Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-305
Postelection procedures - voting history - definitions.
Effective May 18, 2016L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 664, § 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 180, § 4, effective April 7. L. 2000: (1) amended and (3) and (4) added, p. 1758, § 3, effective January 1, 2001. L. 2007: (1) amended, p. 1777, § 8, effective June 1. L. 2009: (1) and (2) amended, (HB 09-1018), ch. 158, p. 683, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2013: (1) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 698, § 21, effective May 10. L. 2016: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 573, § 21, effective May 18.
- (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 the county clerk and recorder shall notify the proper district attorney for prosecution of a violation of this code.
(3) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
- (a) District of state concern means a congressional district or a unique political subdivision with territory in more than one county and with its own enabling legislation, as identified by rules adopted by the secretary of state pursuant to section 1-1-104 (9.5).
- (b) State election means a general, primary, or congressional vacancy election, a special legislative election involving more than one county, a ballot issue election involving a statewide ballot issue, or any election involving a candidate or ballot issue for a district of state concern.
- (4) No later than March 1 of each year following a year in which a general election was held, the secretary of state shall distribute to each major and minor political party, free of charge, a list of individuals who actually voted in such election. Such list may be in the form of a computer list.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 664, § 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 180, § 4, effective April 7. L. 2000: (1) amended and (3) and (4) added, p. 1758, § 3, effective January 1, 2001. L. 2007: (1) amended, p. 1777, § 8, effective June 1. L. 2009: (1) and (2) amended, (HB 09-1018), ch. 158, p. 683, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2013: (1) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 698, § 21, effective May 10. L. 2016: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 573, § 21, effective May 18.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-2-305 as it existed prior to 1992.
Cross references: In 2013, subsection (1) 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.