Colorado § 31-10-609 - Spoiled ballots.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-10-609 — Spoiled ballots., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-10-609. Spoiled ballots.
In precincts which use an electronic voting system or paper ballots, no person shall take or remove any ballot from the polling place before the close of the polls. If any voter spoils a ballot, he may successively obtain others, one at a time, not exceeding three in all, upon returning each spoiled one. The spoiled ballots thus returned shall be immediately canceled and shall be preserved and returned to the clerk along with other election records and supplies.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1051, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-609 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-10-609 ("Spoiled ballots.") 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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