Colorado Code
Title 31 - Government - Municipal
Article 10 - Municipal Election Code

§ 31-10-102.5. Acts and Elections Conducted Pursuant to Provisions Which Refer to Qualified Electors - Any elections, and any acts relating thereto, carried out under...

§ 31-10-102.7. Applicability of the "Uniform Election Code of 1992" - Any municipality may provide by ordinance or resolution that it...

§ 31-10-102.8. Active Military or Overseas Voters - Timely Mailing, Casting, and Receipt of Ballot - Definition - (3.5) The vote of any active military or overseas voter...

§ 31-10-103. Computation of Time - Calendar days shall be used in all computations of time...

§ 31-10-104. Powers of Clerk and Deputy - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1040, § 1,...

§ 31-10-105. Election Commission - The election commission in municipalities having such commission has all...

§ 31-10-106. Copies of Election Laws and Manual Provided - At least sixty days before any regular election, the secretary...

§ 31-10-108. Special Elections - Special elections shall be held on any Tuesday designated by...

§ 31-10-109. Submission of Question on Regular Election Date for Municipalities - Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 809, § 4,...

Part 2 - Qualifications and Registration of Electors

§ 31-10-201. Qualifications of Municipal Electors - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1040, § 1,...

§ 31-10-202. Submission of Question to Qualified Taxpaying Electors - Oath - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1042, § 1,...

§ 31-10-203. Registration Required - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1042, § 1,...

§ 31-10-204. Municipal Clerk as Deputy County Clerk and Recorder - Each clerk shall serve as a deputy county clerk and...

§ 31-10-205. Registration Lists - The county clerk and recorder of each county, no later...

§ 31-10-206. Delivery and Custody of Registration Book or List - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1043, § 1,...

§ 31-10-207. Questions Answered by Elector - It is the duty of the clerk to ask each...

§ 31-10-208. Change of Address - For the twenty-two days before and on the day of...

Part 3 - Nominations

§ 31-10-301. Electors Eligible to Hold Municipal Office - Every registered elector eighteen years of age or older on...

§ 31-10-302. Nomination of Municipal Officers - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1043, § 1,...

§ 31-10-303. Withdrawal From Nominations - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1044, § 1,...

§ 31-10-305. Objections to Nominations - All petitions of nomination and affidavits that are in apparent...

§ 31-10-306. Write-in Candidate Affidavit - The governing body of a municipality may provide by ordinance...

Part 4 - Judges

§ 31-10-401. Appointment of Election Judges - At least fifteen days before each municipal election, the governing...

§ 31-10-402. Number of Judges - The governing body, or the clerk if authorized pursuant to...

§ 31-10-403. Certificates of Appointment - Immediately after the appointment of the judges of election, the...

§ 31-10-404. Acceptances - With each certificate of appointment transmitted by the clerk to...

§ 31-10-405. Vacancies - If for any reason any person appointed as a judge...

§ 31-10-406. Removal of Judges - Any judge of election who has neglected his duty, or...

§ 31-10-407. Oath of Judges - "I, ...., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am...

§ 31-10-408. Compensation of Judges - The judges of election at any municipal election shall receive...

§ 31-10-409. Compensation for Delivery of Election Returns and Other Election Papers - The judges of election in each precinct shall select one...

Part 5 - Notice and Preparation for Elections

§ 31-10-501. Clerk to Give Notice - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1047, § 1,...

§ 31-10-501.5. Ballot Issue Notice - Source: L. 94: Entire section added, p. 1192, § 93,...

§ 31-10-502. Establishing Precincts and Polling Places - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1046, § 1,...

§ 31-10-503. Judges May Change Polling Places - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1048, § 1,...

§ 31-10-504. Number of Voting Booths or Voting Machines - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1048, § 1,...

§ 31-10-505. Arrangement of Voting Machines or Voting Booths and Ballot Boxes - The voting machines or the voting booths and ballot box...

§ 31-10-506. Election Expenses to Be Paid by Municipality - The cost of conducting a municipal election, including the cost...

§ 31-10-507. Election May Be Canceled - When - In any ordinance adopted by the governing body of the...

Part 6 - Conduct of Elections

§ 31-10-601. Hours of Voting - At all elections held under this article, the polls shall...

§ 31-10-602. Watchers at Municipal Elections - Each candidate for office, or interested party in case of...

§ 31-10-603. Employee Entitled to Vote - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1049, § 1,...

§ 31-10-604. Judges Open Ballot Box First - In precincts which use an electronic voting system or paper...

§ 31-10-605. Judge to Keep Pollbook - A judge of election shall keep a pollbook, which shall...

§ 31-10-606. Preparing to Vote - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1049, § 1,...

§ 31-10-607. Manner of Voting in Precincts Which Use Paper Ballots - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1050, § 1,...

§ 31-10-608. Disabled Voter - Assistance - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1051, § 1,...

§ 31-10-609. Spoiled Ballots - In precincts which use an electronic voting system or paper...

§ 31-10-610. Counting Paper Ballots - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1051, § 1,...

§ 31-10-611. Tally Sheets - As the judges of election open and read the ballots,...

§ 31-10-612. Defective Ballots - If a voter marks in ink or indelible pencil more...

§ 31-10-613. Judges' Certificate - "At an election held at .... in .... precinct in...

§ 31-10-614. Delivery of Election Returns, Ballot Boxes, and Other Election Papers - When all the votes have been read and counted, the...

§ 31-10-615. Judges to Post Returns - In addition to all certificates otherwise required to be made...

§ 31-10-616. Preservation of Ballots and Election Records - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1053, § 1,...

§ 31-10-617. Ranked Voting Methods - Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 1252, § 4,...

Part 7 - Voting Machines

§ 31-10-701. Use of Voting Machines - Voting machines may be used in any municipal election if...

§ 31-10-702. Judges to Inspect Machines - The judges of election of each precinct using voting machines...

§ 31-10-703. Sample Ballots, Ballot Labels, and Cards of Instruction - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1054, § 1,...

§ 31-10-704. Instructions to Vote - In case any voter after entering the voting machine asks...

§ 31-10-705. Length of Time to Vote - No voter shall remain within the voting machine booth longer...

§ 31-10-706. Judge to Watch Voting Machines - The judges shall designate at least one of their number...

§ 31-10-707. Clerk to Supply Seals for Voting Machines - The clerk shall supply each election precinct with a seal...

§ 31-10-708. Close of Polls and Count of Votes - As soon as the polls are closed, the judges of...

§ 31-10-709. Election Laws Apply - Separate Absentee Ballots Permitted - All of the provisions of this article not inconsistent with...

Part 8 - Electronic System

§ 31-10-801. Use of Electronic System - An electronic voting system may be used in any municipal...

§ 31-10-802. Sample Ballots - Sample ballots shall be printed and in the possession of...

§ 31-10-803. Ballots - Electronic Voting - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1055, § 1,...

§ 31-10-804. Preparation for Use - Electronic Voting - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1055, § 1,...

§ 31-10-805. Instructions to Vote - In case any voter, after commencing to vote, asks for...

§ 31-10-806. Ballots - The clerk of each municipality using an electronic voting system...

§ 31-10-807. Distribution of Ballots - In municipalities using an electronic voting system, the clerk shall...

§ 31-10-808. Cards of Instruction - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1056, § 1,...

§ 31-10-809. Close of Polls - Count and Seals in Electronic Voting - After the polls have been closed, the election judges shall...

§ 31-10-810. Electronic Vote Counting - Test - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1057, § 1,...

§ 31-10-811. Electronic Vote Counting - Procedure - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1057, § 1,...

§ 31-10-812. Election Laws Apply - Separate Absentee Ballots Permitted - All of the provisions of this article not inconsistent with...

Part 9 - Paper Ballots

§ 31-10-901. Ballot Boxes - The governing body of each municipality using paper ballots shall...

§ 31-10-902. Ballots - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1058, § 1,...

§ 31-10-903. Ballots Changed if Candidate Dies or Withdraws - If any person duly nominated dies before the day fixed...

§ 31-10-904. Printing and Distribution of Ballots - In municipalities using paper ballots, the clerk shall cause to...

§ 31-10-905. Substitute Ballots - If the ballots to be furnished to any election judge...

§ 31-10-906. Cards of Instruction - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1060, § 1,...

§ 31-10-907. Definitions - As used in sections 31-10-908 to 31-10-913, unless the context...

§ 31-10-908. Mail Ballot Elections - Preelection Process - Source: L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2,...

§ 31-10-909. Nomination of Candidates in Mail Ballot Elections - Source: L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2,...

§ 31-10-910. Procedures for Conducting Mail Ballot Election - (4.5) The signature of the eligible elector on the self-affirmation...

§ 31-10-910.3. Verification of Signatures - Signature Verification Devices - Procedures - Training - Definitions - Source: L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1070), ch. 130,...

§ 31-10-911. Counting Mail Ballots - The election officials at the mail ballot counting center may...

§ 31-10-912. Write-in Candidate Affidavit in Mail Ballot Elections - No write-in vote for any office shall be counted unless...

§ 31-10-913. Challenges - Any mail ballot election held pursuant to this part 9...

Part 10 - Absentee Voting

§ 31-10-1001. When Absent Electors May Vote - Any registered elector of a municipality may cast a ballot...

§ 31-10-1002. Application for Absentee Voter's Ballot - Permanent Absentee Voter Status - Ballot Delivery - List of Absentee Voters - (2.3) The clerk shall keep a list of names of...

§ 31-10-1003. Self-Affirmation on Return Envelope - "State of .... Municipality of ...., County of .... I,...

§ 31-10-1004. Manner of Absentee Voting by Paper Ballot - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1062, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1005. Absent Voters' Voting Machines - Electronic Voting Systems - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1062, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1006. Delivery to Judges - Not later than 8:30 a.m. on the day of any...

§ 31-10-1007. Casting and Counting Absentee Ballots - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1063, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1008. Challenge of Absentee Ballots - Rejection - Record - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1063, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1010. Emergency Absentee Voting - Definition - Source: L. 79: Entire section added, p. 1181, § 26,...

Part 11 - Challenge of Voters

§ 31-10-1101. No Voting Unless Registered - Unless otherwise permitted pursuant to section 31-10-203, no person shall...

§ 31-10-1102. Right to Vote May Be Challenged - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1064, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1103. Challenge to Be Made by Written Oath - Each challenge shall be made by written oath, signed by...

§ 31-10-1104. Challenge Questions Asked Voter - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1064, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1105. Oath of Challenged Voter - "You do solemnly swear or affirm that you are a...

§ 31-10-1106. Refusal to Answer Questions or Take Oath - If the challenged person refuses to answer fully any question...

Part 12 - Canvass of Votes

§ 31-10-1201. Returns - Canvass - The returns of all municipal elections shall be made to...

§ 31-10-1202. Imperfect Returns - When the clerk and his assistant find that the returns...

§ 31-10-1203. Corrections - If, upon proceeding to canvass the votes, it clearly appears...

§ 31-10-1204. Tie - Lots - Notice to Candidates - If any two or more candidates receive an equal and...

§ 31-10-1205. Statement - Certificates of Election - (1.5) In any election in a municipality that utilizes four-year...

§ 31-10-1206. Fees of Municipal Judge - Each municipal judge appointed to assist the clerk in opening...

§ 31-10-1207. Recount - Source: L. 93: Entire section added, p. 1712, § 18,...

Part 13 - Contests

§ 31-10-1301. Who May Contest - Causes - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1067, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1302. District Judge to Preside - Bond - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1067, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1303. Filing Statement - Contents - The contestor shall file in the office of the clerk...

§ 31-10-1304. Summons - Answer - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1067, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1305. Trial and Appeals - Immediately after the joining of issue, the district court shall...

§ 31-10-1306. Recount - If, upon the trial of any contested election under this...

§ 31-10-1307. Judgment - The court shall pronounce judgment whether the contestee or any...

§ 31-10-1308. Ballot Questions and Ballot Issues - How Contested - Source: L. 81: Entire section added, p. 1507, § 31,...

Part 14 - Other Judicial Proceedings

§ 31-10-1401. Controversies - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1068, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1402. Correction of Errors - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1069, § 1,...

Part 15 - Election Offenses

§ 31-10-1501. District Attorney or Attorney General to Prosecute - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1069, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1502. Sufficiency of Complaint - Judicial Notice - Irregularities or defects in the mode of calling, giving notice...

§ 31-10-1503. Immunity of Witness From Prosecution - Any person violating any provision of this article is a...

§ 31-10-1504. Penalties for Election Offenses - In all cases where an offense is denominated by this...

§ 31-10-1505. Payment of Fines - All fines collected under the provisions of this article shall...

§ 31-10-1506. Perjury - Any person, having taken any oath or made any affirmation...

§ 31-10-1507. Forgery - Any person who falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any...

§ 31-10-1508. Tampering With Nomination Papers - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1509. Bribery of Petition Signers - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1511. Custody and Delivery of Ballots and Other Election Papers - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1512. Destroying, Removing, or Delaying Delivery of Ballots and Other Election Papers - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1513. Unlawfully Refusing or Permitting to Vote - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1514. Revealing How Elector Voted - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1515. Violation of Duty - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1516. Unlawful Receipt of Money - (2) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is...

§ 31-10-1517. Disclosing or Identifying Vote - (3) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (3) is...

§ 31-10-1518. Delivering and Receiving Ballots at Polls - (4) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (4) is...

§ 31-10-1519. Voting Twice - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1520. Voting in the Wrong Precinct - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1521. Electioneering Near Polls - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1522. Employer's Unlawful Acts - (2) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is...

§ 31-10-1523. Intimidation - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1524. Unlawfully Giving or Promising Money - (2) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is...

§ 31-10-1525. Corrupt Means of Influencing Vote - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1526. Interference With Voter While Voting - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1527. Introducing Liquor Into Polls - Repeal - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1074, § 1,...

§ 31-10-1528. Inducing Defective Ballot - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1529. Personating Elector - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1530. Altering Posted Abstract of Votes - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1531. Wagers With Electors - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1532. Tampering With Notices or Supplies - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1533. Tampering With Registration Book, Registration List, or Pollbook - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1534. Tampering With Voting Machine - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1535. Interference With Election Official - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1536. Unlawful Qualification as Taxpaying Elector - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1537. Absentee Voting - [ Editor's note: This version of this section is effective...

§ 31-10-1538. Article to Be Liberally Construed - This article shall be liberally construed so that all legally...

§ 31-10-1539. Applicability - Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1076, § 1,...

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Title 31 - Government - Municipal
Article 10 - Municipal Election Code