Colorado § 1-7-120 - Voter service and polling centers - wait times - reporting.

§ 1-7-120. Voter service and polling centers - wait times - reporting.

(1) (a) On election day, a county must measure and record the wait time at each of its voter service and polling centers in accordance with rules adopted by the secretary of state.

(b) Each county must report its wait time data results determined in accordance with subsection (1)(a) of this section to the secretary of state no later than thirty days after the election.

(2) (a) If a county reports wait time data results pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section indicating a wait time in excess of one hour at any voter service and polling center, the county must submit a report to the secretary of state no later than ninety days following the election, which report must include the following information for any such voter service and polling center:

(I) The number of electors who used the center in the election;

(II) The number of voting booths provided;

(III) The number of voter check-in stations and the number of election judges staffing those stations;

(IV) The number and status of any ballot marking devices and ballot on demand systems in use;

(V) The number and status of any printers and other equipment in use;

(VI) The number of staff available to assist with the conduct of the election;

(VII) A description of the number and types of back-ups or delays that occurred at the location in the conduct of the election, including the activity involved, time of occurrence, the known, probable, or possible cause of or causal factors that may have contributed to the back-ups or delays, and determination of whether the cause or causal factors are reasonably likely to persist or reoccur at future elections;

(VIII) A remediation plan to avoid or minimize wait times exceeding one hour, which may include a proposal for additional voter service and polling centers or a proposal for the use of new sites for existing centers, additional check-in stations, voting booths, ballot marking devices and ballot on demand systems, printers or other equipment, additional staff or election judges, or changes in the allocation of duties among election judges and staff; and

(IX) A description of the barriers, if any, that may prevent the county from ensuring all future center wait times do not exceed one hour.

(b) Upon receipt of a report pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section, the secretary of state shall post the report on the secretary of state's website no later than five days from the date of receipt.

(c) If a county is required to submit a report in accordance with subsection (2)(a) of this section, the county clerk and recorder or designated election official responsible for sending a proposed election plan pursuant to section 1-7.5-105 must incorporate appropriate remediation steps into the plan.

Source: L. 2026: Entire section added, (HB 26-1113), ch. 267, p. 1506, § 47, effective June 1.

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