Title 1, Elections
0 chapters · 550 sections in this title.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-402 Registration by high school deputy registrars - rules
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(1) Each principal of a public high school, or the principal's designee who is a registered voter in the county, may serve as a deputy registrar. The principal of each high school shall notify the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the high school is located of the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-403 Training and registration materials for high school deputy registrars - processing applications
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(1) The county clerk and recorder shall train and supervise the high school deputy registrars, and, after training is completed, shall administer the oath of office to the high school deputy registrars. (2) The county clerk and recorder shall issue sufficient materials to each hi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-501 Form for mail and agency registration - procedures for registration by mail for first-time electors - additional identifying information to be provided by first-time registrants
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(1) The secretary of state, in consultation with the federal election assistance commission, shall develop an application form that may be used for mail voter registration, voter registration at voter registration agencies, and voter change of address. The form developed must: (a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-502 Form for agency registration
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(1) In addition to the information required in section 1-2-501, the form used at a voter registration agency shall include: (a) The question, If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register to vote here today?; (b) If the agency provides …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-502.5 Transfer of voter registration information to secretary of state
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(1) Subject to compliance with all applicable federal laws and regulations, the department of health care policy and financing shall provide to the secretary of state, on a schedule established by the secretary of state, electronic records containing the full name, date of birth,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-502.7 Voter registration agencies - reports - transfer of records for voter registration
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(1) Each state agency that oversees one or more offices designated as voter registration agencies in section 1-2-504 (1)(a) and (1)(b) shall annually provide to the secretary of state a list with each designated office, the type of services the office provides, and a designated v…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-503 Availability of forms
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The application forms for mail voter registration shall be available for distribution through governmental and private entities, with particular emphasis on making them available for organized voter registration programs. Source: L. 94: Entire part added, p. 1764, � 21, effective…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-504 Voter registration agencies
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(1) The following offices are designated as voter registration agencies: (a) All offices that provide public assistance; (b) All offices that provide state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities; (c) All recruitment offices of the arm…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-505 Services at voter registration agencies - services to persons with disabilities
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(1) At each voter registration agency, the following services shall be made available with each application made in person for service or assistance and with each recertification, renewal, or change of address form relating to the service or assistance: (a) Distribution of mail v…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-506 Prohibitions
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(1) A person who provides the services described in section 1-2-505 shall not: (a) Seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration; (b) Display any political preference or party allegiance; (c) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action, the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-507 Transmittal of voter registration applications - when
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a completed agency registration application accepted at a voter registration agency shall be transmitted to the county clerk and recorder not later than five days after the date of acceptance; except that, within twenty-tw…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-508 Receipt of voter registration applications - effective dates - legislative intent
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(1) The county clerk and recorder shall ensure that any eligible applicant is registered to vote and has been mailed a ballot in an election if: (a) In the case of registration with a driver’s license application, the valid voter registration application of the applicant is accep…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-509 Reviewing voter registration applications - notification
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(1) Upon receipt of an application, if the applicant resides in a county other than the county receiving the application, the county clerk and recorder shall within five days transmit the application to the clerk and recorder of the applicant's county; except that, if the applica…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-510 Public disclosure of voter registration activities
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(1) The secretary of state shall maintain for at least two years and shall make available for public inspection and copying at a reasonable cost, all records concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-511 Prosecutions of violations
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(1) Any person who believes a violation of this part 5 has occurred may file a written complaint no later than sixty days after the date of the violation with the secretary of state. If the secretary of state determines, after a hearing, that the violation has occurred, he or she…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-601 Withdrawal of registration
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At any time that registration is permitted in the county clerk and recorder's office, any person who desires to withdraw or cancel his or her own registration may do so by filing with the county clerk and recorder a self-affirmation of withdrawal of registration, and the self-aff…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-602 Deceased electors
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(1) As soon as is practicable after the end of each month, the state registrar of vital statistics shall furnish the secretary of state with a report of all persons eighteen years of age or older who have died during the previous month. To the extent possible, persons on the repo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-603 Notification that elector has moved and registered in different county
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(1) If the elector registers to vote in another county, the county clerk and recorder of the elector’s new county of residence shall transfer the elector’s registration record from the old county in accordance with the following requirements: (a) If the elector provides a name, d…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-604 Cancellation of electors with multiple registrations
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(1) Based upon an examination of the secretary of state's master lists of registered electors, each county clerk and recorder shall generate a list containing the name of each elector who is registered in more than one precinct in the state and shall cancel from the county's mast…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-605 Canceling registration - procedures
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(1) (a) Correspondence by mail from the county clerk and recorder to a registered elector of a county must include, at a minimum, the elector's name and address. (b) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b), if correspondence described in paragraph (a) of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-606 Cancellation by reason of criminal conviction in federal court
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(1) If an elector whose residence is in the state of Colorado is convicted of a felony in a district court of the United States, the United States attorney shall give written notice of the conviction to the secretary of state of Colorado. The notice shall include the name of the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-701 Registration of voter registration drive - training - rules
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(1) Before commencing a voter registration drive, a voter registration drive organizer shall file a statement of intent to conduct a voter registration drive with the secretary of state in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state by rules promulgated in accordance with art…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-702 Conducting a voter registration drive
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(1) A voter registration drive organizer shall use the form of the voter registration application approved by the secretary of state by rule. (2) A circulator working on a voter registration drive shall collect a voter registration application distributed by the voter registratio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-703 Violations - penalties
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(1) A voter registration drive organizer that conducts a voter registration drive without filing the statement of intent with the secretary of state in accordance with section 1-2-701 or without maintaining a designated agent in the state or that uses a voter registration applica…