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1-13.5-506. Number of voting booths, voting machines, or voting systems

Statute

(1) In local governments that use paper ballots, the governing body shall provide in each polling place a sufficient number of voting booths. Each voting booth shall be situated so as to permit an eligible elector to prepare his or her ballot screened from observation and shall be furnished with such supplies and conveniences as will enable the eligible elector to prepare his or her ballot for voting.

(2) In local governments that use voting machines, the governing body shall supply each polling place with a sufficient number of voting machines.

(3) In local governments that use an electronic voting system, the governing body shall provide adequate materials and equipment for the orderly conduct of voting.

Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 19, § 6, effective February 18.

Definition [Ballot]

(a) A federal write-in absentee ballot;

(b) A ballot specifically prepared or distributed for use by a covered voter in accordance with this article; or

(c) A ballot cast by a covered voter in accordance with this article.

(2) “Covered voter” means:

(a) A uniformed-service voter defined in paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of this section who is a resident of this state but who is absent from this state by reason of active duty and who otherwise satisfies this state’s voter eligibility requirements;

(b) An overseas voter who, before leaving the United States, was last eligible to vote in this state and, except for a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this state’s voter eligibility requirements;

(c) An overseas voter who, before leaving the United States, would have been last eligible to vote in this state had the voter then been of voting age and, except for a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this state’s voter eligibility requirements; or

(d) An overseas voter who was born outside the United States, is not described in paragraph (b) or (c) of this subsection (2), and, except for a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this state’s voter eligibility requirements if the last place where a parent, legal guardian, spouse, or civil union partner of the voter was, or under this article would have been, eligible to vote before leaving the United States is within this state.

C.R.S. § 1-8.3-102.