(1) Ballot cards placed upon voting equipment shall, so far as practicable, be arranged as provided by sections 1-5-402, 1-5-403, and 1-5-404; except that they shall be of the size and design required by the voting equipment and may be printed on a number of separate ballot cards that are placed on the voting equipment.
If votes are recorded on a ballot card, a separate write-in ballot may be provided,which may be in the form of a paper ballot or envelope on which the elector may write in the title of the office and the name of a qualified write-in candidate.
Polling locations that use electromechanical voting systems may use ballot cards ofdifferent colors to ensure that electors receive a full ballot. Such polling locations may also use ballot cards of different colors for each party at primary elections.
Repealed.
Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 713, § 8, effective January 1, 1993. L. 97: (4) amended, p. 185, § 3, effective August 6. L. 2004: (1), (3), and (4) amended, p. 1344, § 6, effective May 28. L. 2013: (3) amended and (4) repealed, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 711, § 41, effective May 10.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-6-405 as it existed prior to 1992.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2004 act amending subsections (1), (3), and (4), see section 1 of chapter 334, Session Laws of Colorado 2004.
(2) In 2013, subsection (3) was amended and subsection (4) was repealed by the "Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act".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.