Colorado Code — 31
Browse 1,094 sections in division 31 of the Colorado code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 31-1-101. Definitions.
- § 31-1-102. Application - legislative intent.
- § 31-1-201. Classification of municipalities.
- § 31-1-202. Cities or towns retaining prior status.
- § 31-1-203. Classification of statutory cities and towns.
- § 31-1-204. Change of classification - towns - notice - effect on officeholders - options prior to reorganization - terms of office - election dates.
- § 31-1-205. Organization after change.
- § 31-1-206. Change in classification - cities - notice - effect on officeholders - terms of office - election dates.
- § 31-1-207. Ordinances to reorganize - existing ordinances.
- § 31-2-101. Petition to district court.
- § 31-2-102. Incorporation election.
- § 31-2-103. Approval of incorporation election.
- § 31-2-104. Organization of new city or town.
- § 31-2-105. Incorporation complete - first ordinances - when effective.
- § 31-2-106. Legal incorporation - validation - dedication of public property.
- § 31-2-107. Adoption of home rule charter upon incorporation.
- § 31-2-108. Continued county services.
- § 31-2-109. Assessment - taxes - collection.
- § 31-2-201. Short title.
- § 31-2-202. Legislative declaration.
- § 31-2-203. Definitions.
- § 31-2-204. Initiation of home rule.
- § 31-2-205. Election on formation of charter commission and designation of members.
- § 31-2-206. Charter commission.
- § 31-2-207. Charter election - notice.
- § 31-2-208. Filings - effect.
- § 31-2-209. Special procedure for adopting a charter upon incorporation.
- § 31-2-210. Procedure to amend or repeal charter.
- § 31-2-211. Elections - general.
- § 31-2-212. Initiative, referendum, and recall.
- § 31-2-213. Determination of population.
- § 31-2-214. Time limit on submission of similar proposals.
- § 31-2-215. Conflicting or alternative charter proposals.
- § 31-2-216. Change in classification of municipalities.
- § 31-2-217. Vested rights saved.
- § 31-2-218. Finality.
- § 31-2-219. Additional petition requirements.
- § 31-2-220. Warning on petition - signatures - affidavits - circulators.
- § 31-2-221. Form of petition - representatives of signers.
- § 31-2-222. Ballot.
- § 31-2-223. Affidavit - evidence - protest procedure.
- § 31-2-224. Receiving money to circulate petition - penalty. (Repealed)
- § 31-2-225. Unlawful acts - penalty.
- § 31-2-301. Procedure.
- § 31-2-302. Petition - election.
- § 31-2-303. Notice of election.
- § 31-2-304. Ballot.
- § 31-2-305. Election of officers - terms.
- § 31-2-306. No similar proposal for one year.
- § 31-2-307. Property remains vested - rights - cumulative remedy.
- § 31-2-308. Duty of county treasurer - sale - redemption.
- § 31-2-309. Ordinances remain effective.
- § 31-2-401. Petition to change name.
- § 31-2-402. Name filed with secretary of state.
- § 31-2-403. Secretary to keep alphabetical list.
- § 31-2-404. Notice of hearing on petition.
- § 31-2-405. Hearing postponed.
- § 31-2-406. Secretary to give notice.
- § 31-2-407. Change does not affect liability.
- § 31-3-101. Petition to the district court.
- § 31-3-102. Form of ballots.
- § 31-3-103. Return - canvass - costs.
- § 31-3-104. Discontinuance - when effective - legal indebtedness - tax.
- § 31-3-105. Books deposited - court records.
- § 31-3-106. County clerk and recorder to publish - posting.
- § 31-3-201. Procedure for determination of abandonment.
- § 31-3-202. Consequences of determination.
- § 31-4-101. Corporate authority vested.
- § 31-4-102. Mayor - qualifications and duties.
- § 31-4-103. Mayor - vacancy - appointment - mayor pro tem.
- § 31-4-104. Wards.
- § 31-4-105. Election of officers - terms.
- § 31-4-106. Councilman - residence - vacancies.
- § 31-4-107. Appointment of officers - terms.
- § 31-4-108. Expulsion from city council - vacancies in other offices.
- § 31-4-109. Compensation and fees of officers.
- § 31-4-110. City clerk - duties - city seal.
- § 31-4-111. City treasurer - powers and duties.
- § 31-4-112. Marshal or chief of police - duties.
- § 31-4-112.1. Chief of police - permits for concealed weapons. (Repealed)
- § 31-4-113. Terms of officers end upon adoption of charter.
- § 31-4-201. Authority to reorganize - rights and powers.
- § 31-4-202. Petition - election.
- § 31-4-203. Majority vote carries - when effective.
- § 31-4-204. Prior laws applicable - rights and liabilities continue.
- § 31-4-205. Council members - vacancies.
- § 31-4-206. Council members - nomination - election - compensation.
- § 31-4-207. Mayor - selection.
- § 31-4-207.5. Mayor - powers and duties.
- § 31-4-208. City attorney - municipal judge.
- § 31-4-209. Rules - business - journal.
- § 31-4-210. City manager - qualifications - removal.
- § 31-4-211. City manager - powers and responsibility.
- § 31-4-212. Council not to interfere.
- § 31-4-213. Duties of city manager.
- § 31-4-214. City manager sits in council - no vote.
- § 31-4-215. Administrative plan.
- § 31-4-216. Accounts of utilities.
- § 31-4-217. Publicity of records.
- § 31-4-218. Pay of officers and employees.
- § 31-4-219. Official bonds - waiver.
- § 31-4-220. Abandonment of form of government. (Repealed)
- § 31-4-221. Effective date of change. (Repealed)
- § 31-4-301. Mayor - board of trustees - election - compensation.
- § 31-4-301.5. Change in number of trustees.
- § 31-4-302. Mayor - powers.
- § 31-4-303. Trustees to fill vacancy - mayor pro tem - clerk pro tem.
- § 31-4-304. Appointment of officers - compensation.
- § 31-4-305. Clerk - duties.
- § 31-4-306. Marshal or chief of police - powers and duties.
- § 31-4-307. Removal of officers - causes - notice.
- § 31-4-401. Oath or affirmation of officers - bonds - waiver - declaring office vacant.
- § 31-4-402. New bond.
- § 31-4-403. Lawful pay only for governing bodies.
- § 31-4-404. Not to be appointed to office.
- § 31-4-405. Emoluments not to be increased.
- § 31-4-406. Territorial corporations - compensation fixed by electors.
- § 31-4-407. Penalty for receiving illegal compensation.
- § 31-4-501. Officers subject to recall.
- § 31-4-502. Procedure - petition - signatures.
- § 31-4-503. Petition in sections - signing - affidavit - review - tampering with petition.
- § 31-4-504. Resignation - vacancy filled - election - ballot - nomination.
- § 31-4-504.5. Incumbent not recalled - reimbursement.
- § 31-4-505. Recall after six months - second petition.
- § 31-4-506. Disclosure of contributions, contributions in kind, and expenditures. (Repealed)
- § 31-4-507. Powers of clerk and deputy.
- § 31-10-101. Short title.
- § 31-10-102. Definitions.
- § 31-10-102.5. Acts and elections conducted pursuant to provisions which refer to qualified electors.
- § 31-10-102.7. Applicability of the "Uniform Election Code of 1992".
- § 31-10-102.8. Active military or overseas voters - timely mailing, casting, and receipt of ballot - definition.
- § 31-10-103. Computation of time.
- § 31-10-104. Powers of clerk and deputy.
- § 31-10-105. Election commission.
- § 31-10-106. Copies of election laws and manual provided.
- § 31-10-107. Forms prescribed. (Repealed)
- § 31-10-108. Special elections.
- § 31-10-109. Submission of question on regular election date for municipalities.
- § 31-10-201. Qualifications of municipal electors.
- § 31-10-202. Submission of question to qualified taxpaying electors - oath.
- § 31-10-203. Registration required.
- § 31-10-204. Municipal clerk as deputy county clerk and recorder.
- § 31-10-205. Registration lists.
- § 31-10-206. Delivery and custody of registration book or list.
- § 31-10-207. Questions answered by elector.
- § 31-10-208. Change of address.
- § 31-10-301. Electors eligible to hold municipal office.
- § 31-10-302. Nomination of municipal officers.
- § 31-10-303. Withdrawal from nominations.
- § 31-10-304. Vacancies in nominations. (Repealed)
- § 31-10-305. Objections to nominations.
- § 31-10-306. Write-in candidate affidavit.
- § 31-10-401. Appointment of election judges.
- § 31-10-402. Number of judges.
- § 31-10-403. Certificates of appointment.
- § 31-10-404. Acceptances.
- § 31-10-405. Vacancies.
- § 31-10-406. Removal of judges.
- § 31-10-407. Oath of judges.
- § 31-10-408. Compensation of judges.
- § 31-10-409. Compensation for delivery of election returns and other election papers.
- § 31-10-501. Clerk to give notice.
- § 31-10-501.5. Ballot issue notice.
- § 31-10-502. Establishing precincts and polling places.
- § 31-10-503. Judges may change polling places.
- § 31-10-504. Number of voting booths or voting machines.
- § 31-10-505. Arrangement of voting machines or voting booths and ballot boxes.
- § 31-10-506. Election expenses to be paid by municipality.
- § 31-10-507. Election may be canceled - when.
- § 31-10-601. Hours of voting.
- § 31-10-602. Watchers at municipal elections.
- § 31-10-603. Employee entitled to vote.
- § 31-10-604. Judges open ballot box first.
- § 31-10-605. Judge to keep pollbook.
- § 31-10-606. Preparing to vote.
- § 31-10-607. Manner of voting in precincts which use paper ballots.
- § 31-10-608. Disabled voter - assistance.
- § 31-10-609. Spoiled ballots.
- § 31-10-610. Counting paper ballots.
- § 31-10-611. Tally sheets.
- § 31-10-612. Defective ballots.
- § 31-10-613. Judges' certificate.
- § 31-10-614. Delivery of election returns, ballot boxes, and other election papers.
- § 31-10-615. Judges to post returns.
- § 31-10-616. Preservation of ballots and election records.
- § 31-10-617. Ranked voting methods.
- § 31-10-701. Use of voting machines.
- § 31-10-702. Judges to inspect machines.
- § 31-10-703. Sample ballots, ballot labels, and cards of instruction.
- § 31-10-704. Instructions to vote.
- § 31-10-705. Length of time to vote.
- § 31-10-706. Judge to watch voting machines.
- § 31-10-707. Clerk to supply seals for voting machines.
- § 31-10-708. Close of polls and count of votes.
- § 31-10-709. Election laws apply - separate absentee ballots permitted.
- § 31-10-801. Use of electronic system.
- § 31-10-802. Sample ballots.
- § 31-10-803. Ballots - electronic voting.
- § 31-10-804. Preparation for use - electronic voting.
- § 31-10-805. Instructions to vote.
- § 31-10-806. Ballots.
- § 31-10-807. Distribution of ballots.
- § 31-10-808. Cards of instruction.
- § 31-10-809. Close of polls - count and seals in electronic voting.
- § 31-10-810. Electronic vote counting - test.
- § 31-10-811. Electronic vote counting - procedure.
- § 31-10-812. Election laws apply - separate absentee ballots permitted.
- § 31-10-901. Ballot boxes.
- § 31-10-902. Ballots.
- § 31-10-903. Ballots changed if candidate dies or withdraws.
- § 31-10-904. Printing and distribution of ballots.
- § 31-10-905. Substitute ballots.
- § 31-10-906. Cards of instruction.
- § 31-10-907. Definitions.
- § 31-10-908. Mail ballot elections - preelection process.
- § 31-10-909. Nomination of candidates in mail ballot elections.
- § 31-10-910. Procedures for conducting mail ballot election.
- § 31-10-910.3. Verification of signatures - signature verification devices - procedures - training - definitions.
- § 31-10-911. Counting mail ballots.
- § 31-10-912. Write-in candidate affidavit in mail ballot elections.
- § 31-10-913. Challenges.
- § 31-10-1001. When absent electors may vote.
- § 31-10-1002. Application for absentee voter's ballot - permanent absentee voter status - ballot delivery - list of absentee voters.
- § 31-10-1003. Self-affirmation on return envelope.
- § 31-10-1004. Manner of absentee voting by paper ballot.
- § 31-10-1005. Absent voters' voting machines - electronic voting systems.
- § 31-10-1006. Delivery to judges.
- § 31-10-1007. Casting and counting absentee ballots.
- § 31-10-1008. Challenge of absentee ballots - rejection - record.
- § 31-10-1009. Oaths for absentee ballots. (Repealed)
- § 31-10-1010. Emergency absentee voting - definition.
- § 31-10-1101. No voting unless registered.
- § 31-10-1102. Right to vote may be challenged.
- § 31-10-1103. Challenge to be made by written oath.
- § 31-10-1104. Challenge questions asked voter.
- § 31-10-1105. Oath of challenged voter.
- § 31-10-1106. Refusal to answer questions or take oath.
- § 31-10-1201. Returns - canvass.
- § 31-10-1202. Imperfect returns.
- § 31-10-1203. Corrections.
- § 31-10-1204. Tie - lots - notice to candidates.
- § 31-10-1205. Statement - certificates of election.
- § 31-10-1206. Fees of municipal judge.
- § 31-10-1207. Recount.
- § 31-10-1301. Who may contest - causes.
- § 31-10-1302. District judge to preside - bond.
- § 31-10-1303. Filing statement - contents.
- § 31-10-1304. Summons - answer.
- § 31-10-1305. Trial and appeals.
- § 31-10-1306. Recount.
- § 31-10-1307. Judgment.
- § 31-10-1308. Ballot questions and ballot issues - how contested.
- § 31-10-1401. Controversies.
- § 31-10-1402. Correction of errors.
- § 31-10-1501. District attorney or attorney general to prosecute.
- § 31-10-1502. Sufficiency of complaint - judicial notice.
- § 31-10-1503. Immunity of witness from prosecution.
- § 31-10-1504. Penalties for election offenses.
- § 31-10-1505. Payment of fines.
- § 31-10-1506. Perjury.
- § 31-10-1507. Forgery.
- § 31-10-1508. Tampering with nomination papers.
- § 31-10-1509. Bribery of petition signers.
- § 31-10-1510. Statements of expenses. (Repealed)
- § 31-10-1511. Custody and delivery of ballots and other election papers.
- § 31-10-1512. Destroying, removing, or delaying delivery of ballots and other election papers.
- § 31-10-1513. Unlawfully refusing or permitting to vote.
- § 31-10-1514. Revealing how elector voted.
- § 31-10-1515. Violation of duty.
- § 31-10-1516. Unlawful receipt of money.
- § 31-10-1517. Disclosing or identifying vote.
- § 31-10-1518. Delivering and receiving ballots at polls.
- § 31-10-1519. Voting twice.
- § 31-10-1520. Voting in the wrong precinct.
- § 31-10-1521. Electioneering near polls.
- § 31-10-1521.5. Anonymous statements concerning candidates or issues - penalties. (Repealed)
- § 31-10-1522. Employer's unlawful acts.
- § 31-10-1523. Intimidation.
- § 31-10-1524. Unlawfully giving or promising money.
- § 31-10-1525. Corrupt means of influencing vote.
- § 31-10-1526. Interference with voter while voting.
- § 31-10-1527. Introducing liquor into polls - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 31-10-1528. Inducing defective ballot.
- § 31-10-1529. Personating elector.
- § 31-10-1530. Altering posted abstract of votes.
- § 31-10-1531. Wagers with electors.
- § 31-10-1532. Tampering with notices or supplies.
- § 31-10-1533. Tampering with registration book, registration list, or pollbook.
- § 31-10-1534. Tampering with voting machine.
- § 31-10-1535. Interference with election official.
- § 31-10-1536. Unlawful qualification as taxpaying elector.
- § 31-10-1537. Absentee voting.
- § 31-10-1538. Article to be liberally construed.
- § 31-10-1539. Applicability.
- § 31-10-1540. Political campaign signs - restrictions. (Repealed)
- § 31-10-1601. Legislative declaration - intent.
- § 31-10-1602. Definitions.
- § 31-10-1603. Multilingual ballot access - general provisions - clerks.
- § 31-10-1604. Minority language sample ballots - clerks - mail ballot elections.
- § 31-10-1605. In-person minority language ballot - clerks - polling places.