§ 1-40-124. Publication
(1) (a) In accordance with section 1 (7.3) of article V of the state constitution, the director of research of the legislative council of the general assembly shall cause to be published at least one time in at least one legal publication of general circulation in each county of the state, compactly and without unnecessary […]
§ 1-40-124.5. Ballot Information Booklet
(1) (a) The director of research of the legislative council of the general assembly shall prepare a ballot information booklet for any initiated or referred constitutional amendment or legislation, including a question, as defined in section 1-41-102 (3), in accordance with section 1 (7.5) of article V of the state constitution. (b) The director of […]
§ 1-40-125. Mailing to Electors
(1) The requirements of this section shall apply to any ballot issue involving a local government matter arising under section 20 of article X of the state constitution, as defined in section 1-41-103 (4), for which notice is required to be mailed pursuant to section 20 (3)(b) of article X of the state constitution. A […]
§ 1-40-111. Signatures – Affidavits – Notarization – List of Circulators and Notaries
(1) Any initiative or referendum petition shall be signed only by registered electors who are eligible to vote on the measure. Each registered elector shall sign his or her own signature and shall print his or her name, the address at which he or she resides, including the street number and name, the city and […]
§ 1-40-126. Explanation of Effect of “Yes/for” or “No/against” Vote Included in Notices Provided by Mailing or Publication
In any notice to electors provided by the director of research of the legislative council, whether by mailing pursuant to section 1-40-124.5 or publication pursuant to section 1-40-124, there shall be included the following explanation preceding any information about individual ballot issues: “A ‘yes/for’ vote on any ballot issue is a vote in favor of […]
§ 1-40-112. Circulators – Requirements – Training
(1) No person shall circulate a petition for an initiative or referendum measure unless the person is a citizen of the United States and at least eighteen years of age at the time the petition is circulated. (2) (a) A circulator who is not to be paid for circulating a petition concerning a ballot issue […]
§ 1-40-126.5. Explanation of Ballot Titles and Actual Text of Measures in Notices Provided by Mailing or Publication
(1) In any notice to electors provided by the director of research of the legislative council, whether in the ballot information booklet prepared pursuant to section 1-40-124.5 or by publication pursuant to section 1-40-124, there shall be included the following explanation preceding the title of each measure: (a) For referred measures: “The ballot title below […]
§ 1-40-113. Form – Representatives of Signers
(1) (a) Each section of a petition shall be printed on a form as prescribed by the secretary of state. No petition shall be printed, published, or otherwise circulated unless the form and the first printer’s proof of the petition have been approved by the secretary of state. The designated representatives of the proponent are […]
§ 1-40-130. Unlawful Acts – Penalty
(1) It is unlawful: (a) For any person willfully and knowingly to circulate or cause to be circulated or sign or procure to be signed any petition bearing the name, device, or motto of any person, organization, association, league, or political party, or purporting in any way to be endorsed, approved, or submitted by any […]
§ 1-40-114. Petitions – Not Election Materials – No Bilingual Language Requirement
The general assembly hereby determines that initiative petitions are not election materials or information covered by the federal “Voting Rights Act of 1965”, and therefore are not required to be printed in any language other than English to be circulated in any county in Colorado. Source: L. 93: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 685, […]