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
- 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08/26/2009; Repealed rules 2.1, 2.3, 2.15.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26.5.4, 30.1.6, 42.12.2 eff. 11/01/2009; Rules 2.1, 2.3, 2.15 repealed eff.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30.11.3, 40, 44.1-44.3, 51; Rules 26.1.2, 44.5 repealed eff. 01/30/2010.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.
