Colorado § 1-2-202 Registration by county clerk and recorder

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-2-202 — Registration by county clerk and recorder

Colorado § 1-2-202

Title 01Elections

Art.Qualifications and Registration of Electors

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-202 (2026).

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(1)The county clerk and recorder shall register any eligible elector residing in any precinct in the state of Colorado who appears in person at any office regularly maintained by the county clerk and recorder and staffed by regular employees at any time. If the elector resides in a county other than where he or she is registering, the registration shall be forwarded to the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the elector resides.

(2)Each municipal clerk shall serve as a deputy registrar. The municipal clerk shall register any eligible elector who appears in person at the municipal clerk's primary office at any time during which registration is permitted in the office of the county clerk and recorder. The municipal clerk shall deliver the new registration records to

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(1) The county clerk
and recorder shall register any eligible elector residing in any precinct in the state
of Colorado who appears in person at any office regularly maintained by the county
clerk and recorder and staffed by regular employees at any time. If the elector
resides in a county other than where he or she is registering, the registration shall
be forwarded to the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the elector
resides.

(2) Each municipal clerk shall serve as a deputy registrar. The municipal
clerk shall register any eligible elector who appears in person at the municipal
clerk's primary office at any time during which registration is permitted in the office
of the county clerk and recorder. The municipal clerk shall deliver the new
registration records to the office of the county clerk and recorder either in person
or by mail no later than the tenth day of each month for the month immediately
prior and in person on the day following the last day for registration preceding any
election for which registration is required.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 1753, � 8, effective January 1, 1995.)

(4) If the county clerk and recorder finds that a precinct is composed of
three percent or more non-English-speaking eligible electors, the county clerk and
recorder shall take affirmative action to recruit full-time or part-time staff
members who are fluent in the language used by the eligible electors and in
English. The action shall be conducted through voluntarily donated public service
notices in the media, including newspapers, radio, and television, particularly those
media which serve those non-English-speaking persons.

(5) Repealed.

(6) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 471, � 3, effective July 1, 1997.)

(7) Registration records for any election shall include all those electors who
have registered up to and including election day.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 639, � 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1397, � 14, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 1151, � 6, effective July 1; (1), (2), (3), and (7) amended, p. 1753, � 8, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: (1), (2), and (7) amended, p. 821, � 7, effective July 1. L. 97: (1), (2), (6), and (7) amended, p. 471, � 3, effective July 1. L. 99: (2) amended, p. 757, � 5, effective May 20. L. 2010: (5) repealed, (HB 10-1116), ch. 194, p. 829, � 1, effective May 5. L. 2013: (7) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 688, � 9, effective May 10.