(1) (a) All polling locations must be designated by signs conspicuously posted pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section at least twenty days before each election and during the period polling locations are open. The sign shall be substantially in the following form: "Polling place/voter service and polling center for county ....". The lettering on the sign must be black on a white background. The letters and numerals of the title must be at least four inches in height. In addition, the sign must state the hours the polling location will be open.
(b) At a minimum, each polling location must be marked by at least one outdoor sign at each entrance to the parking lot or building where the polling location is located and indoor signs sufficient to locate the polling location once inside the building.
(2) All stand-alone drop-off locations must be designated by a sign conspicuously posted during the time that drop-off locations are available to receive mail ballots.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 702, § 8, effective January 1, 1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 836, § 49, effective July 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1975, § 16, effective August 3. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 708, § 34, effective May 10. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1646, § 30, effective June 21.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 1-6-102 as it existed prior to 1992.
(2) Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021.
Cross references: In 2013, this section was amended by the "Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 185, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 5 - Notice of and Preparation for Elections
§ 1-5-101. Establishing Precincts and Polling Places for Partisan Elections
§ 1-5-101.5. Precinct Numbering
§ 1-5-102. Establishing Precincts and Voter Service and Polling Centers for Nonpartisan Elections
§ 1-5-103. Changes in Boundaries - Partisan Elections
§ 1-5-104. Changes in Boundaries - Nonpartisan Elections
§ 1-5-106. Polling Location or Drop-Off Location - Designation by Sign
§ 1-5-108. Election Judges May Change Polling Locations and Drop-Off Locations