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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 1 - Elections » Article 6 - Election Judges

§ 1-6-102. List Furnished by Precinct Committeepersons

(1) No later than ten days after the precinct caucus in even-numbered years, the committeepersons of each precinct from each major political party shall submit to the county chairpersons of their respective political parties a list that was initiated at the precinct caucus and that recommends registered electors as election judges. The registered electors recommended […]

§ 1-6-103. Recommendations by County Chairperson

(1) (a) No later than the last Tuesday of April in even-numbered years, the county chairperson of each major political party in the county shall certify to the county clerk and recorder the names and addresses of registered electors recommended to serve as election judges for each precinct in the county. (b) Repealed. (2) The […]

§ 1-6-103.5. Recommendations by Minor Political Parties

No later than sixty days before a primary or general election, the county chairperson or other authorized official of a minor political party may certify to the county clerk and recorder an initial list of the names and addresses of registered electors recommended to serve as election judges in the county. If the list contains […]

§ 1-6-103.7. Unaffiliated Voters – Self-Nomination

No later than sixty days before a primary or general election, any registered elector who is unaffiliated with a political party or political organization may give notice in writing to the clerk and recorder of the county in which such elector resides offering to serve as an election judge and stating that the elector is […]

§ 1-6-106. Confirmation and Acceptance of Election Judge Appointment

(1) The designated election official shall confirm the appointments of election judges by mailing each appointed election judge a certification of appointment and an acceptance form. (2) The acceptance form shall contain: (a) The statement of qualifications as prescribed in section 1-6-101; and (b) A statement that, if the person appointed as an election judge […]

§ 1-6-108. Lists of Election Judges

(1) The designated election official shall make and maintain a master list of election judges who have filed an acceptance form in accordance with section 1-6-101 (4). The master list shall include the name, affiliation, and precinct number of each election judge who has filed an acceptance form, including whether such judge is unaffiliated, affiliated […]

§ 1-6-109.5. Appointment and Duties of Supervisor Judge – Definition

(1) The designated election official shall appoint at least one election judge in each voter service and polling center as supervisor judge. To the extent possible, supervisor judges must be from a major political party, and if more than one supervisor judge is serving at a voter service and polling center, the judges must be […]

§ 1-6-111. Number of Election Judges

(1) For partisan elections, the county clerk and recorder shall appoint at least three election judges to serve as judges for each voter service and polling center to perform the designated functions, one of whom may be a student election judge appointed pursuant to section 1-6-101 (7). In each voter service and polling center, notwithstanding […]

§ 1-6-113. Vacancies

(1) If for any reason any person selected to serve as an election judge fails to attend the class of instruction for election judges, or refuses, fails, or is unable to serve, or is removed by preemption in accordance with section 1-6-119 (1) or for cause in accordance with section 1-6-119 (2), the designated election […]

§ 1-6-114. Judges – Oath Required – Electioneering Prohibited

(1) Before beginning the duties of an election judge, each person appointed as an election judge must take a self-affirming oath or affirmation in substantially the following form: I, ………………., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the United States and the state of Colorado; that I am an eligible elector […]

§ 1-6-115. Compensation of Judges

(1) In all elections, including primary and general elections, each election judge serving in the precincts on election day shall receive not less than five dollars as compensation for services provided as judge at any election. At the discretion of the county clerk and recorder or designated election official, a student election judge appointed pursuant […]

§ 1-6-119. Removal of Election Judge by Designated Election Official

(1) If a county chairperson of a major political party or the county chairperson or other authorized official of a minor political party believes that an election judge appointed to represent that party is not faithfully or fairly representing the party or that an election judge has moved from the county, the county chairperson or […]

§ 1-6-120. Removal of Election Judges by the Court

(1) Upon the failure or neglect of any election judge to perform the duties of the office, any other election judge, the designated election official, the county chairperson of a political party, or an eligible elector of the political subdivision for which the election judge is appointed, having knowledge of the failure or neglect, shall […]

§ 1-6-122. State Employees – Leave to Serve as Election Judge

(1) An employee of a state agency, as defined in section 24-18-102 (9), C.R.S., shall be entitled to take administrative leave with pay on election day for the purpose of serving as an election judge, unless the employee’s supervisor determines that the employee’s attendance at work on election day is essential. (2) An employee of […]