Colorado § 31-10-708 - Close of polls and count of votes.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-10-708 — Close of polls and count of votes., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-10-708. Close of polls and count of votes.
As soon as the polls are closed, the judges of election shall immediately lock and seal each voting machine against further voting, and it shall so remain for a period of thirty days unless otherwise ordered by the court. Immediately after each machine is locked and sealed, the judges of election shall open the counting compartments thereof and proceed to count the votes thereon. After the total vote for each candidate and upon each question or proposition has been ascertained, the judges of election shall make out a certificate of votes cast, in numerical figures only, and return the same to the clerk as provided in section 31-10-614.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1055, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-708 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-10-708 ("Close of polls and count of votes.") 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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