1-4-504. Documents are public records
Overview of Statute
As soon as they are filed, all certificates of designation, petitions, certificates of nomination, acceptances, declinations, and withdrawals are public records, and, under proper regulation, are open to public inspection. Copies must be compared with the original and corrected for defects if necessary. All filed documents must be preserved,[1] unless ordered otherwise or restrained by a court.
[1] C.R.S. § 1-7-802: Procedure for preserving filed documents
Statute
All certificates of designation, petitions, certificates of nomination, acceptances, declinations, and withdrawals are public records as soon as they are filed and are open to public inspection under proper regulation. When a copy of any document is presented at the time the original is filed or at any time thereafter and a request is made to have a copy compared and certified, the officer with whom the document is filed shall forthwith compare the copy with the original on file and, if necessary, correct the copy and certify and deliver the copy to the person who presented it upon the payment in advance of the copy and certification charge. All filed documents shall be preserved pursuant to section 1-7-802, unless otherwise ordered or restrained by some court.
Source: L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 678, § 5, effective January 1, 1993.
Cross references: For statutes pertaining to public records generally, see article 72 of title 24; for filing of petitions and certificates of designation of assembly, see § 1-4-604.
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1. Definition for Title
A brief statement that fairly and accurately represents the true intent and meaning of the proposed text of the initiative.
2. Definition for Person
Any natural person, partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization, political party, or other organization or group of persons. Section 2(11) of article XXVIII of the state constitution.
3. Definition for 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.