Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-10-903

Current through 11/5/2024 election

Section 31-10-903 - Ballots changed if candidate dies or withdraws

If any person duly nominated dies before the day fixed for the election and the fact of such death becomes known to the clerk or withdraws by filing an affidavit of withdrawal with the clerk before the date fixed for election, the name of the deceased or withdrawn candidate shall not be printed upon the ballots for the election. If the ballots are already printed, the name of the deceased candidate or withdrawn candidate shall be erased or canceled, if possible, before the ballots are delivered to the voters.

C.R.S. § 31-10-903

L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1059, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 756, § 27, effective April 4. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 2178, § 41, effective June 2.

This section is similar to former § 31-10-509 as it existed prior to 1975.