Colorado § 1-2-101 Qualifications for registration - preregistration

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-2-101 — Qualifications for registration - preregistration

Colorado § 1-2-101

Title 01Elections

Art.Qualifications and Registration of Electors

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-101 (2026).

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(1)Every person who is eighteen years of age or older on the date of the next election and who has the following qualifications is entitled to register to vote at all elections:

(a)The person is a citizen of the United States; and

(b)The person has resided in this state twenty-two days immediately prior to the election at which the person intends to vote.

(2)(a) (I) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, upon satisfactory proof of age, every person who is otherwise qualified to register and is fifteen years of age or older but will not have reached eighteen years of age by the date of the next election may preregister and update the person's preregistered information by any means authorized in this article for persons eighteen years of age or older. Upon reaching ei

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(1) Every person
who is eighteen years of age or older on the date of the next election and who has
the following qualifications is entitled to register to vote at all elections:

(a) The person is a citizen of the United States; and

(b) The person has resided in this state twenty-two days immediately prior to
the election at which the person intends to vote.

(2) (a) (I) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, upon satisfactory
proof of age, every person who is otherwise qualified to register and is fifteen years
of age or older but will not have reached eighteen years of age by the date of the
next election may preregister and update the person's preregistered information by
any means authorized in this article for persons eighteen years of age or older.
Upon reaching eighteen years of age, the person is automatically registered.

(II) Repealed.

(b) The registration requirements of section 1-2-201 apply to a person
preregistering to vote under this subsection (2).

(c) A person preregistered under this subsection (2) who is seventeen years
of age on the date of a primary election or presidential primary election and who
will be eighteen years of age on the date of the next general election is entitled to
vote in the primary election or presidential primary election.

(3) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 636, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (1)(b) amended, p. 1397, � 13, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(b) amended, p. 1751, � 4, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: (1)(b) amended, p. 821, � 5, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(b) amended, p. 1734, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2013: (1)(b) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 687, � 6, effective May 10; (2) added, (HB 13-1135), ch. 184, p. 677, � 1, effective August 7. L. 2018: (3) added, (SB 18-150), ch. 261, p. 1600, � 1, effective July 1, 2019. L. 2019: (3) repealed, (HB 19-1266), ch. 283, p. 2644, � 5, effective July 1; (2)(c) added, (HB 19-1278), ch. 326, p. 3005, � 3, effective August 2. L. 2024: (2)(a)(I) amended, (SB 24-210), ch. 468, p. 3241, � 2, effective January 1, 2025.