(1) Any eligible elector who has been registered in the county and who subsequently has had a name change by any legal means may have his or her name changed in the statewide voter registration system by:
Appearing before the county clerk and recorder or at a voter service and pollingcenter at any time during which registration at those locations is permitted and submitting the change on forms prescribed by the secretary of state;
Sending a personal letter received by the county clerk and recorder at any time during which registration is permitted; or
Completing and submitting, on election day, to an election judge forms prescribed bythe secretary of state.
The prescribed form or personal letter for the change must include the elector's printed former legal name, printed present legal name, birth date, last four digits of the elector's social security number, if the elector wishes to state them, and signature of present legal name and the date. Prescribed forms shall be furnished by the county clerk and recorder upon oral or written request by the elector.
A name change shall not be made by anyone other than the elector.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 652, § 2, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1400, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 131303), ch. 185, p. 695, § 17, effective May 10. L. 2016: IP(1) amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 570, § 13, effective May 18.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-2-216 as it existed prior to 1992.
Cross references: In 2013, this section was 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.