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Part 1 - POLLING LOCATIONS
Section 1-5-103 - Changes in boundaries - partisan elections

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-5-103

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Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 1-5-103 - Changes in boundaries - partisan elections
(1) Changes in the boundaries of precincts or the creation of new precincts for partisan elections must be completed no later than twenty-nine days prior to the first Tuesday in March, except in cases of precinct changes resulting from changes in county boundaries.
(2) Subject to approval by the board of county commissioners, the county clerk and recorder shall change the location of any polling location upon a petition of a majority of the eligible electors residing within a county if the request is made at least ninety days prior to the primary election.
(3) All changes in precinct boundaries or numbering for partisan elections, including changes required pursuant to section 1-5-101.5, shall be reported within ten days by the county clerk and recorder to the secretary of state, and a corrected precinct map shall be transmitted to the secretary of state as soon as possible after the changes have been effected.

C.R.S. § 1-5-103

Amended by 2021 Ch. 282, § 29, eff. 6/21/2021.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 32, eff. 5/10/2013.
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 701, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 1769, § 26, effective 1/1/1995. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 836, § 47, effective July 1. L. 99: (1) amended, p. 771, § 39, effective May 20. L. 2000: (3) amended, p. 265, § 3, effective August 2. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 134, § 5, effective March 27. L. 2013: (1) and (2) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 707, p. 707, § 32, effective May 10.

(1) This section is similar to former § 1-6-101 (2), (3), and (4) as it existed prior to 1992.

(2) Subsection (1)(b)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(b), effective July 1, 2002. (See L. 2002, p. 134 .)

(3) 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.

In 2013, subsections (1) and (2) were amended 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.