Colorado § 1-7-114 Write-in votes

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-7-114 — Write-in votes

Colorado § 1-7-114

Title 01Elections

Art.Conduct of Elections

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-7-114 (2026).

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(1)Eligible electors may cast a write-in vote for a candidate who has filed an affidavit of intent of write-in candidacy pursuant to section 1-4-1101 by writing the name of the person in the blank space provided for write-in candidates on the ballot. Each write-in vote may include a reasonably correct spelling of a given name, an initial or nickname, or both a given name and an initial or nickname, and shall include the last name of the person for whom the vote is intended. Whenever write-in votes are cast, they shall be counted only when the intention of the elector is clearly apparent.

(2)A vote for a write-in candidate shall not be counted unless that candidate is qualified to hold the office for which the elector's vote was cast.

(3)If the elector has cast more votes for a

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(1) Eligible electors may cast a write-in vote for a
candidate who has filed an affidavit of intent of write-in candidacy pursuant to
section 1-4-1101 by writing the name of the person in the blank space provided for
write-in candidates on the ballot. Each write-in vote may include a reasonably
correct spelling of a given name, an initial or nickname, or both a given name and an
initial or nickname, and shall include the last name of the person for whom the vote
is intended. Whenever write-in votes are cast, they shall be counted only when the
intention of the elector is clearly apparent.

(2) A vote for a write-in candidate shall not be counted unless that candidate
is qualified to hold the office for which the elector's vote was cast.

(3) If the elector has cast more votes for an office than he or she is lawfully
entitled to cast, by voting for both a candidate appearing on the ballot and a valid
write-in candidate, neither of the votes for the office shall be counted.

(4) (a) The designated election official shall make a list of eligible write-in
candidates and provide the list to the election judges. The order of the write-in
candidates on such list may be determined by the time of filing the affidavit
pursuant to section 1-4-1101.

(b) Except as may be required to accommodate a person with a disability,
election judges shall not verbally comment on write-in candidates. Upon request of
an eligible elector, an election judge may display to the requesting elector the list
of eligible write-in candidates provided to the judges by the designated election
official. The list shall not be posted nor may the list be taken into a voting booth.

(c) A designated election official may post the list of eligible write-in
candidates on the official website of the designated election official.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 737, � 9, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1419, � 70, effective July 1. L. 96: (4) added, p. 1746, � 41, effective July 1. L. 2016: (4)(c) added, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 580, � 45, effective May 18.