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1-4-1103. Write-in votes for governor

Overview of Statute

No write-in vote for governor in a general election shall be counted unless it includes a write-in vote for lieutenant governor.

Statute

(1) No write-in vote for governor in a general election will be counted unless it includes a write-in vote for lieutenant governor.

(2) No write-in vote for president in a general election will be counted unless it includes a write-in vote for vice-president.

 

Source: L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 696, § 7, effective January 1, 1993.L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 835, § 44, effective July 1.L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1974, § 13, effective August 3. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-233), ch. 262, p. 1607, § 11, effective May 29.

Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 1-4-1002 as it existed prior to 1992.

Definition [Section]

A bound compilation of initiative forms approved by the secretary of state, which shall include pages that contain the warning required by section 1-40-110 (1), the ballot title, the abstract required by section 1-40-110 (3), and a copy of the proposed measure; succeeding pages that contain the warning, the ballot title, and ruled lines numbered consecutively for registered electors’ signatures; and a final page that contains the affidavit required by section 1-40-111 (2). Each section shall be consecutively prenumbered by the petitioner prior to circulation.

Definition [Election]

Any election under the “Uniform Election Code of 1992” or the “Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965”, article 10 of title 31, C.R.S. C.R.S. § 1-7.5-103.

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