C.R.S.
Section 1-7-110
Preparing to vote in person
(1)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
When an elector appears in person to vote, a signature card containing the elector’s name and residential address, as they appear in the statewide voter registration system created in section 1-2-301, shall be completed. Unless an elector is registering for the first time or updating the elector’s voter registration information, the elector shall not be required to provide any information on the signature card in addition to the elector’s name, residential address, and signature.(b)
Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, an eligible elector desiring to vote in person shall show his or her identification as defined in section 1-1-104 (19.5), verify the information that appears on the signature card, sign the signature card, and give the signature card to one of the election judges. An eligible elector who is unable to write may request assistance from one of the election judges, who shall also sign the signature card and witness the eligible elector’s mark. The signature card must provide:(2)
If the eligible elector shows his or her identification within the meaning of section 1-1-104 (19.5) and the elector’s name is found on the registration list or, where applicable, the property owner’s list by the election judge in charge, the judge in charge of the pollbook or list shall enter the eligible elector’s name, and the eligible elector shall be allowed to enter the immediate voting area. Besides the election officials, no more than four electors more than the number of voting booths shall be allowed within the immediate voting area at one time.(2.5)
If the elector’s qualification to vote is established by the completion of an affidavit, and if the affidavit contains all of the information required in subsection (1) of this section, then the designated election official shall consider the affidavit the signature card.(3)
The election judges shall return the signed signature cards with other election materials to the designated election official.(4)
An eligible elector who is unable to produce identification may cast a provisional ballot in accordance with article 8.5 of this title.(5)
An eligible elector who does not reside within the county but wishes to vote at a polling location is entitled to receive a mail ballot or replacement mail ballot that contains the names of candidates for statewide federal and state offices and statewide ballot issues and ballot questions. The secretary of state shall certify the content of the ballot to the county clerk and recorder.
Source:
Section 1-7-110 — Preparing to vote in person, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-01.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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