Colorado § 31-10-1004 - Manner of absentee voting by paper ballot.
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§ 31-10-1004. Manner of absentee voting by paper ballot.
(1) Any registered elector applying for and receiving an absent voter's ballot, in casting the ballot, shall make and subscribe to the self-affirmation on the return identification envelope. The voter shall then mark the ballot. The voter shall fold the ballot so as to conceal the marking, deposit it in the return envelope, and seal the envelope securely. The envelope may be delivered personally or mailed by the voter to the clerk issuing the ballot. It is permissible for a voter to deliver the ballot to any person of the voter's own choice or to any duly authorized agent of the clerk for mailing or personal delivery to the clerk. All envelopes containing absent voters' ballots shall be in the hands of the clerk not later than the hour of 7 p.m. on the day of election.
(1.5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 91, p. 641, § 89, effective May 1, 1991.)
(2) Upon receipt of an absent voter's ballot, the clerk shall write or stamp upon the envelope containing the same the date and hour such envelope was received in his office and, if the ballot was delivered in person, the name and address of the person delivering the same. He shall safely keep and preserve all absent voters' ballots unopened until the time prescribed for delivery to the judges, as provided in section 31-10-1006.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1062, § 1, effective July 1. L. 79: (2) amended, p. 1180, § 23, effective July 1. L. 87: (1) amended and (1.5) added, p. 330, § 91, effective July 1. L. 91: (1) and (1.5) amended, p. 641, § 89, effective May 1. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1711, § 12, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-804 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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