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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-501 — 31-10-507) › Section 31-10-501 - Clerk to give notice

(1)
The clerk, at least ten days before each municipal election, shall give written or printed notice of the election stating the date of the election and the hours during which the polls will be open, designating the polling place of each precinct, stating the qualifications of persons to vote in the election, naming the officers to be elected and the questions to be voted upon, and listing the names of those candidates whose nominations have been certified to him, which listing shall be as nearly as possible in the form in which such nominations shall appear upon the official ballot with reference to wards where applicable. A copy of such notice shall be posted until after the election in a conspicuous place in the office of the clerk.
(2)
In addition, the notice shall be published in at least one newspaper having general circulation in the municipality. If the clerk finds it impracticable to make the publication on the tenth day before the election day, he shall make the same on the earliest possible day before the tenth day. The publications in any weekly newspaper shall be in the next to last issue thereof before the day of election.
(3)
All polling places shall be designated by a sign conspicuously posted at least ten days before each municipal election. Such sign shall be substantially in the following form: "POLLING PLACE FOR PRECINCT NO. ...". In addition, such sign shall state the date of the next election and the hours the polling place will be open.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1047, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1501, § 14, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-501 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-501 — 31-10-507) › Section 31-10-501.5 - Ballot issue notice

(1)
Any ballot issue notice, as defined in section
1-1-104
(2.5), C.R.S., relating to a municipal ballot issue, as defined in section
1-1-104
(2.3), C.R.S., shall be prepared and distributed in a manner consistent with part 9 of article
7
of title
1
, C.R.S.
(2)
In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section, a municipality submitting a ballot issue concerning the creation of any debt or other financial obligation at an election in the municipality shall post notice in accordance with the requirements of section
1-7-908
, C.R.S.
L. 94: Entire section added, p. 1192, § 93, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 750, § 6, effective August 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-501 — 31-10-507) › Section 31-10-502 - Establishing precincts and polling places

(1)
(a)
The governing body of each municipality shall divide the municipality into as many election precincts for municipal elections as it deems expedient for the convenience of electors of said municipality and shall designate the location and address for each precinct at which elections are to be held. Municipal election precincts shall consist of one or more whole general election precincts wherever practicable, and clerks and governing bodies shall cooperate with the county clerk and recorder and board of county commissioners of their county to accomplish this purpose. In municipalities having wards, no precinct or part thereof shall be located within more than one ward, and each ward shall contain at least one precinct. The precincts shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number one. The precincts and polling places established pursuant to this section shall remain until changed by the governing body.
(b) and (c)
Repealed.
(2)
(a)
Changes in the boundaries of election precincts or wards and the creation of new election precincts shall be completed not less than ninety days prior to any municipal election, except in cases of precinct changes resulting from annexations.
(b)
All changes in precinct or ward boundaries and in municipal boundaries shall be reported by the clerk to the county clerk and recorder, and a corrected map shall be transmitted to the county clerk and recorder as soon as possible after such changes have been effected.
(3)
It is the duty of the governing body to change any polling place upon petition of a majority of the registered electors residing within the precinct.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1046, § 1, effective July 1. L. 79: (1)(b) and (1)(c) repealed, p. 1182, § 28, effective July 1. L. 81: (3) amended, p. 1502, § 15, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-502 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-501 — 31-10-507) › Section 31-10-503 - Judges may change polling places

(1)
When it becomes impossible or inconvenient to hold an election at the place designated therefor, the judges of election, after notifying the clerk and after having assembled at or as near as practicable to such place and before receiving any vote, may move to the nearest convenient place for holding the election and at such newly designated place forthwith proceed with the election.
(2)
Upon moving to a new polling place, the judges shall display a proclamation of the change and shall station a police officer or some other proper person at the original polling place to notify all registered electors of the new location for holding the election.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1048, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 1502, § 16, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-503 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-501 — 31-10-507) › Section 31-10-504 - Number of voting booths or voting machines

(1)
In municipalities which use paper ballots, the governing body shall provide in each polling place a sufficient number of voting booths. Each voting booth shall be situated so as to permit voters to prepare their ballots screened from observation and shall be furnished with such supplies and conveniences as will enable the voter to prepare his ballot for voting.
(2)
In municipalities which use voting machines, the governing body shall supply each precinct with a sufficient number of voting machines.
(3)
In municipalities which use an electronic voting system, the governing body shall provide adequate materials and equipment for the orderly conduct of voting.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1048, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-504 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-501 — 31-10-507) › Section 31-10-505 - Arrangement of voting machines or voting booths and ballot boxes

The voting machines or the voting booths and ballot box shall be situated in the polling place so as to be in plain view of the election officials and watchers. No person other than the election officials and those admitted for the purpose of voting shall be permitted within the immediate voting area, which shall be considered as within six feet of the voting machines or the voting booths and ballot box, except by authority of the judges of election, and then only when necessary to keep order and enforce the law.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1048, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-505 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-501 — 31-10-507) › Section 31-10-506 - Election expenses to be paid by municipality

The cost of conducting a municipal election, including the cost of printing and supplies, shall be paid by the municipality in which such election is held.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1048, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-513 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 5 - NOTICE AND PREPARATION FOR ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-501 — 31-10-507) › Section 31-10-507 - Election may be canceled - when

In any ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality requiring an affidavit of intent for write-in candidates as provided in section
31-10-306
, the governing body may also provide that, if the only matter before the voters is the election of persons to office and if, at the close of business on the sixty-fourth day before the election, there are not more candidates than offices to be filled at such election, including candidates filing affidavits of intent, the clerk, if instructed by resolution of the governing body either before or after such date, shall cancel the election and by resolution declare the candidates elected. If so provided by ordinance, upon such declaration the candidates shall be deemed elected. Notice of such cancellation shall be published, if possible, in order to inform the electors of the municipality, and notice of such cancellation shall be posted at each polling place and in not less than one other public place.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 173,§ 77, eff. 5/18/2016.
L. 81: Entire section added, p. 1502, § 17, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 755, § 26, effective April 4. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 591, § 77, effective May 18.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-601 - Hours of voting

At all elections held under this article, the polls shall be opened at 7 a.m. and remain open until 7 p.m. of the same day. If a full set of judges of election do not attend at the hour of 7 a.m., an alternate election judge shall be appointed as provided in section
31-10-405
. The polls shall be opened if a majority of judges are present, even though the alternate judge has not arrived. Every person, otherwise qualified to vote, who is standing in line waiting to vote at 7 p.m. shall be permitted to vote.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1048, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1502, § 18, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-601 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-602 - Watchers at municipal elections

Each candidate for office, or interested party in case of an issue, at a municipal election is entitled to appoint some person to act in his behalf in every precinct in which he is a candidate or in which the issue is on the ballot. Such candidate or interested party shall certify the names of the persons so appointed to the clerk on forms provided by the clerk. In case a watcher must leave the polling place, he may designate an alternate to act in his behalf while he is absent, if such alternate is made known to the election judges by an affidavit of the person first named as a watcher.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1048, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-602 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-603 - Employee entitled to vote

(1)
Any registered elector entitled to vote at any municipal election held within this state is entitled to absent himself from any service or employment in which he is then engaged or employed on the day of such election for a period of two hours between the time of opening and time of closing the polls. Any such absence shall not be sufficient reason for the discharge of any such person from such service or employment. Such elector, because of so absenting himself, shall not be liable to any penalty, nor shall any deduction be made from his usual salary or wages on account of such absence. Registered electors who are employed and paid by the hour shall receive their regular hourly wage for the period of such absence, not to exceed two hours. Application shall be made for such leave of absence prior to the day of election. The employer may specify the hours during which such employee may absent himself, but such hours shall be at the beginning or ending 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 he is not employed on the job.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1049, § 1, effective July 1. L. 79: (2) amended, p. 1185, § 1, effective April 25.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-603 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-604 - Judges open ballot box first

In precincts which use an electronic voting system or paper ballots, it is the duty of the judges of the election, immediately before the opening of the polls, to open the ballot box in the presence of the people there assembled and turn it upside down so as to empty it of everything that may be in it and then lock it securely. It shall not be reopened until the time for counting the ballots therein.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1049, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-604 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-605 - Judge to keep pollbook

A judge of election shall keep a pollbook, which shall contain one column headed "names of voters" and one column headed "number on ballot". The name and number on the ballot of each registered elector voting shall be entered in regular succession under the headings in the pollbook.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1049, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1502, § 19, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-605 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-607 - Manner of voting in precincts which use paper ballots

(1)
In precincts which use paper ballots, upon receiving his ballot, the registered elector shall immediately retire alone to one of the voting booths provided and shall prepare his ballot by marking or stamping in ink or indelible pencil, in the appropriate margin or place, a cross mark (X) opposite the name of the candidate of his choice for each office to be filled; except that no cross mark (X) shall be required opposite the name of a write-in candidate. In case of a question submitted to a vote of the people, said elector shall mark or stamp, in the appropriate margin or place, a cross mark (X) opposite the answer which he desires to give. Before leaving the voting booth, said elector shall fold his ballot without displaying the marks thereon, so that the contents of the ballot are concealed and the stub can be removed without exposing any of the contents of the ballot, and he shall keep the same so folded until he has deposited his ballot in the ballot box.
(2)
Each registered elector who has prepared his ballot and is ready to cast his vote shall then leave the voting booth and approach the judge of election having charge of the ballot box. He shall give his name to that judge, who shall announce the name of such elector and the number upon the duplicate stub of his ballot, which number must correspond with the stub number previously placed on the registration book or registration list. If the stub number of the ballot corresponds and is identified by the initials of the judge of election placed thereupon, the judge of election shall then remove the duplicate stub from such ballot. Such ballot shall then be returned to the registered elector, who shall thereupon, in full view of the judges of election, cast his vote by depositing the ballot in the ballot box, with the official endorsement on said ballot uppermost.
(3)
Each registered elector shall mark and deposit his ballot without undue delay and shall leave the immediate voting area as soon as he has voted. No such elector shall occupy a voting booth already occupied by another, nor remain within the immediate voting area more than ten minutes, nor occupy a voting booth for more than five minutes if all such booths are in use and other voters are waiting to occupy the same. No registered elector whose name has been entered on the pollbook shall be allowed to reenter the immediate voting area during the election except a judge of election.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1050, § 1, effective July 1. L. 79: (2) amended, p. 1178, § 18, effective July 1. L. 81: (2) and (3) amended, p. 1503, § 21, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-607 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-608 - Disabled voter - assistance

(1)
If, at any regular or special election, any voter declares under oath to the judges of election of the precinct where he is entitled to vote that, by reason of blindness or other physical disability or inability to read or write, he is unable to prepare his ballot or operate the voting machine without assistance, he is entitled, upon his request, to receive the assistance of any one of the judges of election or, at his option, of any qualified elector of the precinct selected by the disabled voter. No person other than a judge of election in the precinct is permitted to enter the polling booth as an assistant to more than one voter.
(2)
A notation shall be made in the pollbook opposite the name of each voter thus assisted stating that the voter has been assisted.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1051, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 1504, § 22, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-608 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-609 - Spoiled ballots

In precincts which use an electronic voting system or paper ballots, no person shall take or remove any ballot from the polling place before the close of the polls. If any voter spoils a ballot, he may successively obtain others, one at a time, not exceeding three in all, upon returning each spoiled one. The spoiled ballots thus returned shall be immediately canceled and shall be preserved and returned to the clerk along with other election records and supplies.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1051, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-609 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-610 - Counting paper ballots

(1)
In precincts which use paper ballots, as soon as the polls at any election have finally closed, the judges shall immediately open the ballot box and proceed to count the votes polled, and the counting thereof shall be continued until finished before the judges of election adjourn. They shall first count the number of ballots in the box. If the ballots are found to exceed the number of names entered on the pollbook, the judges of election shall then examine the official endorsements upon the outside of the ballots without opening the same, and if, in the unanimous opinion of the judges, any of the ballots in excess of the number on the pollbook do not bear the proper official endorsement, they shall be put into a separate pile by themselves, and a separate record and return of the votes in such ballots shall be made under the head of "excess ballots". When the ballots and the pollbook agree, the judges of election shall proceed to count the votes. Each ballot shall be read and counted separately, and every name separately marked as voted for on such ballot, where there is no conflict to obscure the intention of the voter, shall be read and marked upon the tally sheets before any other ballot is proceeded with. The entire number of ballots, excepting "excess ballots", shall be read and counted and placed upon the tally sheets in like manner. When all of the ballots, excepting "excess ballots", have been counted, the judges of election shall estimate and publish the votes.
(2)
When all the votes have been read and counted, the ballots, together with one of the tally lists, shall be returned to the ballot box, and the opening shall be carefully sealed, and each of the judges shall place his initials on said seal. The cover shall then be locked and the ballot box delivered to the clerk as provided in section
31-10-614
.
(3)
All persons, except judges of election and watchers, shall be excluded from the place where the counting is being carried on until the count has been completed.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1051, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: (1) and (3) amended, p. 1504, § 23, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-610 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-611 - Tally sheets

As the judges of election open and read the ballots, the votes each of the candidates have received shall be carefully marked down, upon tally sheets prepared by the clerk for that purpose, by any appropriate election official.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1. L. 79: Entire section R&RE, p. 1178, § 19, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-611 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-612 - Defective ballots

If a voter marks in ink or indelible pencil more names than there are persons to be elected to an office or if, for any reason, it is impossible to determine the choice of any voter for any office to be filled, his ballot shall not be counted for such office. A defective or an incomplete cross marked on any ballot in ink in a proper place shall be counted if there is no other mark or cross in ink or indelible pencil on such ballot indicating an intention to vote for some person other than those indicated by the first mentioned defective cross or mark. No ballot without the official endorsement, except as provided in section
31-10-805
, shall be deposited in the ballot box, and none but ballots provided in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be counted. When the judges of election in any precinct discover in the counting of votes that the name of any candidate voted for is misspelled or the initial letters of his given name are transposed or omitted in part or altogether on the ballot, the vote for such candidate shall be counted for him if the intention of the elector to vote for him is apparent. Ballots not counted shall be marked "defective" on the back thereof and shall be preserved for such time as is provided in section
31-10-616
for ballots and destroyed as therein directed.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-612 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-613 - Judges' certificate

(1)
As soon as all the votes have been read and counted, the judges of election shall make a certificate, stating the name of each candidate, designating the office for which such person received votes, and stating the number of votes he received, the number being expressed in words at full length and in numerical figures, such entry to be made as nearly as circumstances will admit, in the following form:
"At an election held at .... in .... precinct in the municipality of .... and state of Colorado, on the .... day of ...., in the year ...., the following named persons received the number of votes annexed to their respective names for the following described offices: Total number of votes cast were ...., A.B. had seventy-two (72) votes for mayor; C.D. had seventy-one (71) votes for mayor; N.O. had seventy-two (72) votes for councilman or trustee; P.Q. had seventy-one (71) votes for councilman or trustee (and in the same manner for any other persons voted for).
Certified by us:
E.F.
)
Judges
)
G.H.
)
of
)
I.J.
)
Election"
(2)
In addition, the judges of election shall make a statement in writing showing the number of ballots voted, making a separate statement of the number of unofficial and substitute ballots voted, the number of ballots delivered to voters, the number of spoiled ballots, the number of ballots not delivered to voters, and the number of ballots returned, identifying and specifying the same. All unused ballots, spoiled ballots, and stubs of ballots voted shall be returned with such statement.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1. L. 79: (1) amended, p. 1178, § 20, effective July 1. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 1504, § 24, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-613 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-614 - Delivery of election returns, ballot boxes, and other election papers

When all the votes have been read and counted, the election officials selected in accordance with section
31-10-409
shall deliver to the clerk the certificate and statement required by section
31-10-613
, the ballot boxes and all keys thereto, and the registration list, pollbooks, tally sheets, spoiled ballots, unused ballots, ballot stubs, oaths, affidavits, and other election papers and supplies. Such delivery shall be made at once and with all convenient speed, and informality in such delivery shall not invalidate the vote of any precinct when delivery has been made previous to the completion of the official abstract of the votes by the canvassers. The clerk shall give his receipt for all such papers so delivered.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1053, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-614 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-615 - Judges to post returns

In addition to all certificates otherwise required to be made of the count of votes polled at any election, the judges of election are hereby required to make out an abstract of the count of votes, which abstract shall contain the names of the offices, names of the candidates, ballot titles and submission clauses of all initiated, referred, or other measures voted upon, and the number of votes counted for or against each candidate or measure. Said abstract shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon the outside of the polling place immediately upon completion of the count. The abstract may be removed at any time after forty-eight hours following the election. Suitable blanks for the required abstract shall be prepared, printed, and furnished to all judges of election at the same time and in the same manner as other election supplies are furnished.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1053, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-615 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-616 - Preservation of ballots and election records

(1)
The ballots, when not required to be taken from the ballot box for the purpose of election contests, shall remain in the ballot box in the custody of the clerk until six months after the election at which such ballots were cast or until the time has expired for which the ballots would be needed in any contest proceedings, at which time the ballot box shall be opened by the clerk and the ballots destroyed by fire, shredding, or burial, or by any other method approved by the executive director of the department of personnel. If the ballot boxes are needed for a special election before the legal time for commencing any proceedings in the way of contests has elapsed or in case such clerk, at the time of holding such special election, has knowledge of the pendency of any contest in which the ballots would be needed, the clerk shall preserve the ballots in some secure manner and provide for their being kept so that no one can ascertain how any voter may have voted.
(2)
The clerk shall preserve all other official election records and forms for at least six months following a regular or special election.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1053, § 1, effective July 1. L. 79: (1) amended, p. 1179, § 21, effective July 1. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 1543, § 135, effective June 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-616 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 6 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-601 — 31-10-617) › Section 31-10-617 - Ranked voting methods

(1)
Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, a municipality may use a ranked voting method, as defined in section
1-1-104
(34.4), C.R.S., to conduct a regular election to elect the mayor or members of the governing body of the municipality in accordance with section
1-7-1003
, C.R.S., and the rules adopted by the secretary of state pursuant to section
1-7-1004(1)
, C.R.S.
(2)
A municipality conducting an election using a ranked voting method may adapt the requirements of this article, including requirements concerning the form of the ballot, the method of marking the ballot, the procedure for counting ballots, and the form of the election judges' certificate, as necessary for compatibility with the ranked voting method.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 1252, § 4, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 7 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 31-10-701 — 31-10-709) › Section 31-10-701 - Use of voting machines

Voting machines may be used in any municipal election if the governing body, by resolution, authorizes their use. The adoption and use of voting machines for municipal elections shall be in accordance with the provisions for the adoption and use of voting machines for general and primary elections insofar as such provisions are applicable to municipal elections.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1053, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-701 as it existed prior to 1975.
For use of voting machines in general and primary elections, see part 4 of article 7 of title 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 7 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 31-10-701 — 31-10-709) › Section 31-10-702 - Judges to inspect machines

The judges of election of each precinct using voting machines shall meet at the polling place therein at least three-quarters of an hour before the time set for the opening of the polls at each election. Before the polls are open for an election, each judge shall carefully examine each machine used in the precinct and see that no vote has been cast and that every counter, except the protective counter, registers zero.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1054, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-702 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 7 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 31-10-701 — 31-10-709) › Section 31-10-703 - Sample ballots, ballot labels, and cards of instruction

(1)
Sample ballots shall be printed and in the possession of the clerk ten days before the election and shall be subject to public inspection. The sample ballots shall be arranged in the form of a diagram showing the front of the voting machine as it will appear after the official ballot labels are arranged thereon for voting on election day. Such sample ballots may be either in full or reduced size. The clerk shall provide at least two sample ballots for each election precinct, to be delivered to the judges of election and posted in the polling place on election day.
(2)
The clerk shall also prepare and place on each voting machine to be used in election precincts under the clerk's supervision a set of official ballot labels arranged in the manner prescribed for the official election ballot to be used on voting machines. When there is more than one person to be elected to an office, there shall be provided two, and only two, spaces for write-in purposes for each different office. No cross mark (X) shall be required opposite the name of a write-in candidate. Candidate names shall be arranged by lot as prescribed by the municipal clerk under the designation of the office. The clerk shall deliver the required number of voting machines, equipped with the official ballot, to each election precinct no later than the day prior to the day of election.
(3)
Cards of instruction for the guidance of voters in casting their ballots on voting machines shall also be supplied by the clerk as provided in section
31-10-906
.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1054, § 1, effective July 1. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1709, § 8, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-703 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 7 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 31-10-701 — 31-10-709) › Section 31-10-704 - Instructions to vote

In case any voter after entering the voting machine asks for further instructions concerning the manner of voting, a judge shall give such instruction to him; but no judge or other election officer or person assisting such voter shall enter the voting machine, except as provided in section
31-10-608
, or in any manner request, suggest, or seek to persuade or induce any such voter to vote for any particular ticket, or for any particular candidate, or for or against any particular amendment, question, or proposition. After receiving such instruction, such voter shall vote as in the case of an unassisted voter.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1054, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-704 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 7 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 31-10-701 — 31-10-709) › Section 31-10-705 - Length of time to vote

No voter shall remain within the voting machine booth longer than three minutes. If he refuses to leave after a lapse of three minutes, he shall be removed by the judges, but the judges in their discretion may permit a voter to remain longer than three minutes.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1054, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-705 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 7 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 31-10-701 — 31-10-709) › Section 31-10-706 - Judge to watch voting machines

The judges shall designate at least one of their number to be stationed beside the entrance to the voting machine during the entire period of the election to see that it is properly closed after a voter has entered to vote. At such intervals as he deems proper or necessary, the judge shall examine the face of the machine to ascertain whether it has been defaced or injured, to detect the wrongdoer, and to repair any injury.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1054, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-706 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 7 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 31-10-701 — 31-10-709) › Section 31-10-707 - Clerk to supply seals for voting machines

The clerk shall supply each election precinct with a seal for each voting machine to be used in the precinct for the purpose of sealing the machine after the polls are closed and with an envelope for the return of the keys to the machine along with the election returns.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1054, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-707 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 7 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 31-10-701 — 31-10-709) › Section 31-10-708 - Close of polls and count of votes

As soon as the polls are closed, the judges of election shall immediately lock and seal each voting machine against further voting, and it shall so remain for a period of thirty days unless otherwise ordered by the court. Immediately after each machine is locked and sealed, the judges of election shall open the counting compartments thereof and proceed to count the votes thereon. After the total vote for each candidate and upon each question or proposition has been ascertained, the judges of election shall make out a certificate of votes cast, in numerical figures only, and return the same to the clerk as provided in section
31-10-614
.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1055, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-708 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 7 - VOTING MACHINES (§§ 31-10-701 — 31-10-709) › Section 31-10-709 - Election laws apply - separate absentee ballots permitted

All of the provisions of this article not inconsistent with the provisions of sections
31-10-701
to
31-10-708
shall apply to all elections held in precincts where voting machines are used. Nothing in sections
31-10-701
to
31-10-708
shall prohibit the use of a separate paper ballot by absentee voters or for charter amendments where such is required.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1055, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-10-709 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 8 - ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (§§ 31-10-801 — 31-10-812) › Section 31-10-801 - Use of electronic system

An electronic voting system may be used in any municipal election if the governing body authorizes its use. The adoption and use of an electronic voting system for municipal elections shall be in accordance with the provisions for the adoption and use of such system for general and primary elections insofar as such provisions are applicable to municipal elections.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1055, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 8 - ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (§§ 31-10-801 — 31-10-812) › Section 31-10-802 - Sample ballots

Sample ballots shall be printed and in the possession of the clerk ten days before the election and shall be subject to public inspection. Such ballots shall be in the form of the official ballot but shall be printed on paper of a different color from the official ballot. The clerk shall provide that at least two sample ballots for each election precinct are delivered to the judges of election and posted in the polling place on election day.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1055, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 8 - ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (§§ 31-10-801 — 31-10-812) › Section 31-10-803 - Ballots - electronic voting

(1)
Ballot pages or ballot cards placed upon voting devices shall be, so far as practicable, in the same order of arrangement as provided by section
31-10-902
for paper ballots; except that they shall be of the size and design required by the vote recorder or the electronic vote counting equipment, or both the vote recorder and the electronic vote counting equipment, and may be printed on a number of separate pages which are placed on the voting device or on one or more ballot cards.
(2)
If votes are recorded on a ballot card, a separate write-in ballot may be provided, which may be in the form of a paper ballot or envelope on which the voter may write in the titles of the office and the names of persons not on the printed ballot for whom he wishes to vote.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1055, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 8 - ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (§§ 31-10-801 — 31-10-812) › Section 31-10-804 - Preparation for use - electronic voting

(1)
Prior to an election in which an electronic voting system is to be used, the clerk shall have the vote recorders or punching devices, or both the vote recorders and punching devices, prepared for voting and shall inspect and determine that each such recorder or device is in proper working order and shall cause a sufficient number of such recorders or devices to be delivered to each election precinct in which the electronic voting system is to be used.
(2)
The clerk shall supply each election precinct in which vote recorders or voting devices are to be used with a sufficient number of ballot cards, sample ballots, ballot boxes, write-in ballots, if required, and other supplies and forms as may be required. Each ballot card shall have a serially numbered stub attached, which shall be removed by a judge of election before the card is deposited in the ballot box.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1055, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 8 - ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (§§ 31-10-801 — 31-10-812) › Section 31-10-805 - Instructions to vote

In case any voter, after commencing to vote, asks for further instructions concerning the manner of voting, a judge shall give such instructions to him; but no judge or other election officer or person assisting such voter shall request, suggest, or seek to persuade or induce any such voter to vote for any particular ticket, or for any particular candidate, or for or against any particular amendment, question, or proposition. After receiving such instructions, such voter shall vote as in the case of an unassisted voter.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1056, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-11-118) › Article 10 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE (§§ 31-10-101 — 31-10-1540) › Part 8 - ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (§§ 31-10-801 — 31-10-812) › Section 31-10-806 - Ballots

The clerk of each municipality using an electronic voting system shall provide sufficient ballots for every municipal election. The official ballots shall be printed and in the possession of the clerk at least ten days before the election.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1056, § 1, effective July 1.