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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 1 - Elections » Article 7 - Conduct of Elections » Part 8 - Preservation of Ballots and Election Records

§ 1-7-801. Ballots Preserved

The designated election official shall remove the ballots from the ballot box after the time period for election contests has passed and preserve the ballots as election records pursuant to section 1-7-802. Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 751, § 9, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: Entire section R&RE, p. 1422, § 80, […]

§ 1-7-802. Preservation of Election Records

The designated election official shall be responsible for the preservation of any election records for a period of at least twenty-five months after the election or until time has expired for which the record would be needed in any contest proceedings, whichever is later. Unused ballots may be destroyed after the time for a challenge […]