§ 1-6-115 — Compensation of judges

Colorado § 1-6-115

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 01: Elections
• Art.: Election Judges

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(1) In all elections, including primary and
general elections, each election judge serving in the precincts on election day shall
receive not less than five dollars as compensation for services provided as judge at
any election. At the discretion of the county clerk and recorder or designated
election official, a student election judge appointed pursuant to the provisions of
this article may receive the same compensation received by an election judge but,
in any case, not less than seventy-five percent of the compensation received by an
election judge for service provided as a judge at any election.

(2) In addition to the compensation provided by subsection (1) of this section,
each election judge and student election judge may be paid expenses and
reasonable compensation for attending election schools which may be established
by the county clerk and recorder or the designated election official. Each supervisor
judge appointed by the county clerk and recorder shall be reimbursed no less than
five dollars for attending a special school of instruction.

(2.5) The supervisor judge and, for partisan elections, the second election
judge selected in accordance with section 1-6-109.5 (4)(b), shall be paid no less
than four dollars for returning the election supplies, election equipment, and the
ballots to the designated election official. The person providing the transportation
may be paid a mileage allowance, to be set by the designated election official but
not to exceed the mileage rate authorized for county officials and employees, for
each mile necessarily traveled in excess of ten miles in going to and returning from
the office of the designated election official.

(3) Compensation for election judges shall be determined and paid by the
governing body calling the election. Compensation for all judges shall be uniform
throughout a particular political subdivision, except:

(a) The compensation of student election judges shall be set in conformity
with subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) A county is not required to compensate a county employee serving as an
election judge in accordance with this section.

(4) Election judges must give the designated election officials their social
security numbers in order to receive compensation; however, service as an election
judge shall not be considered employment pursuant to articles 70 to 82 of title 8,
C.R.S.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 728, � 8, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1416, � 61, effective July 1. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 839, � 55, effective July 1. L. 98: (1) and (2) amended and (2.5) added, p. 581, � 12, effective April 30. L. 2000: (1), (2), and (3) amended, p. 1335, � 4, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1633, � 13, effective June 7. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 48, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2013: (2) and (2.5) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 717, � 57, effective May 10. L. 2019: (3) amended, (HB 19-1278), ch. 326, p. 3027, � 34, effective August 2.