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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-7-802 (2026)

Preservation of election records

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The designated election official shall be responsible for the preservation of any election records for a period of at least twenty-five months after the election or until time has expired for which the record would be needed in any contest proceedings, whichever is later. Unused ballots may be destroyed after the time for a challenge to the election has passed. If a federal candidate was on the ballot, the voted ballots and any other required election materials shall be kept for at least twenty-five months after the election.

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 752, § 9, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1422, § 81, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 775, § 53, effective May 20. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2062, § 1, effective August 11.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-7-702 as it existed prior to 1992.

PART 9

BALLOT ISSUE NOTICES

Editor's note: This part 9 was added in 1994. This part 9 was amended with relocations in 1996, resulting in the addition, relocation, and elimination of sections as well as subject matter. For amendments to this part 9 prior to 1996, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: People v. Peters (Colo. Ct. App. 2026).
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People v. Peters (Colo. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “See § 1-7-802, C.R.S. 2025. 3 Romero also noted that the number of people in the room would need to be limited as a result of restrictions in place at the time related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.”
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