Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-7-303

Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session
Section 1-7-303 - Spoiled ballots

No person, except an election judge as authorized by the designated election official, shall remove any ballot from the polling place or voter service and polling center before the close of the polls. Any eligible elector who spoils a ballot may obtain others, one at a time, not exceeding three in all, upon returning each spoiled ballot. The spoiled ballots thus returned shall be immediately canceled and shall be preserved and returned to the designated election official as provided in section 1-7-701. Nothing in this section prohibits an elector from obtaining a replacement ballot pursuant to section 1-7.5-107.

C.R.S. § 1-7-303

Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 67, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 740, § 9, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 720, § 67, effective May 10.

This section is similar to former § 1-7-303 as it existed prior to 1992.

In 2013, this section was amended by the "Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 185, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.