§ C.R.S. § 1-1-102Applicability

(1) This code applies to all general, primary, congressional
vacancy, school district, special district, ballot issue, and other authorized elections unless
otherwise provided by this code. This code applies to any municipal election conducted as part
of a coordinated election except to the extent that this code conflicts with a specific charter
provision. Any municipality may provide by ordinance or resolution that it will utilize the
requirements and procedures of this code in lieu of the "Colorado Municipal Election Code of
1965", article 10 of title 31, C.R.S., with respect to any election.
(2) For elections that must be coordinated pursuant to section 20 (3)(b) of article X of
the Colorado constitution where the enabling legislation does not require that the electors be
registered electors, the political subdivision may conduct its elections pursuant to the enabling
legislation but it must assure that the notice required by part 9 of article 7 of this title is provided
to the election official responsible for publishing the ballot issue notice.
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1-1-103. Election code liberally construed. (1) This code shall be liberally construed
so that all eligible electors may be permitted to vote and those who are not eligible electors may
be kept from voting in order to prevent fraud and corruption in elections.
(2) It is also the intent of the general assembly that non-English-speaking citizens, like
all other citizens, should be encouraged to vote. Therefore, appropriate efforts should be made to
minimize obstacles to registration by citizens who lack sufficient skill in English to register
without assistance.
(3) Substantial compliance with the provisions or intent of this code shall be all that is
required for the proper conduct of an election to which this code applies.