Colorado § 1-6-115 - Compensation of judges.

§ 1-6-115. Compensation of judges.

(1) In all elections, including primary and general elections, each election judge serving in the precincts on election day shall receive not less than five dollars as compensation for services provided as judge at any election. At the discretion of the county clerk and recorder or designated election official, a student election judge appointed pursuant to the provisions of this article may receive the same compensation received by an election judge but, in any case, not less than seventy-five percent of the compensation received by an election judge for service provided as a judge at any election.

(2) In addition to the compensation provided by subsection (1) of this section, each election judge and student election judge may be paid expenses and reasonable compensation for attending election schools which may be established by the county clerk and recorder or the designated election official. Each supervisor judge appointed by the county clerk and recorder shall be reimbursed no less than five dollars for attending a special school of instruction.

(2.5) The supervisor judge and, for partisan elections, the second election judge selected in accordance with section 1-6-109.5 (4)(b), shall be paid no less than four dollars for returning the election supplies, election equipment, and the ballots to the designated election official. The person providing the transportation may be paid a mileage allowance, to be set by the designated election official but not to exceed the mileage rate authorized for county officials and employees, for each mile necessarily traveled in excess of ten miles in going to and returning from the office of the designated election official.

(3) Compensation for election judges shall be determined and paid by the governing body calling the election. Compensation for all judges shall be uniform throughout a particular political subdivision, except:

(a) The compensation of student election judges shall be set in conformity with subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) A county is not required to compensate a county employee serving as an election judge in accordance with this section.

(4) Election judges must give the designated election officials their social security numbers in order to receive compensation; however, service as an election judge shall not be considered employment pursuant to articles 70 to 82 of title 8, C.R.S.

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 728, § 8, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1416, § 61, effective July 1. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 839, § 55, effective July 1. L. 98: (1) and (2) amended and (2.5) added, p. 581, § 12, effective April 30. L. 2000: (1), (2), and (3) amended, p. 1335, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1633, § 13, effective June 7. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 48, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2013: (2) and (2.5) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 717, § 57, effective May 10. L. 2019: (3) amended, (HB 19-1278), ch. 326, p. 3027, § 34, effective August 2.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-5-112 as it existed prior to 1992.

Cross references: (1) For the mileage rate authorized for county officers and employees, see § 30-11-107 (1)(t).

(2) In 2013, subsections (2) and (2.5) were amended by the "Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 185, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.

(3) For the short title ("Colorado Votes Act") in HB 19-1278, see section 1 of chapter 326, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.