§ C.R.S. § 1-2-204(untitled)

Questions answered by elector - rules.
(1) Repealed.
(2) In addition, each elector shall correctly answer the following:
(a) The elector's name in full;
(b) The elector's place of residence, including municipal address with street number or,
if there is no street number, by legal description of the land upon which the residence sits,
including lot, block, addition, division, or subdivision, as applicable. In all other cases, the
residence shall be described by the section or subdivision in the township and range as
established and numbered by the United States government survey. If the place of residence is an
apartment house, rooming house, dormitory, hotel, or motel, the number of the floor and the
number of the apartment or room shall also be given. Except as allowed by section 1-2-102
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(1)(a), no vacant lot or business address shall be considered a residence. A post office box
number shall not be used as a place of residence for the purposes of this subsection (2).
(c) Whether the elector is a citizen of the United States;
(d) The elector's gender identity, if the elector wishes to state it;
(e) The elector's date of birth;
(f) The elector's deliverable mailing address if different from the elector's address of
record;
(f.3) The address where the elector wishes to receive his or her ballot if different from
the address of record;
(f.5) The elector's current and valid Colorado driver's license number, the number of the
current and valid identification card issued to the elector in accordance with part 3 of article 2 of
title 42, or the last four digits of the elector's social security number. If the elector does not have
a social security number or a current and valid Colorado driver's license or identification card,
the elector shall answer that he or she does not have a social security number or a current and
valid Colorado driver's license or identification card.
(g) Repealed.
(h) Whether or not the elector is registered to vote in another county of this state;
(i) Whether or not the elector was registered to vote in another state;
(j) The elector's affiliation, if any, if the eligible elector desires to affiliate with any
political party or political organization. If this question is not answered, the elector shall be
registered as "unaffiliated". Only the eligible elector personally shall declare the eligible elector's
affiliation.
(j.5) and (k) Repealed.
(l) The question "Do you affirm that you meet the voter registration qualifications and
that the information you have provided in this application is true to the best of your knowledge
and belief?".
(2.5) If an applicant for voter registration has not been issued a current and valid
Colorado driver's license, a current and valid identification card issued by the department of
revenue in accordance with the requirements of part 3 of article 2 of title 42, C.R.S., or a social
security number, the secretary of state shall assign the applicant a number that will serve to
identify the applicant for voter registration purposes. Insofar as the department of state has
created a computerized statewide voter registration list in accordance with the requirements of
part 3 of this article and the list assigns unique identifying numbers to registrants, the number
assigned under this subsection (2.5) shall be the unique identifying number assigned under the
list.
(2.7) The form used for registration of electors shall contain a statement that the
applicant must comply with the requirements of paragraph (f.5) of subsection (2) of this section,
that an applicant who is qualified to vote in this state but does not have a driver's license, stateissued identification card, or social security number may still register to vote, and that the
secretary of state will assign an identifying number to such an applicant for voter registration
purposes.
(3) (a) If the county clerk and recorder has reasonable cause to believe that an applicant
has falsified any answers to the questions set forth in this section, the county clerk and recorder
shall certify the same to the district attorney for investigation and appropriate action.
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(b) If the elector states that the elector's present address is the elector's sole legal
residence and that the elector claims no other place as the elector's legal residence and if the
elector meets the qualifications of section 1-2-101, the county clerk and recorder shall proceed to
register the elector.
(c) If the elector does not comply with the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this
section, the county clerk and recorder shall not register the elector.
(4) (a) If the registration record of a registered elector does not contain the last four
digits of the elector's social security number, the county clerk and recorder shall request the
elector to provide the last four digits of the elector's social security number. The request may be
made of the registered elector by the county clerk and recorder:
(I) In any written communication by mail from the county clerk and recorder to the
registered elector;
(II) At any voter service and polling center in the registered elector's county;
(III) Repealed.
(IV) In materials to be returned by the registered elector with a mail ballot.
(b) No registered elector shall be prohibited from voting at any election for failure to
provide the last four digits of the elector's social security number or the elector's full social
security number.
(c) Any social security number or the last four digits of a social security number of an
elector that is obtained by the county clerk and recorder from such elector pursuant to this
section shall be held confidential and shall not be published or be open to or available for public
inspection. The county clerk and recorder shall develop appropriate security measures to ensure
the confidentiality of such numbers.
(d) The last four digits of a social security number described in this section shall not be
considered a social security number for purposes of section 7 of the federal "Privacy Act of
1974", Pub.L. 93-579.
(4.5) This section does not apply to a covered voter, as defined in section 1-8.3-102, who
is registering to vote pursuant to section 1-8.3-107.
(5) The secretary of state shall promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24,
C.R.S., as may be necessary to determine the identity of a resident of a group residential facility,
as defined in section 1-1-104 (18.5), and any rules necessary to ensure the consistent application
of such identification rules.
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(4)(a)(III) repealed, (2)(k), IP(4)(a), (4)(a)(II), and (4)(a)(IV) amended, and (2)(l) added, (HB
13-1303), ch. 185, p. 690, § 11, effective May 10. L. 2016: (1) repealed, IP(2) and (2)(d)
amended, and (4.5) added, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 568, § 10, effective May 18. L. 2017:
(2)(j.5) added, (SB 17-305), ch. 216, p. 841, § 1, effective August 9. L. 2018: (2)(f.3) added,
(2)(i) amended, and (2)(k) repealed, (SB 18-233), ch. 262, p. 1604, § 4, effective May 29. L.
2019: (2)(f.5) amended, (HB 19-1278), ch. 326, p. 3006, § 6, effective August 2. L. 2022: (2)(b)
amended, (SB 22-152), ch. 100, p. 477, § 2, effective April 13. L. 2023: (2)(j.5) repealed, (SB
23-276), ch. 399, p. 2375, § 4, effective June 6.
Elections Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter
185, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
(2) For the short title ("Colorado Votes Act") in HB 19-1278, see section 1 of chapter
326, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.