§ 31-10-703 — Sample ballots, ballot labels, and cards of instruction

Colorado § 31-10-703

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

Text

(1)
Sample ballots shall be printed and in the possession of the clerk ten days before
the election and shall be subject to public inspection. The sample ballots shall be
arranged in the form of a diagram showing the front of the voting machine as it will
appear after the official ballot labels are arranged thereon for voting on election
day. Such sample ballots may be either in full or reduced size. The clerk shall
provide at least two sample ballots for each election precinct, to be delivered to the
judges of election and posted in the polling place on election day.

(2) The clerk shall also prepare and place on each voting machine to be used
in election precincts under the clerk's supervision a set of official ballot labels
arranged in the manner prescribed for the official election ballot to be used on
voting machines. When there is more than one person to be elected to an office,
there shall be provided two, and only two, spaces for write-in purposes for each
different office. No cross mark (X) shall be required opposite the name of a write-in
candidate. Candidate names shall be arranged by lot as prescribed by the municipal
clerk under the designation of the office. The clerk shall deliver the required
number of voting machines, equipped with the official ballot, to each election
precinct no later than the day prior to the day of election.

(3) Cards of instruction for the guidance of voters in casting their ballots on
voting machines shall also be supplied by the clerk as provided in section 31-10-906.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1054, � 1, effective July 1. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1709, � 8, effective July 1.