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Colorado Statutes § 1-7-111 Electors requiring assistance

⤴ Up to Article 7: Conduct of Elections

Statute Text

(1)
(a) If at any election, any registered elector declares to the election judges that, by reason of disability, inability to read or write, or difficulties with the English language, he or she is unable to prepare the ballot or operate the voting device or electronic voting device without assistance, the elector is entitled, upon making a request, to receive the assistance of any one of the election judges or, at the elector's option, any person selected by the eligible elector requiring assistance.
(b) Any person other than an election judge who assists an eligible elector in the precinct in casting his or her ballot shall first complete the following voter assistance self-affirmation form: "I, ...................., certify that I am the individual chosen by the elector to assist the elector in casting a ballot. I further certify that I will not in any way attempt to persuade or induce the elector to vote in a particular manner, nor will I cast the elector's vote other than as directed by the elector I am assisting.".
(2) and (3) Repealed.

History

Amended by 2014 Ch. 160 , § 14 , eff. 5/9/2014 .

Amended by 2013 Ch. 185 , § 64 , eff. 5/10/2013 .

L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 735, § 9, effective 1/1/1993 . L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1417, § 68, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 1773, § 78, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 1086, § 2, effective May 26. L. 2004: (1)(a) amended, p. 1358, § 17, effective May 28. L. 2007: (2) amended, p. 1779, § 15, effective June 1. L. 2012: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, (HB 12-1292), ch. 181, p. 684, § 26, effective May 17. L. 2013: (2) amended and (3) repealed, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 719, § 64, effective May 10. L. 2014: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended and (2) repealed, (SB 14-161), ch. 160, p. 562, § 14, effective May 9.

Editor's Note

This section is similar to former § 1-7-108 as it existed prior to 1992.

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