Section 1-7.5-113 - Voting at group residential facilities(1) If a group residential facility does not have mail boxes in which a representative of the United States postal service may directly deposit mail, and more than seven mail ballots are to be sent to that group residential facility, a committee consisting of one employee of the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the facility is located and, where available, a representative appointed by each of the major political parties shall deliver the mail ballots and return the voted ballots to the office of the county clerk and recorder. The delivery of ballots under this section may begin on the forty-fifth day before election day.(2) For nonpartisan elections, including independent mail ballot elections conducted pursuant to part 11 of article 13.5 of this title, the designated election official shall appoint a committee that consists of two or more election judges or employees or representatives of the designated election official. The voted ballots must be returned to the office of the designated election official.Amended by 2021 Ch. 282, § 39, eff. 6/21/2021.Amended by 2014 Ch. 2, § 37, eff. 2/18/2014.Added by 2013 Ch. 185, § 91, eff. 5/10/2013.L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1303), ch. 734, p. 734, § 91, effective May 10. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14 -1164), ch. 72, p. 72, § 37, effective February 18. Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021.
(1) In 2013, this section was added 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. (2) For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1164, see section 1 of chapter 2, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.