Code of Colorado Regulations
1505 - Department of State
1505 - Secretary of State
8 CCR 1505-1 - ELECTIONS
- 1 - Definitions
- 2 - Voter Registration
- 3 - Rules Concerning Qualified Political Organizations
- 4 - Coordinated Elections
- 5 - Nonpartisan Elections not Coordinated by the County Clerk
- 6 - Election Judges
- 7 - Elections Conducted by the County Clerk and Recorder
- 7 - Elections Conducted by the County Clerk and Recorder
- 8 - Watchers
- 9 - Voting Challenges
- 10 - Canvassing and Recount
- 11 - Voting Systems
- 12 - Recall
- 13 - Election and HAVA Complaints
- 14 - Voter Registration Drives
- 15 - Preparation, Filing, and Verification of Petitions
- 16 - Military and Overseas Voters (UOCAVA)
- 17 - Provisional Voting
- 18 - Uniform Counting Standards for Paper Ballots
- 19 - Certification and Education of Designated Election Officials
- 20 - County Security Procedures
- 21 - Voting System Standards for Certification
- 22 - Use of approved and recommended election forms
- 23 - Commissions
- 24 - Presidential Electors
- 25 - Post-election audit
- 26 - Ranked Voting Method
Rules 25; 26; 30;
38; 45 eff. 03/16/2007.
Rules 25, 26, 30, 38, 45 eff. 05/30/2007.
Rules 2; 10; 11; 12; 14; 32; 43 eff. 07/30/2007.
Rules 2; 5; 6; 8; 10-18; 20; 22; 23; 25; 26; 29; 30; 37; 40-47 eff. 11/30/2007.
Rule 37 emer. rule eff. 12/06/2007.
Rules 2; 5; 7;
12; 26; 37; 38; 40; 43; 44; eff. 01/30/2008.
Rules 2; 11; 12; 13;
15; 43; 45; 48 eff. 06/2/2008.
Rules 2, 8, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27, 29,
30, 44, 48, 49 eff. 09/01/2008.
Rule 2.17 emer. rule eff.
01/30/2009.
Rules 2.17, 49.4 eff. 04/30/2009.
Rules
2.10, 2.18-2.20, 50 eff. 06/30/2009.
Rules 2.7 , 2.12 , 2.13 ,
6.5.2 (e-f), 11.5.4.1, 12.5, 12.7, 12.9.3, 12.1 0.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.8, 13.12,
13.13, 15.1, 25.2.1-25.2.3 , 25.3, 26.1.3, 26.5.4, 30.1.6, 42.12.2 emer. rule
eff. 08/26/2009; Repealed rules 2.1, 2.3, 2.15. emer. rules eff. 08/26/2009.
Rules 2.7 , 2.12 , 2.13 , 6.5.2 (e-f), 11.5.4.1, 12.5, 12.7,
12.9.3, 12.1 0.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.8, 13.12, 13.13, 15.1, 25.2.1-25.2.3 , 25.3,
26.1.3, 26.5.4, 30.1.6, 42.12.2 eff. 11/01/2009; Rules 2.1, 2.3, 2.15 repealed
eff. 11/01/2009.
Rules 2.19 , 2.21 -2.23 , 12, 26.3-26.5, 26.10,
30.1.6, 30.11.3, 40, 44.1-44.3, 51; Rules 26.1.2 , 44.5 repealed eff.
01/30/2010.
Rules 2.18, 2.20 eff. 03/30/2010.
Rules
35.2 , 37, 45 eff. 04/14/2010.
Rules 2.8 , 2.83 , 5.4.6 , 6.5.2
(a-c, f1), 7.7, 12.1.1.1(b), 12.4.1(a), 12.4.2(a), 12.5.8, 12.9, 12.10.1, 13.8,
13.18, 14.4.4, 14.6.9, 14.7.1, 14.7.3, 25.3.11, 26.4.6, 26.4.9, 27.1.3, 27.1.7,
27.1.8, 27.3.2, 27.4.2, 27.6, 27.7.1, 27.7.4.3, 27.8.2.1, 29.2 emer. rules eff.
06/23/2010.
Rules 2.8 , 2.83 , 5.4.6 , 6.5.2 (a-c), (f)(1), 7.7,
12.1.1.1(b), 12.4.1(a), 12.4.2(a), 12.5.8, 12.9, 12.10.1, 13.8, 13.18, 14.4.4,
14.6.9, 14.7.1, 14.7.3, 25.3.11, 26.4.6, 26.4.9, 27.1.3, 27.1.7, 27.1.8,
27.3.2, 27.4.2, 27.6, 27.7.1, 27.7.4.3, 27.8.2.1, 29.2 eff. 08/14/2010.
Rules 6.5.2(f)(1), 15.2, 15.3, 17.1.8, 17.3.11, 17.3.12 eff.
05/30/2011.
Rules 2.11 , 2.12 , 2.18.1 , 6.2 , 12.1.1 , 12.4.1 ,,
12.5.5, 12.9, 12.11 , 12.12 .1, 12.12.2, 13.10, 14.5, 15.1, 15.3.2, 25, 26.5.3,
27.4.2(e)(4), 27.4.2(f)(2), 27.4.3, 27.7.4.3, 29.1.2, 42.11 emer. rules eff.
09/06/2011.
Rules 2.11, 2.12, 2.18.1 , 6.2 , 12.1.1 , 12.4.1 ,,
12.5.5, 12.9, 12.11, 12.12.1, 12.12.2, 13.10, 14.5, 15.1, 15.3.2, 25, 26.5.3,
27.4.2(e)(4), 27.4.2(f)(2), 27.4.3, 27.7.4.3, 29.1.2, 42.11 eff. 10/30/2011.
Rule 8.6 emer. rule eff. 04/02/2012; expired 07/31/2012.
Rules 12.4.1 , 12.4.2 , 12.10.4 , 43 emer. rules eff. 04/16/2012;
Repealed rule 27.8 . emer. rule eff. 04/16/2012.
Rule 10.6 emer.
rule eff. 05/01/2012.
Rules 12.4.1 , 12.4.2 , 12.10.4 , 43 eff.
06/14/2012. Rule 27.8 repealed eff. 06/14/2012.
Rules 2.7.5 , 2.11
, 2.19.1 , 8.6 -8.8 , 8.15 , 9.1 , 10.6 -10.7 , 12.4.1 , 12.4.1 , 12.4.1 ,
12.4.2 , 12.11 , 13.19 -13.20 , 26.10 -26.13 , 29.1.1 , 29.1.3 -29.1 .4,
29.8-29.9, 30.1.6, 32.2, 41, 42.2, 42.6, 42.11.2 emer. rules eff. 08/15/2012.
Rules 2.7.4 , 26.1.6 , 32.1 , 32.3-32.5, 42.11.3-42.11.7 emer. rules repealed
eff. 08/15/2012.
Rule 10.8 emer. rule eff. 08/20/2012; expired
12/18/2012.
Rules 2.7.5 , 2.11 , 2.19.1 , 8.6 -8.8 , 8.15 , 9.1 ,
10.6 -10.7 , 12.4.1 , 12.4.1 , 12.4.1 , 12.4.2 , 12.11 , 13.19 -13.20 , 26.10
-26.13 , 29.1.1, 29.1.3-29.1.4, 29.8-29.9, 30.1.6, 32.2, 41, 42.2, 42.6,
42.11.2 eff. 09/30/2012. Rules 2.7.4 , 26.1.6, 32.1, 32.3-32.5, 42.11.3-42.11.7
repealed eff. 09/30/2012.
Rules 26.3.4 , 26.5.3 , 26.5.4 , 26.8
emer. rules eff. 10/16/2012; expired 02/13/2013.
Rules 49.4 , 50
emer. rules repealed eff. 05/13/2013; expired 09/10/2013.
Rules
10.8, 10.9 eff. 06/14/2013.
Rule 32.6 emer. rule eff. 07/22/2013.
Rule 32.7 emer. rule eff. 08/16/2013.
Rules 32.7
-32.7(d)(3), 32.7.4(f) emer. rule eff. 08/23/2013.
Rules 32.7.3 ,
32.7.4 , 32.7.4(d)-(f) emer. rules repealed eff. 08/29/2013.
Rule
40 eff. 08/30/2013.
Rule 12.15 emer. rule eff. 10/04/2013.
Entire rule emer. rule eff. 10/09/2013.
Rule 10.7.5
emer. rule eff. 11/05/2013.
Entire rule eff. 12/30/2013.
Rule 7.13 emer. rule eff. 06/24/2014.
Rules 1, 2,
4.8.3(a), 4.8.4(a)-(b), 5, 6.4, 6.5, 7, 8.6.1, 8.6.8-8.6.10, 9, 10, 11.3.2,
11.4, 11.10, 12, 13, 14.4.6, 15, 16.1, 16.2.1, 16.2.6, 18.3.2(d)(6), 20, 21
emer. rules eff. 09/10/2014.
Rules 1, 2, 4.8.3(a), 4.8.4(a)-(b),
5, 6.4, 6.5, 7, 8.6.1, 8.6.8-8.6.10, 9, 10, 11.3.2, 11.4, 11.10, 12, 13,
14.4.6, 15, 16.1, 16.2.1, 16.2.6, 18.3.2(d)(6), 20, 21 eff. 10/30/2014.
Rules 1.1.46 , 2.3 -2.5 .1, 2.7.1, 2.10, 2.12, 2.13.1, 4.3.3, 6.4,
7.2.5-7.2.7, 7.5.1, 7.5.5, 7.7, 7.9.3, 7.11, 11.1.3, 16.1.5-16.1.8, 16.2.1(c),
16.2.3, 16.2.8, 20.4.1, 20.4.3(a), 20.9.1(c), 23 eff. 09/30/2015. Rules 4.1.3 ,
6.5, 7.2.3(c) repealed eff. 09/30/2015.
Rules 2.10.2 , 2.14.5 ,
4.1.3 , 4.8.6 , 6.1.1 -6.1 .5, 6.2-6.8, 7.1.2-7.1.4, 7.2.6, 7.2.8, 7.2.9,
7.5.1(c)-(d), 7.8.1-7.8.13, 7.9.1(d), 7.9.5, 7.11-7.15, 8.1-8.18, 10.5.2,
10.8.3, 10.12.1, 10.12.6, 11.2.3, 11.3.2, 11.9.1-11.9.8, 11.10.1(i),
11.10.2-11.10.5, 20.3.1, 20.6, 21.4.2, 21.4.5(f), 21.4.7(d)-(f), 21.4.10(g),
21.4.11, 21.4.12(b)(1), 21.4.12(c)(7), 21.4.12(d)(3), 21.4.13(l)-(q),
21.4.14-21.4.16, 21.5.2(e)(2) eff. 03/30/2016.
Rules 1.1.8 -1.1
.49, 2.3, 2.10, 2.11.1, 2.12.1, 2.14.1, 3.3.3, 6.9, 7.5.1, 8.1.5, 8.7.4, 9.2,
10.5.2(b), 10.11.2(a), 10.11.3, 10.12.4(d), 10.12.7, 10.13.1(a),
11.3.2(d)(4)(B)(iv), 11.3.3, 11.10, 11.10.1, 11.10.3, 14.2.2-14.2.5, 14.3.3,
14.4.5-14.4.7, 18, 21.4.12(d)(5), 21.4.14(c)(3), 21.4.14(d)-(f), 21.4.15(d),
21.5.2(e) eff. 09/30/2016. Rules 2.3.4 , 2.10.2 repealed eff. 09/30/2016.
Rule 24 emer. rule eff. 12/19/2016; expired 04/18/2017.
Rules 1.1.10 -1.1 .51, 2.3.1, 2.5.4, 2.12.1, 2.13, 2.14.4-2.14.6,
2.15.1, 2.17, 4.8.3(a), 7.2.5-7.2.12, 7.5.5-7.5.14, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.3, 7.8.2,
7.9.1-7.9.10, 7.16, 7.17, 8.1.5, 8.7.4, 8.15, 8.15.8-8.15.11, 10.3.2(b), 10.4,
10.5-10.14, 11.3, 11.10.1(b)(2), 11.10.3, 13.2.9(a), 14.1.1(a), 14.3.4, 16.1.6,
18.5.3, 20.13.1(c)(8), 20.16.3(a), 20.17.3, 21.4.5(e), 21.4.14(a),
21.4.14.(c)(8), 24, 25 eff. 09/30/2017. Rules 4.5.2 , 13.1.7 repealed eff.
09/30/2017.
Rule 2.16.3 emer. rule eff. 10/20/2017.
Rule 7.16 emer. rule repealed eff. 11/01/2017.
Rules 2.5.3 , 2.10
, 2.14.4 , 2.16.3 , 3.4.1 , 4.5.2 , 7.2.10 -7.2 .17, 7.5.1, 7.16, 10.4,
11.3.2(c)-(d), 15.1.1-15.1.4, 15.5, 15.7, 15.8, 16.1.6, 16.1.7, 16.2.3, 16.2.4,
25.2.2(g), 25.2.4, 25.2.5 eff. 01/30/2018.
Rule 7.7.5 emer. rule
eff. 04/25/2018.
Rules 7.2.12 , 7.2.16 , 7.5.4 , 10.4 , 10.9.2
-10.9 .6, 10.12, 10.13.3(a), 20.9.3, 25.1, 25.2 eff. 05/15/2018.
Rule 2.18 emer. rule eff. 05/16/2018.
Rules 2.3.2 , 2.19, 7.17
emer. rules eff. 07/31/2018.
Rules 1.1.4 , 1.1.6 , 1.1.7 , 1.1.25
, 1.1.43 , 2.1 , 2.1.6 , 2.2 , 2.8 , 2.9 , 2.17.2 , 2.20 , 4.7.1 , 4.8.3 ,
7.1.1 , 7.2.11 , 7.4 , 7.5.5 , 7.5.8 , 7.5.13 , 7.7.5 , 7.11.3 , 8.7.4 , 10.6.2
, 10.13.3 , 11.2.3 , 11.3.1 , 11.3.2 , 11.3.2 11.3.2(e), 11.4, 11.6, 11.7.1,
11.7.3, 11.8.3, 11.8.4-11.8.8, 11.9.1, 11.9.1(b), 11.10, 14.1.2, 14.5.5, 19.2,
19.3.4, 19.4.2, 19.5.1, 19.6, 20.2.2, 20.3-20.4.5, 20.5.2, 20.5.3, 20.6-20.16,
20.18.5, 20.19.3, 21.3.6, 21.4.4, 21.4.5, 21.4.7(e), 21.4.9, 21.4.10(d)(3),
21.4.11-21.4.14, 21.5, 21.6, 21.10.12, 25.2.2, 26 emer. rules eff. 08/22/2018.
Rules 7.2.7 , 7.3 , 20.20 , 21.4.11, 21.4.12 emer. rules repealed eff.
08/22/2018.
Rules 1.1.4 , 1.1.6 , 1.1.7 , 1.1.25 , 1.1.43 , 2.1 ,
2.1.6 , 2.2 , 2.3.2 , 2.8 , 2.9 , 2.17.2 , 2.19 , 2.20 , 4.7.1 , 4.8.3 , 7.1.1
, 7.2.11 , 7.4 , 7.5.5 , 7.5.8 , 7.5.13 , 7.7.5 , 7.11.3 , 8.7.4 , 10.6.2 ,
10.13.3 , 11.2.3 , 11.3.1 , 11.3.2 , 11.3.2 11.3.2(e), 11.4, 11.6, 11.7.1,
11.7.3, 11.8.3, 11.8.4-11.8.8, 11.9.1, 11.9.1(b), 11.10, 14.1.2, 14.5.5, 19.2,
19.3.4, 19.4.2, 19.5.1, 19.6, 20.2.2, 20.3-20.4.5, 20.5.2, 20.5.3, 20.6-20.16,
20.18.5, 20.19.3, 21.3.6, 21.4.4, 21.4.5, 21.4.7(e), 21.4.9, 21.4.10(d)(3),
21.4.11-21.4.14, 21.5, 21.6, 21.10.12, 25.2.2, 26 eff. 10/15/2018. Rules 7.2.7
, 7.3, 20.20, 21.4.11, 21.4.12 repealed eff. 10/15/2018.
Rules
2.10.1 , 17.2.10 emer. rules eff. 07/01/2019.
Rules 1.1.26 ,
1.1.41 , 2.10.1 , 2.17.2 , 2.19 , 4.1.3 , 4.5.2 , 4.8.4 , 4.8.5 , 5.3 , 6.1.2 ,
6.4 , 7.1 , 7.2.7 , 7.2.9 , 7.2.14 , 7.4 -7.7 , 7.9.1 , 7.9.7 -7.9 .10, 7.10,
7.12, 8.7.4, 9.1.4, 9.2, 10.1.4, 10.5.1, 10.6.2, 11.2, 11.3.2, 11.4, 11.8.4(g),
11.9.1(d), 11.9.2-11.9.6, 14.4.1, 15.1.1(d), 15.1.4(d)(14), 15.1.4(e)(5), 15.2,
15.7, 17.1.2, 17.2.9, 17.2.10, 20.1-20.11, 20.17.1, 20.17.3(a)(3), 21.1-21.4,
21.5.1(c), 22.4, 26.4.2 emer. rules eff. 08/23/2019. Rules 1.1.42 , 7.1.4 ,
7.9.7 , 7.12.3, 20.5.1(b) emer. rules repealed eff. 08/23/2019.
Rules 1.1.26 , 1.1.41 , 2.10.1 , 2.17.2 , 2.19 , 4.1.3 , 4.5.2 , 4.8.4 , 4.8.5
, 5.3 , 6.1.2 , 6.4 , 7.1 , 7.2.7 , 7.2.9 , 7.2.14 , 7.4 -7.7 , 7.9.1 , 7.9.7
-7.9 .10, 7.10, 7.12, 8.7.4, 9.1.4, 9.2, 10.1.4, 10.5.1, 10.6.2, 11.2, 11.3.2,
11.4, 11.8.4(g), 11.9.1(d), 11.9.2-11.9.6, 14.4.1, 15.1.1(d), 15.1.4(d)(14),
15.1.4(e)(5), 15.2, 15.7, 17.1.2, 17.2.9, 17.2.10, 20.1-20.11, 20.17.1,
20.17.3(a)(3), 21.1-21.4, 21.5.1(c), 22.4, 26.4.2 eff. 10/15/2019. Rules 1.1.42
, 7.1.4, 7.9.7, 7.12.3, 20.5.1(b) repealed eff. 10/15/2019.
Rules
7.2.3 , 7.2.17 , 7.9.11, 7.17, 11.3.2(e), 25.2.2 emer. rules eff. 02/03/2020.
Rules 1.1.17 , 7.2.3 , 7.2.17 , 7.5.1 , 7.9.11 , 7.17 , 8.7.4,
11.3.2(e), 21.1.1(c), 25.2.2, 27 emer. rules eff. 05/08/2020. Rule 7.2.17
expired 09/05/2020.
Rule 27.4.3 emer. rule eff. 05/28/2020.
Rule 15.9 emer. rule eff. 05/30/2020.
Rule 15.9 emer.
rule eff. 07/15/2020; expired 11/12/2020.
Rules 1.1.17 , 6.4.1 ,
7.2.3 , 7.5.1 , 7.9.11 , 7.17 , 8.7.4 , 11..2(e), 17.1.2, 17.1.4, 21.1.1(c),
25.2.2 eff. 08/30/2020. Rules 25.2.7 , 27 emer. rules eff. 09/04/2020; expired
01/02/2021.
Rules 20.5.4 , 21.7.3, 21.7.4 emer. rules eff.
06/17/2021.
Rules 1.1.34 , 2.12.1 , 2.12.3 , 2.13.2 , 2.13.3 ,
2.15.7 , 2.18 , 2.19 , 6.1.3 , 6.8 , 7.1.1 , 7.2.6 , 7.2.7 , 7.2.9 , 7.2.14 ,
7.2.17 , 7.3.2 -7.3 .4, 7.4.10, 7.4.15, 7.4.16, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.11,
8.6.1(b), 8.7.4, 8.10.2(a)(4), 8.14, 8.15, 9.1.1, 9.2, 10.1.5, 10.2.5, 10.3,
10.5.1, 10.6.3, 10.8.2, 11.3.2(d)(2), 11.3.2(d)(4)(A)(i), 11.8.3, 11.9.1(b)(3),
11.10.1, 15.1, 15.1.1(d), 15.1.2, 15.1.3(c), 15.1.4(d)-(e), 15.2, 15.3.2, 15.4,
16.2.2, 16.2.3, 16.2.6, 16.2.7(b), 18.4.1, 20.3.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.5.4, 20.7,
20.9.4, 20.11, 20.13, 20.14.2, 20.15, 20.19.4, 21.3.5, 21.4.1, 21.4.5(f),
21.4.11(g), 21.5.1, 21.7.3, 21.7.4, 21.7.5, 21.7.6, 21.10.1, 21.10.2, 21.10.12,
23.1.3, 24.3.3, 25.1.7, 25.2.2(d)-(i),(l), 25.2.3(a) eff. 10/15/2021. Rules
1.1.19 , 1.1.25 , 1.1.48 , 2.13.5 , 7.3.2 -7.3 .5, 7.4, 7.9.1(d), 8.13, 9.2.2,
10.3.3, 10.5.1(g)-(h), 10.12.3, 10.13.4, 10.13.6, 11.3.2(d)(4)(B), 11.8.2,
11.9.1(b)(4), 15.1.1(d), 15.1.4(d)(5), 15.3.3, 15.6, 20.4.1 (a), 20.4.2,
20.4.3, 20.10.4(c), 20.11.2, 20.13, 20.14.2(d), 20.15.1(c)(3), 20.19.4(a),(c),
20.19.5, 20.20, 20.21, 21.5.1(b)(4), (b)(6)(A)-(C), (b)(13), (b)(16),
25.2.2(d)(2), 25.3 repealed eff. 10/15/2021.
Rules 20.4.1, 20.5.3
, 20.5.4 , 20.6.1 -20.6.4, 20.7, 20.8.1(c), 20.10.5, 20.15.3, 20.15.4,
20.20-20.20.5 emer. rules eff. 02/10/2022; expired 06/10/2022.
Rules 20.4.1 , 20.5.3 , 20.5.4 , 20.6.1 -20.6.3, 20.7, 20.8.1(c), 20.10.5,
20.15.3, 20.15.4, 20.20-20.20.5 emer. rules eff. 06/10/2022.
Rules
1, 2.15.5-2.18, 3.1, 4.1.2, 4.8.8, 4.8.9, 6.9, 7.2.14, 7.4.1, 7.4.8-7.4.15,
7.8.12, 7.10.3, 7.16, 8.1.5, 8.1.6, 8.4.4, 8.7.4, 8.8, 8.8.4, 8.10.2,
8.14-8.15, 9.2.1, 11.1.1-11.4.3, 11.7.3(b), 15.1.4(e)(8), 20, 21.11, 26 eff.
08/30/2022.
Annotations
Rule 43.4.4 (adopted 04/16/2012) was not extended by Senate Bill 13-079 and therefore expired 05/15/2013.
Rule 6.4.1 , the first paragraph of rule 6.5 , rule 6.5 , and rule 7.2.6 (adopted 09/10/2014) were not extended by Senate Bill 15-100 and therefore expired 05/15/2015.
