§ C.R.S. § 1-6-114Judges - oath required - electioneering prohibited

(1) Before beginning the
duties of an election judge, each person appointed as an election judge must take a self-affirming
oath or affirmation in substantially the following form:
I, ..................., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the United States and
the state of Colorado; that I am an eligible elector who resides in the county of .................... or
within the ....... political subdivision; that I am a member of the ............... party (or that I am
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unaffiliated with a political party) as shown in the statewide voter registration system; that I will
perform the duties of judge according to law and the best of my ability; that I will studiously
strive to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting the same; that I will not try to determine
how any elector voted, nor will I disclose how any elector voted if in the discharge of my duties
as judge such knowledge comes to me, unless called upon to disclose the same before some
court of justice; that I have never been convicted of election fraud, any other election offense, or
fraud and that, if any ballots are counted before the polls close on the date of the election, I will
not disclose the result of the votes until after the polls have closed and the results are formally
announced by the designated election official.
(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 838, § 54, effective July 1, 1995.)
(3) For nonpartisan elections, the election judges shall not be required to declare their
affiliation on the oath or affirmation.
(4) A person shall not engage in electioneering, as defined in section 1-13-714, or wear
or display apparel, buttons, or other materials that promote or oppose a political party, candidate,
ballot issue, or ballot question while serving as an election judge.