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 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1-13.5-101 — 1-13.5-112) › Section 1-13.5-103 - Definitions

As used in this article 13.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Absentee voter" means an eligible elector who requests in writing that the designated election official mail a ballot to either the elector's deliverable mailing address or to another address designated by the elector for the purpose of voting by mail.
(1.5)
"Affidavit" means a sworn statement in writing, including a self-affirmation.
(2)
"Designated election official" means the person designated by the governing body of a local government or by court order to supervise election duties.
(3)
"Electronic voting system" means a system in which an elector votes using a device by which votes are recorded electronically, including a touchscreen system.
(4)
"Eligible elector" means a person who meets the specific requirements for voting at a specific election conducted under this article or for a specific candidate, ballot question, or ballot issue.
(5)
"Issue committee" has the meaning set forth in section
1-45-103
.
(6)
"Local government" means any district, business improvement district, special district created pursuant to title 32, C.R.S., authority, or political subdivision of the state, authorized by law to conduct an election. "Local government" does not include a county, school district, regional transportation district, or municipality as defined in section
31-1-101(6)
, C.R.S.
(7)
"Pollbook" means the list of eligible electors who are permitted to vote at a polling place or by mail ballot at an election conducted pursuant to this article.
(8)
"Polling place" means a place established for holding elections conducted under this article.
(9)
"Property owners list" means the list of property owner names and addresses prepared by the county assessor in accordance with section
1-13.5-204
or
1-13.5-1105(2)(a) and (2)(b)
.
(10)
"Registration list" means the list of registered electors of each local government, as prepared by the county clerk and recorder for the county in which the local government is located or as obtained through state registration records in accordance with section
1-13.5-203
.
(11)
"Special district" means any public entity, as defined in section
24-10-103
, C.R.S., that is authorized by law to hold an election; except that the term does not include a county, a municipality as defined in section
31-1-101
, C.R.S., or a school district as defined in section
22-30-103
, C.R.S.
(12)
"Voter" means an eligible elector who voted in the most recent election conducted pursuant to this article.
(13)
"Voting machine" means any device fulfilling the requirements for voting machines set forth in part 4 of article
7
of this title regarding its use, construction, procurement, and trial.
(14)
"Watcher" means a registered elector of the local government whose name is submitted to the designated election official and certified by the designated election official to the appropriate election judges pursuant to section
1-13.5-602
.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 133,§ 1, eff. 9/7/2021.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 313,§ 1, eff. 8/10/2016.
Added by 2014 Ch. 2,§ 6, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 6, p. 6, § 6, effective February 18. L. 2016: (1.5) added, (HB 16-1442), ch. 1266, p. 1266, § 1, effective August 10.