Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-2-213.5

Current through Chapter 123 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 1-2-213.5 - State institutions of higher education - electronic voter registration option - information to students
(1)
(a) Any state institution of higher education, as defined in section 23-1-108(7)(g)(II), C.R.S., that utilizes an electronic course registration process shall provide to each student registering electronically for courses at the institution the opportunity to register to vote by giving each student the option to be electronically directed to the official website of the secretary of state so that he or she may register in accordance with section 1-2-202.5. The option shall be provided to students either during or immediately following the electronic registration period for each term or semester.
(b) Each state institution of higher education subject to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall implement the electronic voter registration option as soon as practicable, but not later than the next regularly scheduled maintenance to its electronic course registration system process.
(c) Each state institution of higher education subject to subsection (1)(a) of this section shall, during the first full week of each fall semester and during the last full week of each spring semester, provide by e-mail to each enrolled student information on voter eligibility and on how to register to vote or update their voter registration information in the statewide voter registration database.
(2) A state institution of higher education that does not utilize an electronic course registration process shall provide to students information regarding how to register to vote, including, at a minimum, prominently posting such information in a clearly visible area of the institution's registrar's office.

C.R.S. § 1-2-213.5

Amended by 2021 Ch. 282,§ 6, eff. 6/21/2021.
Added by 2013 Ch. 122,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1147), ch. 413, p. 413, § 1, effective August 7.

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.