Colorado § 1-5-603 Adoption and payment for voting machines

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-5-603 — Adoption and payment for voting machines

Colorado § 1-5-603

Title 01Elections

Art.Notice of and Preparation for Elections

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-603 (2026).

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(1)The governing body of any political subdivision may adopt for use at elections any kind of voting machine fulfilling the requirements for voting machines set forth in this part 6. These voting machines may be used at any or all elections held in the political subdivision for casting, registering, and counting votes. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the governing body of any political subdivision which adopts and purchases or leases voting machines shall provide for the payment of the purchase price or the rent in such manner as may be in the best interest of the political subdivision and may for that purpose provide for the issuance of interest-bearing bonds, certificates of indebtedness, or other obligations, which shall be a charge upon the county. The b

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(1) The governing
body of any political subdivision may adopt for use at elections any kind of voting
machine fulfilling the requirements for voting machines set forth in this part 6.
These voting machines may be used at any or all elections held in the political
subdivision for casting, registering, and counting votes. Except as provided in
subsection (2) of this section, the governing body of any political subdivision which
adopts and purchases or leases voting machines shall provide for the payment of
the purchase price or the rent in such manner as may be in the best interest of the
political subdivision and may for that purpose provide for the issuance of interest-bearing bonds, certificates of indebtedness, or other obligations, which shall be a
charge upon the county. The bonds, certificates of indebtedness, or other
obligations may be made payable at such times, not exceeding ten years from the
date of issue, as may be determined by the governing body but shall not be issued
or sold at less than par.

(2) (a) If the secretary of state certifies a voting system for use in an election
using instant runoff voting in accordance with section 1-5-617 (1.5), the secretary of
state shall, if possible, negotiate a single annual statewide license with the voting
system provider to allow each county that uses the voting system to conduct
elections using instant runoff voting. The secretary of state shall pay for the annual
statewide license from the department of state cash fund created in section 24-21-104 (3)(b).

(b) Each county that uses a voting system in an instant runoff voting election
pursuant to a license obtained by the secretary of state in accordance with
subsection (2)(a) of this section shall reimburse the secretary of state for its
proportionate share of the cost of the annual statewide license for that year. The
secretary of state shall invoice any county that uses the voting system in an instant
runoff voting election for its share of the cost as a proportion of the number of
registered active voters in all participating municipalities in that county compared
to the total number of registered active voters in all participating municipalities in
the state as determined by the secretary of state pursuant to this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 719, � 8, effective January 1, 1993. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 2017, � 1, effective June 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (HB 21-1071), ch. 367, p. 2417, � 5, effective July 1, 2022. L. 2022: (2)(b) amended, (SB 22-153), ch. 322, p. 2279, � 8, effective June 2.