Colorado § 1-9-203 Challenge questions asked person intending to vote

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-9-203 — Challenge questions asked person intending to vote

Colorado § 1-9-203

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-9-203 (2026).

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(1)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, pp. 1420, 1455, �� 42, 42, effective June 6, 2005.)

(2)If the person is challenged as not eligible because the person is not a citizen, an election judge shall ask the following question:

(a)Are you a citizen of the United States?

(b)(Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 1432, � 109, effective July 1, 1993.)

(3)If the person is challenged as not eligible because the person has not resided in this state for twenty-two days immediately preceding the election, an election judge shall ask the following questions:

(a)Have you resided in this state for the twenty-two days immediately preceding this election?

(b)Have you been absent from this state during the twenty-two days immediately preceding this election, and during that time have you maintai

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(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, pp. 1420, 1455, �� 42, 42, effective June
6, 2005.)

(2) If the person is challenged as not eligible because the person is not a
citizen, an election judge shall ask the following question:

(a) Are you a citizen of the United States?

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 1432, � 109, effective July 1, 1993.)

(3) If the person is challenged as not eligible because the person has not
resided in this state for twenty-two days immediately preceding the election, an
election judge shall ask the following questions:

(a) Have you resided in this state for the twenty-two days immediately
preceding this election?

(b) Have you been absent from this state during the twenty-two days
immediately preceding this election, and during that time have you maintained a
home or domicile elsewhere?

(c) If so, when you left, was it for a temporary purpose with the intent of
returning, or did you intend to remain away?

(d) Did you, while absent, look upon and regard this state as your home?

(e) Did you, while absent, vote in any other state or any territory of the United
States?

(4) (a) If the person is challenged as not eligible to vote in an election other
than a primary election because the person will not be eighteen years of age or
older on or before election day, an election judge shall ask the following question:
To the best of your knowledge and belief, will you be eighteen years of age or older
on election day?

(b) If the person is challenged as not eligible to vote in a primary election
because the person will not be eighteen years of age on or before the date of the
next general election, an election judge shall ask the following question: To the
best of your knowledge and belief, are you at least seventeen years of age and will
you be at least eighteen years of age on or before the date of the next general
election?

(5) If the person is challenged as not eligible because the person is not a
property owner or the spouse or civil union partner of a property owner, an election
judge shall ask the following questions:

(a) Are you a property owner or the spouse or civil union partner of a
property owner in this political subdivision and therefore eligible to vote?

(b) What is the address or, for special district elections where an address is
not available, the location of the property which entitles you to vote in this election?

(6) Repealed.

(7) If the person challenged answers satisfactorily the questions asked in
accordance with this section, the election judge shall offer the person challenged a
regular ballot, and the challenger may withdraw the challenge. The election judge
shall indicate in the proper place on the challenge form whether the challenge was
withdrawn or whether the challenged elector refused to answer the questions and
left the polling location without voting a provisional ballot.

(8) Only an election judge or election judge supervisor shall ask the
questions required by this section and complete the form as required by subsection
(7) of this section. If the challenger is an election judge or election judge supervisor,
a different election judge or election judge supervisor shall ask the questions and
complete the form as required by this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 382, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 91: (3) amended, p. 637, � 77, effective May 1. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 773, � 12, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (2) and (5)(b) amended, p. 1432, � 109, effective July 1. L. 94: IP(3), (3)(a), and (3)(b) amended, p. 1771, � 32, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: (3)(b) amended, p. 843, � 66, effective July 1. L. 2005: (1) and (7) amended, p. 1420, � 42, effective June 6; (1) and (7) amended, p. 1455, � 42, effective June 6. L. 2013: IP(5), (5)(a), and (7) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 746, � 113, effective May 10. L. 2014: IP(3), (3)(a), (3)(b), and (4) amended, (SB 14-161), ch. 160, p. 566, � 24, effective May 9. L. 2019: (4) amended, (HB 19-1278), ch. 326, p. 3033, � 43, effective August 2. L. 2021: (6) repealed and (8) added, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1651, � 44, effective June 21. L. 2022: (7) amended, (SB 22-212), ch. 421, p. 2964, � 5, effective August 10.