C.R.S.
Section 1-7-1002
Ranked voting methods
- report
- definitions
(1)
As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires, “local government” means a statutory city or town or a special district created pursuant to article 1 of title 32, C.R.S.(2)
A local government may conduct an election using a ranked voting method if:(a)
The use of the ranked voting method in the local government is not prohibited by the charter of the local government; and(b)
The election is conducted with a system of casting, recording, and tabulating votes that is capable of conducting the election using ranked voting and that has been approved by the governing body and the designated election official of the local government.(3)
The secretary of state shall submit a report to the state, veterans, and military affairs committees, or any successor committees, of the house of representatives and the senate no later than February 15, 2011, that includes, but is not limited to:(a)
An assessment of all elections conducted using ranked voting methods by local governments in accordance with this part 10 and by home rule cities or cities and counties in accordance with their charters from August 5, 2008, through the general election of November 2010;(b)
Recommendations for changes to statutes, rules, and local voting procedures that would be required to implement ranked voting as a permanent alternative election method for state, federal, and local special and general elections;(c)
An inventory of available election equipment necessary for conducting elections using ranked voting methods, including the costs associated with the equipment; and(d)
Any recommendations made by the designated election officials of local governments that conducted an election using a ranked voting method.
Source:
Section 1-7-1002 — Ranked voting methods - report - definitions, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-01.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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