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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 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 1-7-105 - Watchers at primary elections

(1)
(a)
(I)
Each political party participating in a primary election is entitled to have watchers as follows:
(A)
In a central count facility, one watcher per central count process, but in any case not less than one watcher for every ten election judges;
(B)
During signature verification, one watcher for every four election judges; and
(C)
At each voter service and polling center, one watcher or one watcher per voter service and polling center process.
(II)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section, the number of watchers permitted in a room at one time is subject to space limitations and local safety codes.
(b)
The state chair or the chairperson of the county central committee of each political party shall certify the persons selected as watchers on standardized forms provided by the secretary of state and submit the names of the persons selected as watchers to the county clerk and recorder. To the extent possible, the state chair or chairperson shall submit the names by the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the election.
(2)
In addition, candidates for nomination on the ballot of any political party in a primary election are entitled to have no more than one watcher at any one time in each voter service and polling center and watchers at each place where votes are counted in each county in which they are a candidate in accordance with this article 7 and rules promulgated by the secretary of state. Each candidate shall certify the persons appointed as watchers on forms provided by the county clerk and recorder and submit the names of the persons selected as watchers to the county clerk and recorder. To the extent possible, the candidate shall submit the names by the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the election.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 399,§ 24, eff. 6/6/2023.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 282, § 33, eff. 6/21/2021.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 733, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1977, § 22, effective August 3.
(1) This section is similar to former § 1-7-202 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 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 1-7-106 - Watchers at general and congressional vacancy elections

(1)
Each participating political party or issue committee whose candidate or issue is on the ballot, and each unaffiliated and write-in candidate whose name is on the ballot for a general or congressional vacancy election, is entitled to have watchers as specified in subsection (2) of this section. The chairperson of the county central committee, or the state chairperson of each major political party, the county chairperson or other authorized official of each minor political party, the issue committee, or the write-in or unaffiliated candidate shall certify the names of one or more persons selected as watchers on standardized forms provided by the secretary of state and submit the names of the persons selected as watchers to the county clerk and recorder. To the extent possible, the chairperson, authorized official, issue committee, or candidate shall submit the names by the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the election. The watchers shall surrender the certificates to the election judges at the time they enter the voter service and polling center and are sworn by the judges. This section does not prevent party candidates or county party officers from visiting voter service and polling centers or drop-off locations to observe the progress of voting.
(2)
(a)
Each participating political party or issue committee whose candidate or issue is on the ballot, and each unaffiliated and write-in candidate whose name is on the ballot for a general or congressional vacancy election, is entitled to have watchers as follows:
(I)
In a central count facility, one watcher per central count process, but in any case not less than one watcher for every ten election judges;
(II)
During signature verification, one watcher for every four election judges; and
(III)
At each voter service and polling center, one watcher per voter service and polling center process.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2)(a) of this section, the number of watchers permitted in a room at one time is subject to space limitations and local safety codes.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 399,§ 25, eff. 6/6/2023.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 61, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 733, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 862, § 122, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1633, § 15, effective June 7. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1978, § 23, effective August 3. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 718, § 61, effective May 10.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-104 as it existed prior to 1992.
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.
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 1-7-107 - Watchers at nonpartisan elections

Candidates for office in nonpartisan elections, and proponents and opponents of a ballot issue, are each entitled to appoint one person to act as a watcher in every polling place in which they are a candidate or in which the issue is on the ballot. The candidates or proponents and opponents shall certify the names of persons so appointed to the designated election official on forms provided by the official and submit the names of the persons selected as watchers to the county clerk and recorder. To the extent possible, the candidate, proponent, or opponent shall submit the names by the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the election.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 734, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1416, § 65, effective July 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1978, § 24, effective August 3.
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 1-7-108 - Requirements of watchers

(1)
Watchers shall take an oath administered by one of the election judges that they are eligible electors, that their name has been submitted to the designated election official as a watcher for this election, and that they will not in any manner make known to anyone the result of counting votes until the polls have closed.
(2)
Neither candidates nor members of their immediate families by blood, marriage, or civil union to the second degree may be poll watchers for that candidate.
(3)
Each watcher shall have the right to maintain a list of eligible electors who have voted, to witness and verify each step in the conduct of the election from prior to the opening of the polls through the completion of the count and announcement of the results, to challenge ineligible electors, and to assist in the correction of discrepancies.
(4)
(a)
A county clerk and recorder or designated election official shall revoke the certificate of a watcher who uses a mobile phone or other electronic device to take or record pictures or video in any polling location or other place where election activities are conducted and where voters' confidential or personally identifiable information is within view.
(b)
Nothing in subsection (4)(a) of this section prohibits a watcher from using a phone to send or receive text messages while watching election activities so long as the watcher is not located where personally identifiable information is within view.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 399,§ 26, eff. 6/6/2023.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 62, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 734, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1417, § 66, effective July 1. L. 2013: (2) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 719, § 62, effective May 10.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-105 as it existed prior to 1992.
In 2013, subsection (2) 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.
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 1-7-109 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 185, § 138, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 734, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 99: (2) amended, p. 162, § 16, effective August 4. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 752, § 138, effective May 10.
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 1-7-111 - Electors requiring assistance

(1)
(a)
If at any election, any registered elector declares to the election judges that, by reason of disability, inability to read or write, or difficulties with the English language, he or she is unable to prepare the ballot or operate the voting device or electronic voting device without assistance, the elector is entitled, upon making a request, to receive the assistance of any one of the election judges or, at the elector's option, any person selected by the eligible elector requiring assistance.
(b)
Any person other than an election judge who assists an eligible elector in the precinct in casting his or her ballot shall first complete the following voter assistance self-affirmation form: "I, ...................., certify that I am the individual chosen by the elector to assist the elector in casting a ballot. I further certify that I will not in any way attempt to persuade or induce the elector to vote in a particular manner, nor will I cast the elector's vote other than as directed by the elector I am assisting.".
(2) and (3)
Repealed.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 160, § 14, eff. 5/9/2014.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 64, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 735, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1417, § 68, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 1773, § 78, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 1086, § 2, effective May 26. L. 2004: (1)(a) amended, p. 1358, § 17, effective May 28. L. 2007: (2) amended, p. 1779, § 15, effective June 1. L. 2012: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, (HB 12-1292), ch. 181, p. 684, § 26, effective May 17. L. 2013: (2) amended and (3) repealed, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 719, § 64, effective May 10. L. 2014: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended and (2) repealed, (SB 14-161), ch. 160, p. 562, § 14, effective May 9.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-108 as it existed prior to 1992.
(1) For disclosing or identifying vote, see § 1-13-712 . (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2004 act amending subsection (1)(a), see section 1 of chapter 334, Session Laws of Colorado 2004. (3) In 2013, subsection (2) was amended and subsection (3) 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 1-7-112 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 736, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1418, § 69, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1)(a) amended, p. 1358, § 18, effective May 28. L. 2012: (1)(a) amended, (HB 12-1292), ch. 181, p. 685, § 27, effective May 17. L. 2014: Entire section repealed, (SB 14-161), ch. 160, p. 567, § 29, effective May 9.
Prior to its repeal, this section was similar to former § 1-7-109 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 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 1-7-113 - Influencing electors

No person who assists an elector as authorized by this title shall seek to persuade or induce the eligible elector to vote in a particular manner.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 737, § 9, effective 1/1/1993.
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 1-7-114 - Write-in votes

(1)
Eligible electors may cast a write-in vote for a candidate who has filed an affidavit of intent of write-in candidacy pursuant to section
1-4-1101
by writing the name of the person in the blank space provided for write-in candidates on the ballot. Each write-in vote may include a reasonably correct spelling of a given name, an initial or nickname, or both a given name and an initial or nickname, and shall include the last name of the person for whom the vote is intended. Whenever write-in votes are cast, they shall be counted only when the intention of the elector is clearly apparent.
(2)
A vote for a write-in candidate shall not be counted unless that candidate is qualified to hold the office for which the elector's vote was cast.
(3)
If the elector has cast more votes for an office than he or she is lawfully entitled to cast, by voting for both a candidate appearing on the ballot and a valid write-in candidate, neither of the votes for the office shall be counted.
(4)
(a)
The designated election official shall make a list of eligible write-in candidates and provide the list to the election judges. The order of the write-in candidates on such list may be determined by the time of filing the affidavit pursuant to section
1-4-1101
.
(b)
Except as may be required to accommodate a person with a disability, election judges shall not verbally comment on write-in candidates. Upon request of an eligible elector, an election judge may display to the requesting elector the list of eligible write-in candidates provided to the judges by the designated election official. The list shall not be posted nor may the list be taken into a voting booth.
(c)
A designated election official may post the list of eligible write-in candidates on the official website of the designated election official.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 173, § 45, eff. 5/18/2016.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 737, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1419, § 70, effective July 1. L. 96: (4) added, p. 1746, § 41, effective July 1. L. 2016: (4)(c) added, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 580, § 45, effective May 18.
This section is similar to former §§ 1-7-309 (3) and 1-7-507 (3) as they 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 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 1-7-115 - Time in voting area

Eligible electors shall cast their ballots without undue delay and shall leave the immediate voting area as soon as voting is complete. An eligible elector shall not enter a voting booth already occupied by another eligible elector. An eligible elector shall not occupy a voting booth for longer than the time determined by the secretary of state by rule if all the booths are in use and other eligible electors are waiting to use them. No eligible elector whose name has been entered on the pollbook shall be allowed to reenter the immediate voting area during the election, except an election judge.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 737, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1766, § 7, effective June 6. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1163, § 35, effective July 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1979, § 26, effective August 3.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-304 (3) 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 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 1-7-117 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 738, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: Entire section repealed, p. 1420, § 72, effective July 1.
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 1-7-119 - Voter service and polling centers - electors - use of mobile phones

An elector may take a mobile phone or other electronic device into a voter service and polling center so long as the elector does not make or receive any phone calls, except for calls to or from the multilingual ballot hotline established pursuant to section
1-5-904
, or take any pictures or videos other than images of the elector's own person or ballot.
Added by 2023 Ch. 399,§ 28, eff. 6/6/2023.
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 2 - PRIMARY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-201 — 1-7-203) › Section 1-7-202 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 185, § 138, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 739, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 259, § 13, effective April 13. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 752, § 138, effective May 10.
(1) For current procedures in counting ballots, see §§ 1-7-305 , 1-7-307 , 1-7-309 , 1-7-406 , 1-7-507 , and 1-7-508 . (2) 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 2 - PRIMARY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-201 — 1-7-203) › Section 1-7-203 - Accounting forms

The county clerk and recorder shall furnish each precinct with two sets of accounting forms for each major political party having candidates at the primary election. The forms shall be furnished at the same time and in the same manner as ballots. All accounting forms shall have the proper party designation at the top thereof and shall state the precinct, county, and date of the primary election. The secretary of state shall prescribe the accounting forms to be used.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 739, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 260, § 14, effective April 13.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-204 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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 3 - PAPER BALLOTS (§§ 1-7-301 — 1-7-309) › Section 1-7-301 - Judges open ballot box first

Immediately before proclamation is made of the opening of the polls, the election judges shall open the ballot box in the presence of those assembled and shall turn it upside down so as to empty it of anything that may be in it and then shall lock it securely. No ballot box shall be reopened until the time for counting the ballots therein.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 739, § 9, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-301 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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 3 - PAPER BALLOTS (§§ 1-7-301 — 1-7-309) › Section 1-7-302 - Electors given only one ballot

Election judges shall give to each eligible elector a single ballot after issuing vote credit to the elector in the statewide voter registration system created in section
1-2-301
.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 160, § 15, eff. 5/9/2014.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 739, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1420, § 73, effective July 1. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB 14-161), ch. 160, p. 563, § 15, effective May 9.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-302 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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 3 - PAPER BALLOTS (§§ 1-7-301 — 1-7-309) › Section 1-7-303 - Spoiled ballots

No person, except an election judge as authorized by the designated election official, shall remove any ballot from the polling place or voter service and polling center before the close of the polls. Any eligible elector who spoils a ballot may obtain others, one at a time, not exceeding three in all, upon returning each spoiled ballot. The spoiled ballots thus returned shall be immediately canceled and shall be preserved and returned to the designated election official as provided in section
1-7-701
. Nothing in this section prohibits an elector from obtaining a replacement ballot pursuant to section
1-7.5-107
.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 67, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 740, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 720, § 67, effective May 10.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-303 as it existed prior to 1992.
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.
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 3 - PAPER BALLOTS (§§ 1-7-301 — 1-7-309) › Section 1-7-304 - Manner of voting in person

(1)
Each eligible elector, upon receiving a ballot, shall immediately proceed unaccompanied to one of the voting booths provided. To cast a vote, the eligible elector shall clearly fill the oval, connect the arrow, or otherwise appropriately mark the name of the candidate or the names of the joint candidates of the elector's choice for each office to be filled. In the case of a ballot issue, the elector shall clearly fill the oval, connect the arrow, or otherwise appropriately mark the appropriate place opposite the answer that the elector desires to give.
(2)
Each eligible elector who has completed the ballot and is ready to vote shall then leave the voting booth and approach the election judges having charge of the ballot box. The elector shall, in full view of the election judges, deposit it in the ballot box.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 68, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 740, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2012: (1) amended, (HB 12-1292), ch. 181, p. 685, § 28, effective May 17. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 720, § 68, effective May 10.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-304 as it existed prior to 1992.
(1) For ballots for general and congressional vacancy elections, see § 1-5-403 ; for method of counting paper ballots, see § 1-7-307 ; for ballots improperly marked, see § 1-7-309 . (2) 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.
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 3 - PAPER BALLOTS (§§ 1-7-301 — 1-7-309) › Section 1-7-305 - Counting by counting judges

(1)
In precincts having counting judges, the receiving judges, at 8 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the counting judges request the ballot box, shall deliver to the counting judges the ballot box containing all ballots that have been cast up to that time, and the receiving judges shall then proceed to use the other ballot box furnished for voting. The receiving judges shall open, empty, and lock the alternate ballot box in the manner prescribed in section
1-7-301
.
(2)
When the counting judges have counted the votes in a ballot box, they shall return the empty ballot box to the receiving judges and exchange it for the box containing ballots cast since taking possession of the first ballot box. The judges shall continue to exchange ballot boxes in the same manner during the day until the polls are closed and shall continue counting until all ballots have been counted.
(3)
When an exchange of ballot boxes is made as described in subsection (2) of this section, the receiving judges shall sign and furnish to the counting judges a statement showing the number of ballots that are to be found in each ballot box as indicated by the pollbooks. The counting judges shall then count ballots in the manner prescribed in section
1-7-307
.
(4)
The governing body may provide a separate room or building for the counting judges but, when ballot boxes are moved from one room or building to another, they shall be under the constant observation of at least one of the counting judges.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 741, § 9, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-305 as it existed prior to 1992.
For the election judges opening, emptying, and then locking ballot boxes, see §§ 1-7-301 and 1-7-501 .
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 3 - PAPER BALLOTS (§§ 1-7-301 — 1-7-309) › Section 1-7-306 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 185, § 138, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 741, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1420, § 74, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 752, § 138, effective May 10.
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 3 - PAPER BALLOTS (§§ 1-7-301 — 1-7-309) › Section 1-7-307 - Method of counting paper ballots

(1)
The election judges shall first count the number of ballots in the box. If the ballots are found to exceed the number of names entered on each of the pollbooks, the election judges shall then examine the official endorsements. If, in the unanimous opinion of the judges, any of the ballots in excess of the number on the pollbooks are deemed not to bear the proper official endorsement, they shall be put into a separate pile and into a separate record, and a return of the votes in those ballots shall be made under the heading "excess ballots". When the ballots and the pollbooks agree, the judges shall proceed to count the votes.
(2)
Each ballot shall be read and counted separately. Every name and all names of joint candidates separately marked as voted for on the ballot shall be read and an entry made on each of two accounting forms before any other ballot is counted. The entire number of ballots, excepting "excess ballots", shall be read, counted, and placed on the accounting forms in like manner. When all of the ballots, except "excess ballots", have been counted, the election judges shall post the votes from the accounting forms.
(3)
When all the votes have been read and counted, the ballots shall be returned to the ballot box, the opening shall be carefully sealed, and the election judges shall place their initials on the seal. The cover shall then be locked and the ballot box delivered to the designated election official, as provided in section
1-7-701
.
(4)
All persons, except election judges and watchers, shall be excluded from the place where the ballot counting is being held until the count has been completed.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 741, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1421, § 75, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-307 as it existed prior to 1992.
For the form of ballots, see §§ 1-5-407 , 1-5-408 , 1-7-304(1) , and 1-7-503(1) ; for improperly marked ballots, see § 1-7-309 ; for penalty for divulging information concerning the count prior to 7:00 p.m., see § 1-13-718 .
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 3 - PAPER BALLOTS (§§ 1-7-301 — 1-7-309) › Section 1-7-308 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 185, § 138, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 742, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 752, § 138, effective May 10.
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 3 - PAPER BALLOTS (§§ 1-7-301 — 1-7-309) › Section 1-7-309 - Determination of improperly marked ballots

(1)
Votes cast for an office to be filled or a ballot issue to be decided shall not be counted if an elector marks more names than there are persons to be elected to an office or if for any reason it is impossible to determine the elector's choice of candidate or vote concerning the ballot issue; except that an elector's rankings of multiple candidates in an election using instant runoff voting shall be recorded and counted in accordance with section
1-7-1003
and rules promulgated by the secretary of state.
(2)
A defective or an incomplete cross mark on any ballot in a proper place shall be counted if no other cross mark appears on the ballot indicating an intention to vote for some other candidate or ballot issue.
(3)
No ballot shall be counted unless it has the official endorsement required by section
1-7-302
.
(4)
Ballots not counted because of the election judges' inability to determine the elector's intent for all candidates and ballot issues shall be marked "defective" on the back, banded together and separated from the other ballots, returned to the ballot box, and preserved by the designated election official pursuant to section
1-7-801
.
(5)
When the election judges in any precinct discover in the counting of votes that the name of any write-in candidate voted for is misspelled or omitted in part, the vote for that candidate shall be counted if the writing meets the requirements of section
1-7-114 (1)
.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 367, § 11, eff. 7/1/2022.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 742, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (5) amended, p. 1421, § 76, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-309 as it existed prior to 1992.
For the form of ballots, see §§ 1-5-407 , 1-5-408 , 1-7-304(1) , and 1-7-503(1) ; for the method of counting paper ballots, see § 1-7-307 .
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 4 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 1-7-401 — 1-7-408) › Section 1-7-401 - Judges to inspect machines

In each voter service and polling center, the election judges shall meet before the time set for the opening of the voter service and polling center on each day of voting at that location. The judges shall carefully examine each electromechanical voting system component and ballot box used in the voter service and polling center to ensure that no seal has been broken.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 27, eff. 6/6/2024.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 69, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 743, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 721, § 69, effective May 10.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-401 as it existed prior to 1992.
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.
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 4 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 1-7-401 — 1-7-408) › Section 1-7-402 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 28, eff. 6/6/2024.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 70, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 743, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 99: (2) amended, p. 775, § 51, effective May 20. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 721, § 70, effective May 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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 4 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 1-7-401 — 1-7-408) › Section 1-7-403 - Instruction to electors

In case any elector, after entering the immediate voting area, asks for further instructions concerning the manner of voting, an election judge shall give instructions to the elector. No election judge or other election official or person assisting an elector shall enter the immediate voting area, except as provided in section
1-7-111
. After receiving instructions, the elector shall vote as if unassisted.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 160, § 16, eff. 5/9/2014.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 743, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB 14-161), ch. 160, p. 563, § 16, effective May 9.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-403 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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 4 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 1-7-401 — 1-7-408) › Section 1-7-404 - Judge to inspect voting machine

No person shall deface or damage any electromechanical voting system component. At such intervals as may be deemed necessary, an election judge shall examine each component to ascertain whether it has been defaced or damaged to ensure that seals are intact and to detect any wrongdoing.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 399,§ 29, eff. 6/6/2023.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 744, § 9, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-404 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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 4 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 1-7-401 — 1-7-408) › Section 1-7-405 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 29, eff. 6/6/2024.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 744, § 9, effective 1/1/1993.
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 4 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 1-7-401 — 1-7-408) › Section 1-7-406 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 30, eff. 6/6/2024.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 71, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 744, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1621, § 3, effective May 31. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 722, § 71, effective May 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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 4 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 1-7-401 — 1-7-408) › Section 1-7-407 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 31, eff. 6/6/2024.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 744, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1767, § 8, 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 4 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 1-7-401 — 1-7-408) › Section 1-7-408 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 185, § 138, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 744, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 752, § 138, effective May 10.
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 5 - ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 1-7-501 — 1-7-515) › Section 1-7-501 - Judges open ballot box first

Immediately before proclamation is made of the opening of the polls, the election judges shall open the ballot box in the presence of those assembled and shall turn it upside down so as to empty it of anything that may be in it and then shall lock it securely. No ballot box shall be reopened until the time for counting the ballots or ballot cards therein.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 745, § 9, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-501 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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 5 - ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 1-7-501 — 1-7-515) › Section 1-7-502 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 185, § 138, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 745, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 185, § 4, effective August 6. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 752, § 138, effective May 10.
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 5 - ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 1-7-501 — 1-7-515) › Section 1-7-503 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 32, eff. 6/6/2024.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 72, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 745, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 97: (1) and (2) amended, p. 185, § 5, effective August 6. L. 2007: (4) added, p. 1979, § 27, effective August 3. L. 2012: (1) amended, (HB 12-1292), ch. 181, p. 685, § 29, effective May 17. L. 2013: (4) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 722, § 72, effective May 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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 5 - ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 1-7-501 — 1-7-515) › Section 1-7-504 - Spoiled ballot or ballot card

In polling locations in which voting is on a ballot or ballot card, no person, except an election judge as authorized by the designated election official, shall remove a spoiled ballot or ballot card from the polling location before the close of the polls. Any eligible elector who spoils a ballot or ballot card may successively obtain others, one at a time, not exceeding three in all, upon returning each spoiled ballot or ballot card. The spoiled ballots or ballot cards thus returned shall be immediately canceled and shall be preserved and returned to the designated election official as provided in section
1-7-701
. Nothing in this section prohibits an elector from obtaining a replacement ballot pursuant to section
1-7.5-107
.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 73, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 746, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 722, § 73, effective May 10.
This section is similar to former § 1-7-504 as it existed prior to 1992.
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.
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 5 - ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 1-7-501 — 1-7-515) › Section 1-7-505 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 33, eff. 6/6/2024.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 262, § 21, eff. 5/29/2018.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 74, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 746, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1767, § 9, effective June 6; (2) amended, p. 1421, § 77, effective July 1. L. 98: (2) amended, p. 586, § 26, effective April 30. L. 2013: (2) and (3) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 722, § 74, effective May 10. L. 2018: (2) and (3) repealed, (SB 18-233), ch. 262, p. 1611, § 21, 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 7 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 1-7-101 — 1-7-1004) › Part 5 - ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 1-7-501 — 1-7-515) › Section 1-7-506 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 747, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 840, § 59, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 1746, § 43, effective July 1. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1634, § 16, effective June 7. L. 2004: (1)(b) amended, p. 1358, § 19, effective May 28. L. 2005: Entire section repealed, p. 1425, § 56, effective June 6; entire section repealed, p. 1461, § 56, 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 5 - ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 1-7-501 — 1-7-515) › Section 1-7-506.5 - [Repealed]

L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 1358, § 20, effective May 28. L. 2005: Entire section repealed, p. 1425, § 56, effective June 6; entire section repealed, p. 1461, § 56, 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 5 - ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT (§§ 1-7-501 — 1-7-515) › Section 1-7-508 - Determination of improperly marked ballots

(1)
If any ballot is damaged or defective so that it cannot properly be counted by the electronic vote-counting equipment, a true duplicate copy shall be made of the damaged ballot by a bipartisan team of election judges. The duplicate ballot shall be substituted for the damaged ballot. Every duplicate ballot shall be clearly labeled as such and shall bear a serial number which shall be recorded on the damaged ballot.
(2)
Votes cast for an office to be filled or a ballot question or ballot issue to be decided shall not be counted if a voter marks more names than there are persons to be elected to an office or if for any reason it is impossible to determine the elector's choice of candidate or vote concerning the ballot question or ballot issue; except that an elector's rankings of multiple candidates in an election using instant runoff voting shall be recorded and counted in accordance with section
1-7-1003
and rules promulgated by the secretary of state. A defective or an incomplete mark on any ballot in a proper place shall be counted if no other mark is on the ballot indicating an intention to vote for some other candidate or ballot question or ballot issue.
(3)
No ballot shall be counted unless it has the official endorsement required by section
1-5-407 (1)
.
(4)
Ballots not counted because of the election judges' inability to determine the elector's intent for all candidates and ballot issues shall be marked "defective" on the back, banded together, separated from the other ballots, and preserved by the designated election official pursuant to section
1-7-801
.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 399,§ 30, eff. 6/6/2023.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 367, § 12, eff. 7/1/2022.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 749, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2004: (2) amended, pp. 1359, 1213, §§ 22, 108, effective 1/1/2006. L. 2012: (3) amended, (HB 12-1292), ch. 686, p. 686, § 30, effective May 17.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2004 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 334, Session Laws of Colorado 2004.