Colorado § 1-1-103 - Election code liberally construed.
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§ 1-1-103. Election code liberally construed.
(1) This code shall be liberally construed so that all eligible electors may be permitted to vote and those who are not eligible electors may be kept from voting in order to prevent fraud and corruption in elections.
(2) It is also the intent of the general assembly that non-English-speaking citizens, like all other citizens, should be encouraged to vote. Therefore, appropriate efforts should be made to minimize obstacles to registration by citizens who lack sufficient skill in English to register without assistance.
(3) Substantial compliance with the provisions or intent of this code shall be all that is required for the proper conduct of an election to which this code applies.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 624, § 1, effective January 1, 1993. L. 96: (1) amended and (3) added, p. 1732, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-1-103 as it existed prior to 1992.
ANNOTATION
Substantial compliance standard does not apply to the minimum signature requirements for candidate petitions. The language establishing signature requirements is clear and unequivocal and requires strict compliance. Griswold v. Ferrigno Warren, 2020 CO 34, 462 P.3d 1081.
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Section 1-1-103 ("Election code liberally construed.") 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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