Colorado § 1-7.5-106 - Secretary of state - duties and powers.
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§ 1-7.5-106. Secretary of state - duties and powers.
(1) In addition to any other duties prescribed by law, the secretary of state, with advice from election officials of the several political subdivisions, shall:
(a) Prescribe the form of materials to be used in the conduct of mail ballot elections; except that all mail ballot packets shall include a ballot, instructions for completing the ballot, and a return envelope;
(b) Establish procedures for conducting mail ballot elections; except that the procedures shall be consistent with section 1-7.5-107;
(c) Supervise the conduct of mail ballot elections by the election officials as provided in section 1-7.5-105 (3).
(2) In addition to other powers prescribed by law, the secretary of state may adopt rules governing procedures and forms necessary to implement this article and may appoint any county clerk and recorder as an agent of the secretary to carry out the duties prescribed in this article.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 754, § 10, effective January 1, 1993. L. 2001: (1)(a) amended, p. 1003, § 10, effective August 8. L. 2003: (1)(a) amended, p. 1278, § 5, effective April 22. L. 2018: (1)(a) amended, (SB 18-233), ch. 262, p. 1612, § 27, effective May 29.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-7.5-106 as it existed prior to 1992.
ANNOTATION
Tri-fold envelope that conceals the voter's mark when folded in a certain way satisfies the requirement that a secrecy envelope be included with mail ballot packets. Bruce v. City of Colo. Springs, 971 P.2d 679 (Colo. App. 1998).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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