§ 31-10-607 — Manner of voting in precincts which use paper ballots

Colorado § 31-10-607

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 31: Government
• Art.: Municipal Election Code

Text

(1) In
precincts which use paper ballots, upon receiving his ballot, the registered elector
shall immediately retire alone to one of the voting booths provided and shall
prepare his ballot by marking or stamping in ink or indelible pencil, in the
appropriate margin or place, a cross mark (X) opposite the name of the candidate of
his choice for each office to be filled; except that no cross mark (X) shall be
required opposite the name of a write-in candidate. In case of a question submitted
to a vote of the people, said elector shall mark or stamp, in the appropriate margin
or place, a cross mark (X) opposite the answer which he desires to give. Before
leaving the voting booth, said elector shall fold his ballot without displaying the
marks thereon, so that the contents of the ballot are concealed and the stub can be
removed without exposing any of the contents of the ballot, and he shall keep the
same so folded until he has deposited his ballot in the ballot box.

(2) Each registered elector who has prepared his ballot and is ready to cast
his vote shall then leave the voting booth and approach the judge of election having
charge of the ballot box. He shall give his name to that judge, who shall announce
the name of such elector and the number upon the duplicate stub of his ballot,
which number must correspond with the stub number previously placed on the
registration book or registration list. If the stub number of the ballot corresponds
and is identified by the initials of the judge of election placed thereupon, the judge
of election shall then remove the duplicate stub from such ballot. Such ballot shall
then be returned to the registered elector, who shall thereupon, in full view of the
judges of election, cast his vote by depositing the ballot in the ballot box, with the
official endorsement on said ballot uppermost.

(3) Each registered elector shall mark and deposit his ballot without undue
delay and shall leave the immediate voting area as soon as he has voted. No such
elector shall occupy a voting booth already occupied by another, nor remain within
the immediate voting area more than ten minutes, nor occupy a voting booth for
more than five minutes if all such booths are in use and other voters are waiting to
occupy the same. No registered elector whose name has been entered on the
pollbook shall be allowed to reenter the immediate voting area during the election
except a judge of election.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1050, � 1, effective July 1. L. 79: (2) amended, p. 1178, � 18, effective July 1. L. 81: (2) and (3) amended, p. 1503, � 21, effective July 1.