C.R.S. Section 1-40-112
Circulators

  • requirements
  • training

(1)

No person shall circulate a petition for an initiative or referendum measure unless the person is a citizen of the United States and at least eighteen years of age at the time the petition is circulated.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

A circulator who is not to be paid for circulating a petition concerning a ballot issue shall display an identification badge that includes the words “VOLUNTEER CIRCULATOR” in bold-faced type that is clearly legible.

(b)

A circulator who is to be paid for circulating a petition concerning a ballot issue shall display an identification badge that includes the words “PAID CIRCULATOR” in bold-faced type that is clearly legible and the name and telephone number of the individual employing the circulator.

(3)

The secretary of state shall develop circulator training programs for paid and volunteer circulators. Such programs shall be conducted in the broadest, most cost-effective manner available to the secretary of state, including but not limited to training sessions for persons associated with the proponents or a petition entity, as defined in section 1-40-135 (1), and by electronic and remote access. The proponents of an initiative petition or the representatives of a petition entity shall inform paid and volunteer circulators of the availability of these training programs as one manner of complying with the requirement set forth in the circulator’s affidavit that a circulator read and understand the laws pertaining to petition circulation.

(4)

Repealed.

Source: Section 1-40-112 — Circulators - requirements - training, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-01.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

1‑40‑101
Legislative declaration 1‑40‑102
Definitions 1‑40‑103
Applicability of article 1‑40‑104
Designated representatives 1‑40‑105
Filing procedure - review and comment meeting - amendments - filing with secretary of state 1‑40‑105.5
Initial fiscal impact statement - definition 1‑40‑106
Title board - meetings - ballot title - initiative and referendum - definitions 1‑40‑106.5
Single-subject requirements for initiated measures and referred constitutional amendments - legislative declaration 1‑40‑107
Rehearing - appeal - fees - signing 1‑40‑108
Petition - time of filing 1‑40‑109
Signatures required - withdrawal 1‑40‑110
Warning - ballot title 1‑40‑111
Signatures - affidavits - notarization - list of circulators and notaries 1‑40‑112
Circulators - requirements - training 1‑40‑113
Form - representatives of signers 1‑40‑114
Petitions - not election materials - no bilingual language requirement 1‑40‑115
Ballot - voting - publication 1‑40‑116
Validation - ballot issues - random sampling - rules 1‑40‑117
Statement of sufficiency - cure 1‑40‑118
Protest 1‑40‑119
Procedure for hearings 1‑40‑120
Filing in federal court 1‑40‑121
Designated representatives - expenditures related to petition circulation - report - penalty - definitions 1‑40‑122
Certification of ballot titles 1‑40‑123
Counting of votes - effective date - conflicting provisions 1‑40‑124
Publication 1‑40‑124.5
Ballot information booklet 1‑40‑125
Mailing to electors 1‑40‑126
Explanation of effect of “yes/for” or “no/against” vote included in notices provided by mailing or publication 1‑40‑126.5
Explanation of ballot titles and actual text of measures in notices provided by mailing or publication 1‑40‑130
Unlawful acts - penalty 1‑40‑131
Tampering with initiative or referendum petition 1‑40‑132
Enforcement 1‑40‑133
Retention of petitions 1‑40‑134
Withdrawal of initiative petition 1‑40‑135
Petition entities - requirements - definition 1‑40‑136
Bills enacted in the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly that include an act subject to petition clause - legislative declaration
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 1-40-112’s source at colorado​.gov