Title 1, Elections
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-611 Requirements - nonpunch card electronic voting systems
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(1) No nonpunch card electronic voting system shall be purchased, leased, or used unless it fulfills the following requirements: (a) It provides for voting in secrecy; (b) It permits each elector to write in the names of eligible candidates not appearing on the printed ballot, to…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-612 Use of electronic and electromechanical voting systems
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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, the governing body of any political subdivision may, upon consultation with the designated election official, adopt an electronic or electromechanical voting system, including any upgrade in hardware, firm…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-613 Purchase and sale of voting equipment
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(1) The secretary of state shall adopt uniform rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., for the purchase and sale of voting equipment in the state. (2) The governing body or designated election official of a political subdivision may purchase a voting system only i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-615 Electromechanical voting systems - requirements
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(1) The secretary of state shall not certify any electromechanical voting system unless such system: (a) Provides for voting in secrecy; (b) Permits each elector to vote for all offices for which the elector is lawfully entitled to vote and no others, to vote for as many candidat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-616 Electromechanical voting systems - standards - procedures
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(1) The secretary of state shall adopt rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., that establish minimum standards for electronic and electromechanical voting systems regarding: (a) Functional requirements; (b) Performance levels; (c) Physical and design characterist…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-617 Examination - testing - certification
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(1) (a) After an electronic or electromechanical voting system is tested in accordance with section 1-5-608.5, the voting system provider may submit the system to the secretary of state for certification. (b) The secretary of state shall examine each electronic or electromechanic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-621 Compliance - definitions
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(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon filing of a complaint, the secretary of state shall investigate the complaint and may review or inspect the electronic or electromechanical voting system of a political subdivision at any time, including election day,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-701 Legislative declaration - federal funds
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) It is the intent of the general assembly that all state requirements should meet or exceed the minimum federal requirements for accessibility of voting systems and polling locations to persons with disabilities. (b) All…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-702 Definitions
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As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Accessible voter interface device means a device that communicates voting instructions and the information on the ballot to an elector and allows the elector to select and vote for candidates, ballot questions, an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-703 Accessibility of polling locations to persons with disabilities
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(1) Each polling location shall comply fully with the current ADA standards for accessible design set forth in 28 CFR 36 and promulgated in accordance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and no barrier shall impede t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-704 Standards for accessible voting systems
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 5, each voting system certified by the secretary of state for use in local, state, and federal elections must have the capability to accept accessible voter interface devices in the voting system configuration to allow the v…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-705 Accessible voter interface devices - minimum requirement
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A voting system must include at least one accessible voter interface device installed at each polling location that meets the requirements of this part 7. Source: L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 1357, � 15, effective May 28. L. 2010: (2) repealed, (HB 10-1116), ch. 194, p. 833, � …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-706 Ballot access for voters with a disability - definition
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(1) The secretary of state shall establish procedures to enable a voter with a disability to independently and privately mark a ballot or use an electronic voting device that produces a paper record using nonvisual access, low-vision access, or other assistive technology in order…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-707 Voting notice required - covered entities
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[Editor's note: For the applicability of this section on or after January 1, 2026, see the editor's note following this section.] (1) A covered entity shall publicly display at least one notice in each building that it occupies and in which it serves clients. (2) The notice requi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-801 Acquisition of voting systems - voter-verified paper record
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(1) On and after June 6, 2005, a political subdivision shall not acquire a voting system unless the voting system is capable of producing a voter-verified paper record of each elector's vote. (2) A political subdivision shall not acquire a voting device that has been retrofitted …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-802 Use of voting systems - voter-verified paper record
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(1) In addition to the other requirements of this article, the voting system used in each primary, general, coordinated, or congressional district vacancy election held in the state on and after January 1, 2010, shall have the capability to produce a voter-verifiable paper record…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-901 Short title
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The short title of this part 9 is the Ballot Access for All Citizens Act. Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1011), ch. 366, p. 2408, � 1, effective June 28.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-902 Legislative declaration - intent
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Congress enacted the language minority provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 because through the use of various practices and procedures, citizens of language minorities have been effectively excluded from…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-903 Definitions
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As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) County clerk means the county clerk and recorder of any county in the state. (2) Minority language ballot means a ballot that is fully translated into a language other than English. The content of a minority langu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-904 Multilingual ballot hotline - creation - secretary of state - rules
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(1) The secretary of state shall establish a multilingual ballot hotline to provide access to a qualified translator or interpreter in each of the languages in the state that has at least two thousand citizens age eighteen years or older who speak English less than very well, as …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-906 Minority language sample ballots - county clerk
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(1) The county clerk of any county that satisfies the criteria specified in section 1-5-905 (1) shall, in coordination with the secretary of state, create a minority language sample ballot in any minority language spoken in the county that satisfies the following: (a) The minorit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-908 State assistance to counties for implementation costs
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Subject to available resources, the state shall endeavor to provide financial assistance to counties that are subject to the requirements of this part 9 to offset the costs incurred by the counties in complying with this part 9. Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1011), c…