Colorado § 31-10-401 - Appointment of election judges.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-10-401 — Appointment of election judges., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-10-401. Appointment of election judges.
At least fifteen days before each municipal election, the governing body shall appoint the judges of election. Each judge of election shall be an elector registered to vote in Colorado and shall be at least eighteen years of age. The clerk shall make and file in his office a list of all persons so appointed, giving their names, addresses, and precincts. Such list shall be a public record and shall be subject to inspection and examination during office hours by any qualified elector of the municipality with the right to make copies thereof. The governing body may by resolution delegate to the clerk the authority and responsibility to appoint judges of election.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1045, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1499, § 6, effective July 1. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 329, § 87, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 797, § 17, effective August 2.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-401 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-10-401 ("Appointment of election judges.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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