§ C.R.S. § 1-2-501(untitled)

Form for mail and agency registration - procedures for registration by
mail for first-time electors - additional identifying information to be provided by first-time
registrants. (1) The secretary of state, in consultation with the federal election assistance
commission, shall develop an application form that may be used for mail voter registration, voter
registration at voter registration agencies, and voter change of address. The form developed
must:
(a) Require only such identifying information, including the signature of the applicant
and other information such as data relating to previous registration by the applicant, as is
necessary to enable the appropriate county clerk and recorder to assess the eligibility of the
applicant and to administer voter registration and other parts of the election process;
(b) Include a statement that:
(I) Specifies each eligibility requirement, including citizenship;
(II) Contains an affirmation that the applicant meets each requirement; and
(III) Requires the signature of the applicant, under penalty of perjury;
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(b.5) (I) Include:
(A) The question: "Are you a citizen of the United States of America?" and boxes for the
applicant to indicate whether the applicant is or is not a citizen of the United States;
(B) The question "Will you be eighteen years of age on or before election day?" and
boxes for the applicant to indicate whether or not the applicant will be eighteen years of age or
older on election day;
(C) The statement "If you checked 'no' in response to either of these questions, do not
complete this form."; and
(D) A statement informing the applicant that, if the form is submitted by mail and the
applicant has not previously voted in the county, or in the state if the statewide voter registration
system required by section 1-2-301 is operating, the applicant shall submit with the registration
form a copy of identification as defined in section 1-1-104 (19.5), the applicant's driver's license
number, or the last four digits of the applicant's social security number, otherwise the applicant
will be required to submit a copy of identification with the applicant's mail ballot or absentee
ballot.
(II) If an applicant for registration fails on the mail registration form to answer the
question specified in sub-subparagraph (A) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b.5), the state
or local election official shall notify the applicant of the failure and provide the applicant with an
opportunity to complete the form in a timely manner to allow for the completion of the
registration form prior to the next election for federal office.
(c) Not include any requirement for notarization or other formal authentication; and
(d) Include, in print that is identical to that used in the affirmation portion of the
application:
(I) A statement of the penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter
registration application;
(II) A statement that, if an applicant declines to register to vote, the fact that the
applicant has declined to register will remain confidential and will be used only for voter
registration purposes; and
(III) A statement that if an applicant does register to vote, the office at which the
applicant submits a voter registration application will remain confidential and will be used only
for voter registration purposes.
(e) Repealed.
(1.5) Repealed.
(2) (a) Subject to the requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), in addition to
the identifying information required to be provided by the elector pursuant to subsection (1) of
this section, a person who applies to register by mail in accordance with this part 5 shall submit
with the registration application:
(I) In the case of an elector who has been issued a current and valid Colorado driver's
license or a current and valid identification card issued by the department of revenue in
accordance with part 3 of article 2 of title 42, C.R.S., the number of the elector's Colorado
driver's license or identification card; or
(II) In the case of an elector who has not been issued a current and valid Colorado
driver's license or a current and valid identification card issued by the department of revenue in
accordance with part 3 of article 2 of title 42, C.R.S., the last four digits of the person's social
security number.
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(a.5) If an applicant has not been issued a current and valid Colorado driver's license, has
not been issued a current and valid identification card by the department of revenue in
accordance with part 3 of article 2 of title 42, C.R.S., and does not have a social security number,
the secretary of state shall assign the applicant a number for voter registration purposes in
accordance with section 1-2-204 (2.5).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Colorado driver's license number, the
number of an 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 the last four digits of the person's social
security number shall only be received in satisfaction of the requirements of this subsection (2)
where the state or local election official matches the number of the driver's license or
identification card or the person's social security number submitted under paragraph (a) of this
subsection (2) with an existing state identification record bearing the same number, name, and
date of birth as provided in such registration information.
(c) If the elector does not comply with the requirements of this subsection (2), the county
clerk and recorder shall not register the elector.
Modernized Elections Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and
2 of chapter 185, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.