Title 1, Elections
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-101 Qualifications for registration - preregistration
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(1) Every person who is eighteen years of age or older on the date of the next election and who has the following qualifications is entitled to register to vote at all elections: (a) The person is a citizen of the United States; and (b) The person has resided in this state twenty…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-102 Rules for determining residence
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(1) The following rules shall be used to determine the residence of a person intending to register or to vote in any precinct in this state and shall be used by election judges in challenge procedures: (a) (I) The residence of a person is the principal or primary home or place of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-103 Military service - students - inmates - persons with behavioral or mental health disorders - confinement
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(1) For the purposes of registration, voting, and eligibility for office, no person gains residence by reason of that person’s presence, or loses it by reason of absence, while in the civil or military service of the state or of the United States; while a student at any instituti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-104 Additional qualifications
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The authorizing legislation, as defined in section 1-1-104 (1.5), may provide additional or alternative qualifications for a person to become an eligible elector of a political subdivision. Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 638, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 94: (1)(a) …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-201 Registration required - deadlines - additional identifying information to be provided by first-time registrants
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(1) No person shall be permitted to cast a regular ballot at any election without first having been registered within the time and in the manner required by the provisions of this article. No charge shall be made for registration. (2) Each elector registering shall sign his or he…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-202 Registration by county clerk and recorder
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(1) The county clerk and recorder shall register any eligible elector residing in any precinct in the state of Colorado who appears in person at any office regularly maintained by the county clerk and recorder and staffed by regular employees at any time. If the elector resides i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-202.5 Online voter registration - online changes in elector information
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(1) (a) An elector may register to vote, and a registered elector may change his or her residence in the registration record or change or withdraw his or her affiliation, by completing an electronic form on the official website of the secretary of state if the elector's signature…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-203 Registration on Indian reservations
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(1) The secretary or secretary's designee of any tribal council of an Indian tribe located on a federal reservation serves as a deputy registrar only for registration purposes for the county in which the reservation is located. The secretary of the tribal council or the secretary…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-204 Questions answered by elector - rules
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(1) Repealed. (2) In addition, each elector shall correctly answer the following: (a) The elector's name in full; (b) The elector's place of residence, including municipal address with street number or, if there is no street number, by legal description of the land upon which the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-205 Self-affirmation made by elector
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(1) The registration record to be signed by the elector shall bear the following statement: WARNING: IT IS A CLASS 1 MISDEMEANOR: To swear or affirm falsely as to your qualifications to register to vote. (2) Each elector making application for registration or preregistration shal…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-206 Declaration of party affiliation. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 643, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 1152, � 7, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) repealed, p. 1736, � 12, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section repealed, p. 165, � 28, effective August 4.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-207 Affidavit registration. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 644, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 94: Entire section repealed, p. 1754, �� 11, 48, effective January 1, 1995. 1-2-208. Registration by federal postcard application - definitions. (Repealed) Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 644, �…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-208 Registration by federal postcard application - definitions. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 1-2-208Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-209 Registration of citizens who reside outside the United States - federal law. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 1-2-209Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-209.5 Absent uniformed services and overseas electors - simultaneous voter registration and absentee ballot application - designated office - cooperation with military units. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 1-2-209.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-210 Registration for congressional vacancy elections
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Except as otherwise provided in section 1-4-401.5, in any congressional vacancy election, the time and method of registration and performance of other acts shall be as provided in this part 2 for general elections. In every other respect, the election shall be held in conformity …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-210.5 Registration of and voting by persons in custody of division of youth services - definitions
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(1) In the case of any individual committed to a juvenile facility and in the custody of the division of youth services in the department of human services created in section 19-2.5-1501 (1) who is eighteen years of age or older on the date of the next election, the administrator…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-211 Establishment and conduct of branch registration sites. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 647, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 94: Entire section repealed, p. 1755, � 14, effective January 1, 1995. 1-2-212. Mobile registration sites - definitions - establishment and conduct. (Repealed) Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 64…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-212 Mobile registration sites - definitions - establishment and conduct. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 1-2-212Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-213 Registration at driver's license examination facilities
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(1) The department of revenue, through its local driver's license examination facilities, shall provide each eligible elector who applies for the issuance, renewal, or correction of any type of driver's license or for an identification card pursuant to part 3 of article 2 of titl…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-213.3 Transfer of new voter registration records from department of revenue
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(1) (a) In addition to the requirements of section 1-2-213 for registered electors, the department of revenue 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, residence addres…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-213.5 State institutions of higher education - electronic voter registration option - information to students
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(1) (a) Any state institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-1-108 (7)(g)(II), C.R.S., that utilizes an electronic course registration process shall provide to each student registering electronically for courses at the institution the opportunity to register to vot…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-214 Withdrawal of registration. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 650, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 478, � 23, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section was relocated to � 1-2-601 in 1997.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-215 Certificate of registration
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Upon the request of any eligible elector, including requests made at the time of a regular biennial or special school election, special district election, or municipal election, the county clerk and recorder shall make and deliver to the elector a certificate of registration for …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-216 Change of address
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(1) Any eligible elector who has moved within the state may have his or her residence changed on the registration record by submitting a letter or form furnished by the county clerk and recorder, either by mail, in person, or through the online voter registration system establish…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-216.5 Verification of change of address. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 94: Entire section added, p. 1759, � 18, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 823, � 13, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 1737, � 15, effective July 1. L. 2014: Entire section repealed, (SB 14-161), ch. 160, p. 567, � 29, effective May 9…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-217 Change in residence after close of registration. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 651, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1400, � 19, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 1760, � 19, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 824, � 14, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 1737, � 16, ef…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-217.5 Change in residence before close of registration - emergency registration at office of county clerk and recorder. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 1-2-217.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-217.7 Registration on or immediately prior to election day - locations - rules - legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby declares that the intent of this section is to remove barriers to participation in the political process and make voting and registration more convenient and accessible so all citizens who want to vote have the opportunity to exercise their right t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-218 Change of name
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(1) Any eligible elector who has been registered in the county and who subsequently has had a name change by any legal means may have his or her name changed in the statewide voter registration system by: (a) Appearing before the county clerk and recorder or at a voter service an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-218.5 Declaration of affiliation
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(1) The declaration of affiliation of each registered elector shall remain as recorded in the registration record until the elector changes or withdraws his or her affiliation. (2) Any eligible elector who has not declared an affiliation with a political party or political organi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-219 Changing or withdrawing declaration of affiliation
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(1) Any eligible elector desiring to change or withdraw the elector's affiliation may do so by completing and signing a prescribed request for the change or withdrawal and filing it with the county clerk and recorder or by submitting a personal letter written by the elector to th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-220 Loss of party affiliation. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 653, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 824, � 16, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section repealed, p. 165, � 28, effective August 4.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-221 Continuation of affiliation. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 653, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1402, � 22, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section repealed, p. 165, � 28, effective August 4.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-222 Errors in recording of affiliation
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(1) If an elector goes to the elector's legal voting place to vote at any primary election or to the office of the county clerk and recorder and contends that an error has been made in the recording of the elector's affiliation in the statewide voter registration system or that t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-223 Names transferred when precinct boundaries changed
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(1) In case any new election precinct is formed within a county or in case of the division of any existing precinct, the precinct number on the voter's master file record shall be changed to reflect the new precinct number. (2) In case any change is made in precinct boundaries as…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-224 Canceling registration. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 656, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (6)(a) amended and (9) added, p. 1403, � 23, effective July 1. L. 94: (6)(a) and (7) amended, p. 1152, � 9, effective July 1; (1)(a), (2)(a)(II), (5)(a), (5)(b)(II), (6), and (9) amended, p. 1760, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-225 Change of polling place - accessibility for persons with disabilities. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 1-2-225Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-226 Deceased electors - purging of registration book. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 661, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 97: (1) and entire section repealed, pp. 475, 478, �� 17, 23, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section was relocated to � 1-2-602 in 1997.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-227 Custody and preservation of records
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(1) (a) Registration records must be left in the custody of the county clerk and recorder, who is responsible for them. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the oaths or affirmations, applications for affidavit registration, federal postcard applications, a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-228 Residence - false information - penalty
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Any person who votes by knowingly giving false information regarding the elector's place of present residence commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S. Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 662, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 20…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-229 Change in status of electors deemed “Inactive - failed to vote” - update to active status - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 1-2-229Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-300.3 Definitions
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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Centralized statewide registration system means the single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive, computerized statewide voter registration system implemented as required by section 1-2-301 (1). Source: L. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-301 Centralized statewide registration system - secretary of state to maintain computerized statewide voter registration list - county computer records - agreement to match information - definition
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(1) The secretary of state shall implement, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive, computerized statewide voter registration system defined, maintained, and administered at the state level, which system shall contain a co…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-302 Maintenance of computerized statewide voter registration list - confidentiality
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(1) The secretary of state shall maintain the master list of registered electors of the entire state on as current a basis as is possible. (1.5) The maintenance of the computerized statewide voter registration list by the secretary of state pursuant to section 1-2-301 (1) shall b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-302.5 Change of address search - rules
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(1) The secretary of state shall conduct a monthly national change of address search, using the national change of address database administered by the United States postal service, for all electors whose names appear in the statewide voter registration list. (2) (a) The secretar…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-303 Multiple registration - most recent date of registration determines precinct in which allowed to vote
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(1) If a registered elector is registered to vote in more than one precinct in this state, the elector shall vote only in the precinct which pertains to the most recent date of registration, as determined by the secretary of state’s master list of registered electors. (2) and (3)…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-304 Multiple registration - procedure. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 664, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 97: Entire section repealed, pp. 478, 474, �� 23, 12, effective July 1. Editor's note: Subsection (1) was relocated to � 1-2-604 in 1997.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-305 Postelection procedures - voting history - definitions
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(1) Not later than sixty days after a state election, the county clerk and recorder shall generate a list of electors within the county who submitted more than one ballot for the election. (2) If it is determined that an elector has voted more than once, the secretary of state or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-401 Legislative declaration
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It is the intent of the general assembly that, in order to promote and encourage voter registration of all eligible electors in the state, registration should be made as convenient as possible. It is determined by the general assembly that if voter registration is convenient, the…