§ 1-2-509 — Reviewing voter registration applications - notification

Colorado § 1-2-509

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 01: Elections
• Art.: Qualifications and Registration of Electors

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(1) Upon
receipt of an application, if the applicant resides in a county other than the county
receiving the application, the county clerk and recorder shall within five days
transmit the application to the clerk and recorder of the applicant's county; except
that, if the application is received thirty days or less before an election, the
application shall be transmitted as expeditiously as possible.

(2) Upon receipt of an application, the county clerk and recorder shall verify
that the application is complete and accurate. If the application is complete and
accurate, the county clerk and recorder shall notify the applicant of the
registration. If the application is not complete or is inaccurate, the county clerk and
recorder shall notify the applicant, stating the additional information required.

(3) (a) Within ten business days after receipt of the application, the county
clerk and recorder shall notify each applicant of the disposition of the application
by nonforwardable mail and proceed in accordance with paragraph (b) of this
subsection (3).

(b) (I) If within twenty business days after receipt of the application the
notification is returned to the county clerk and recorder as undeliverable, the
applicant shall not be registered.

(II) If the notification is not returned within twenty business days as
undeliverable, then the applicant shall be deemed registered as of the date of the
application; except that, if the applicant was notified that the application was not
complete, then the applicant is deemed registered as of the date of the application
if the additional information is provided at any time prior to the actual voting. If such
applicant does not provide the additional information necessary to make his or her
application complete and accurate within twenty-four months after notification is
sent pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the applicant must reapply in order
to be registered.

(III) If the notification is returned to the county clerk and recorder as
undeliverable after twenty days after receipt of the application, the county clerk
and recorder shall mark the applicant's registration record Inactive and send a
confirmation card.

(4) This section does not apply to voter registrations received pursuant to
section 1-2-213, 1-2-213.3, or 1-2-502.5.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire part added, p. 1766, � 21, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: (2) and (3) amended, p. 827, � 22, effective July 1. L. 2005: (3) amended, p. 1396, � 9, effective June 6; (3) amended, p. 1431, � 9, effective June 6. L. 2012: (3) amended, (HB 12-1292), ch. 181, p. 678, � 6, effective May 17. L. 2016: (3) amended, (HB 16-1093), ch. 126, p. 360, � 4, effective April 21. L. 2019: (4) added, (SB 19-235), ch. 329, p. 3057, � 10, effective August 2.