Colorado § 1-6-114 Judges - oath required - electioneering prohibited

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-6-114 — Judges - oath required - electioneering prohibited

Colorado·Title 01 Elections·Art. Election Judges

(1)Before beginning the duties of an election judge, each person appointed as an election judge must take a self-affirming oath or affirmation in substantially the following form: I, ..................., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the United States and the state of Colorado; that I am an eligible elector who resides in the county of .................... or within the ....... political subdivision; that I am a member of the ............... party (or that I am unaffiliated with a political party) as shown in the statewide voter registration system; that I will perform the duties of judge according to law and the best of my ability; that I will studiously strive to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting the same; that I will not try to determine ho

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(1) Before
beginning the duties of an election judge, each person appointed as an election
judge must take a self-affirming oath or affirmation in substantially the following
form:

I, ..................., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the United
States and the state of Colorado; that I am an eligible elector who resides in the
county of .................... or within the ....... political subdivision; that I am a member of the
............... party (or that I am unaffiliated with a political party) as shown in the
statewide voter registration system; that I will perform the duties of judge
according to law and the best of my ability; that I will studiously strive to prevent
fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting the same; that I will not try to determine how
any elector voted, nor will I disclose how any elector voted if in the discharge of my
duties as judge such knowledge comes to me, unless called upon to disclose the
same before some court of justice; that I have never been convicted of election
fraud, any other election offense, or fraud and that, if any ballots are counted
before the polls close on the date of the election, I will not disclose the result of the
votes until after the polls have closed and the results are formally announced by
the designated election official.

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 838, � 54, effective July 1, 1995.)

(3) For nonpartisan elections, the election judges shall not be required to
declare their affiliation on the oath or affirmation.

(4) A person shall not engage in electioneering, as defined in section 1-13-714, or wear or display apparel, buttons, or other materials that promote or oppose
a political party, candidate, ballot issue, or ballot question while serving as an
election judge.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 728, � 8, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1415, � 60, effective July 1. L. 95: (1) and (2) amended, p. 838, � 54, effective July 1. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 580, � 11, effective April 30. L. 99: (3) amended, p. 162, � 15, effective August 4. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1632, � 12, effective June 7. L. 2016: (1) amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 580, � 44, effective May 18. L. 2021: (4) added, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1647, � 31, effective June 21.