls close on the date of the election, I will not disclose the result of the votes until after the polls have closed and the results are formally announced by the designated election official.
(2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 838, § 54, effective July 1, 1995.)
(3)
For nonpartisan elections, the election judges shall not be required to declare their affiliation on the oath or affirmation.
(4)
A person shall not engage in electioneering, as defined in section
1-13-714
, or wear or display apparel, buttons, or other materials that promote or oppose a political party, candidate, ballot issue, or ballot question while serving as an election judge.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 282, § 31, eff. 6/21/2021.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 173, § 44, eff. 5/18/2016.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 728, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1415, § 60, effective July 1. L. 95: (1) and (2) amended, p. 838, § 54, effective July 1. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 580, § 11, effective April 30. L. 99: (3) amended, p. 162, § 15, effective August 4. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1632, § 12, effective June 7. L. 2016: (1) amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 580, p. 580, § 44, effective May 18.
(1) This section is similar to former § 1-5-111 as it existed prior to 1992.
(2) Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-116 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 729, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1416, § 62, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 1162, § 32, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 585, § 22, effective April 30.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-117 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 729, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 585, § 23, effective April 30.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-118 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 729, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1416, § 63, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 585, § 24, effective April 30.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-120 - Removal of election judges by the court

(1)
Upon the failure or neglect of any election judge to perform the duties of the office, any other election judge, the designated election official, the county chairperson of a political party, or an eligible elector of the political subdivision for which the election judge is appointed, having knowledge of the failure or neglect, shall cause proper action for removal to be instituted against the election judge.
(2)
Election judges who neglect their duties, who commit, encourage, or connive in any fraud in connection with their duties, who violate any of the election laws or knowingly permit others to do so, who are convicted of any crime, who violate their oath, who wrongfully hamper or interfere or tend to interfere with the regular performance of the duties of the other election judges, who commit any other act that interferes or tends to interfere with a fair and honest registration and election, or who are not appointed in accordance with the provisions of this article may be removed in the following manner:
(a)
Any eligible elector may file a brief petition in the district court at any time up to twelve days before any election, setting out in brief and concise language the facts constituting the cause for the removal of the election judge. The petition shall be verified, but the verification may be upon information and belief. Upon filing of the petition, the court shall issue a citation to the election judge directing an appearance within forty-eight hours to answer the petition if the election judge desires to do so.
(b)
The court shall proceed summarily to hear and finally dispose of the petition and may set a hearing within forty-eight hours after the answer is filed. Evidence given by any accused election judge at the hearing shall not be used against that election judge in any civil, criminal, or other proceedings. If the court decides that the election judge should be removed for any cause stated in the petition, the court shall so order and shall immediately notify the appropriate election official.
(3)
The validity of any part of the registration or election already completed or other acts performed under this code, if otherwise legally performed, shall not be affected by the removal of an election judge and shall be in every respect valid and regular. The successor of any election judge removed shall proceed with the duties of the election judge with the same power and effect as though originally appointed.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 730, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 95: (2)(a) amended, p. 839, § 57, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 1-5-117 as it existed prior to 1992.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-121 - [Repealed]

L. 98: Entire section added, p. 582, § 14, effective April 30. L. 2002: Entire section repealed, p. 1642, § 39, effective June 7.
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 6 - ELECTION JUDGES (§§ 1-6-101 — 1-6-122) › Section 1-6-122 - State employees - leave to serve as election judge

(1)
An employee of a state agency, as defined in section
24-18-102(9)
, C.R.S., shall be entitled to take administrative leave with pay on election day for the purpose of serving as an election judge, unless the employee's supervisor determines that the employee's attendance at work on election day is essential.
(2)
An employee of a state agency who takes administrative leave with pay to serve as an election judge in accordance with this section shall not receive compensation pursuant to section
1-6-115
.
(3)
An employee of a state agency who serves as an election judge in accordance with this section shall submit to the employee's supervisor evidence of service as an election judge.
L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 2032, § 12, effective June 6.
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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 1 - HOURS OF VOTING, REGISTRATION, OATHS, AND ASSISTANCE TO VOTE (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-119) › Section 1-7-102 - Employees entitled to vote

(1)
Eligible electors entitled to vote at an election shall be entitled to absent themselves for the purpose of voting from any service or employment in which they are then engaged or employed on the day of the election for a period of two hours during the time the polls are open. Any such absence shall not be sufficient reason for the discharge of any person from service or employment. Eligible electors, who so absent themselves shall not be liable for any penalty, nor shall any deduction be made from their usual salary or wages, on account of their absence. Eligible electors who are employed and paid by the hour shall receive their regular hourly wage for the period of their absence, not to exceed two hours. Application shall be made for the leave of absence prior to the day of election. The employer may specify the hours during which the employee may be absent, but the hours shall be at the beginning or end of the work shift, if the employee so requests.
(2)
This section shall not apply to any person whose hours of employment on the day of the election are such that there are three or more hours between the time of opening and the time of closing of the polls during which the elector is not required to be on the job.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 732, § 9, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-102 as it existed prior to 1992.
For employer guilty of a misdemeanor for violation of this section, see § 1-13-719(1)(b) and (2) .
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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 1 - HOURS OF VOTING, REGISTRATION, OATHS, AND ASSISTANCE TO VOTE (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-119) › Section 1-7-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 185, § 138, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 732, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 1769, § 29, effective 1/1/1995. L. 96: (2) amended and (4) added, p. 1745, § 39, effective July 1. L. 99: (2) amended, p. 774, § 49, effective May 20. L. 2003: (5) added, p. 2078, § 14, effective May 22. L. 2004: (5)(c) amended, p. 1186, § 2, effective August 4. L. 2005: (5)(c) amended, p. 1404, § 24, effective June 6; (5)(c) amended, p. 1439, § 24, effective June 6. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 752, § 138, effective May 10.
This section was similar to former § 1-7-103 as it existed prior to 1992.
In 2013, this section was repealed 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.
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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 1 - HOURS OF VOTING, REGISTRATION, OATHS, AND ASSISTANCE TO VOTE (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-119) › Section 1-7-104 - Affidavits of eligibility

In any election where the list of registered electors and property owners is not divided by precinct or where an elector's name is not on the list of registered electors or property owners, an affidavit signed by the eligible elector stating that the elector has not previously voted in the election may be required prior to allowing the elector to cast a ballot.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 60, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 733, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1416, § 64, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1162, § 33, effective July 1. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 840, § 58, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1745, § 40, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 718, § 60, effective May 10.
In 2013, this section was 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.