Article VII — Article VII
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Colo. Const. art. VII, § 1a Qualifications of Elector Residence on Federal Land.
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Any other provision of this constitution with regard to "qualifications of electors" notwithstanding, every citizen of the United States who shall be otherwise qualified and shall have resided in this state not less than three months next preceding the election at which he offers…
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 1 Qualifications of Elector.
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Only a citizen of the United States who has attained the age of eighteen years, has resided in this state for such time as may be prescribed by law, and has been duly registered as a voter if required by law shall be qualified to vote at all elections.
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 2 Suffrage to Women.
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[Repealed.]
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 3 Educational Qualifications of Elector.
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[Repealed.]
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 4 When Residence Does Not Change.
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For the purpose of voting and eligibility to office, no person shall be deemed to have gained a residence by reason of his presence, or lost it by reason of his absence, while in the civil or military service of the state, or of the United States, nor while a student at any insti…
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 5 Privilege of Voters.
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Voters shall in all cases, except treason, felony or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at elections, and in going to and returning therefrom.
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 6 Electors Only Eligible to Office.
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No person except a qualified elector shall be elected or appointed to any civil or military office in the state.
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 7 General Election.
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The general election shall be held on such day as may be prescribed by law.
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 8 Elections by Ballot or Voting Machine.
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All elections by the people shall be by ballot, and in case paper ballots are required to be used, no ballots shall be marked in any way whereby the ballot can be identified as the ballot of the person casting it. The election officers shall be sworn or affirmed not to inquire or…
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 9 No Privilege to Witness in Election Trial.
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In trials of contested elections, and for offenses arising under the election law, no person shall be permitted to withhold his testimony on the ground that it may criminate himself, or subject him to public infamy; but such testimony shall not be used against him in any judicial…
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 10 Disfranchisement During Imprisonment.
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No person while confined in any public prison shall be entitled to vote; but every such person who was a qualified elector prior to such imprisonment, and who is released therefrom by virtue of a pardon, or by virtue of having served out his full term of imprisonment, shall witho…
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 11 Purity of Elections.
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The general assembly shall pass laws to secure the purity of elections, and guard against abuses of the elective franchise.
Colo. Const. art. VII, § 12 Election Contests by Whom Tried.
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The general assembly shall, by general law, designate the courts and judges by whom the several classes of election contests, not herein provided for, shall be tried, and regulate the manner of trial, and all matters incident thereto, but no such law shall apply to any contest ar…