§ 1-2-606 — Cancellation by reason of criminal conviction in federal court

Colorado § 1-2-606

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 01: Elections
• Art.: Qualifications and Registration of Electors

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(1)
If an elector whose residence is in the state of Colorado is convicted of a felony in a
district court of the United States, the United States attorney shall give written
notice of the conviction to the secretary of state of Colorado. The notice shall
include the name of the offender, the offender's age and residence address, the
date of entry of the judgment, a description of the offenses of which the offender
was convicted, and the sentence imposed by the court. The United States attorney
shall additionally give the secretary of state written notice of the vacation of the
judgment if the conviction is overturned.

(2) The secretary of state shall forward the information received pursuant to
this section to the applicable county clerk and recorder of the county in which the
offender resides.

(3) The county clerk and recorder shall cancel the registration of the elector
as of the date of receipt of the information from the secretary of state, and the
registration shall remain canceled until the offender reregisters to vote.

Legislative History

Source: L. 97: Entire part added with relocations, p. 470, � 1, effective July 1.