Colorado § 1-5-205 Published and posted notice of election - content

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-5-205 — Published and posted notice of election - content

Colorado § 1-5-205

Title 01Elections

Art.Notice of and Preparation for Elections

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(1)The designated election official, or the coordinated election official if so provided by an intergovernmental agreement, no later than twenty days before each election, shall provide notice by publication of the election as described by section 1-1-104 (34), which notice must state, as applicable for the particular election for which notice is provided, the following:

(a)The date of the election;

(b)The hours during which the polling locations and, as appropriate, drop-off locations will be open;

(c)The addresses of the polling locations;

(d)The addresses of the drop-off locations;

(e)Repealed.

(f)to (i) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 1627, � 5, effective June 7, 2002.) (1.2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 1627, � 5, effective June 7, 2002.) (1.3) A copy of

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(1) The
designated election official, or the coordinated election official if so provided by an
intergovernmental agreement, no later than twenty days before each election, shall
provide notice by publication of the election as described by section 1-1-104 (34),
which notice must state, as applicable for the particular election for which notice is
provided, the following:

(a) The date of the election;

(b) The hours during which the polling locations and, as appropriate, drop-off
locations will be open;

(c) The addresses of the polling locations;

(d) The addresses of the drop-off locations;

(e) Repealed.

(f) to (i) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 1627, � 5, effective June 7, 2002.)

(1.2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 1627, � 5, effective June 7, 2002.)

(1.3) A copy of the notice required by this section shall be posted at least ten
days prior to the election and until two days after the election in a conspicuous
place in the office of the designated election official or the clerk and recorder if the
election is coordinated by the clerk and recorder. Sample ballots may be used as
notices so long as the information required by this section is included with the
sample ballot.

(1.4) Publication of the notice required by subsection (1) of this section by the
clerk and recorder for a coordinated election shall satisfy the publication
requirement for all political subdivisions participating in the coordinated election.

(1.5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 1627, � 5, effective June 7, 2002.)

(2) At the time that notice by publication is made, the designated election
official shall also mail a copy of the notice of the election to the county clerk and
recorders of the counties in which the political subdivision is located if the clerk and
recorder is not the coordinated election official.

(3) When there is a vacancy for an unexpired term in any national or state
office or a district office of state concern that is by law to be filled at any general or
congressional vacancy election, the secretary of state, no later than fifty-five days
prior to the election, shall give notice in writing by publishing a notice in at least one
newspaper of general circulation in the state or in the congressional district in
which the vacancy is to be filled. The notice shall specify the office in which the
vacancy exists, the cause of the vacancy, the name of the officer in whose office it
has occurred, and the time when the term of office will expire.

(4) For a primary mail ballot election, in addition to the items described in
subsection (1) of this section, the notice shall advise eligible electors who are not
affiliated with a political party of the electors' ability to select and cast a ballot of
one major political party in the primary election.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 704, � 8, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1410, � 47, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1157, � 24, effective July 1. L. 96: IP(1), (1)(h), and (1)(i) amended and (1.2) added, p. 1743, � 33, effective July 1. L. 99: IP(1) and (1.5) amended, p. 773, � 43, effective May 20. L. 2000: (1)(g) amended, p. 299, � 7, effective August 2. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1627, � 5, effective June 7. L. 2007: (1)(d) amended, p. 1778, � 13, effective June 1. L. 2013: IP(1), (1)(b), (1)(c), and (1)(d) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 709, � 36, effective May 10. L. 2016: (1)(e) repealed and (4) added, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 579, � 38, effective May 18. L. 2019: (4) amended, (HB 19-1278), ch. 326, p. 3026, � 31, effective August 2.