§ C.R.S. § 1-6-115Compensation of judges

(1) In all elections, including primary and general
elections, each election judge serving in the precincts on election day shall receive not less than
five dollars as compensation for services provided as judge at any election. At the discretion of
the county clerk and recorder or designated election official, a student election judge appointed
pursuant to the provisions of this article may receive the same compensation received by an
election judge but, in any case, not less than seventy-five percent of the compensation received
by an election judge for service provided as a judge at any election.
(2) In addition to the compensation provided by subsection (1) of this section, each
election judge and student election judge may be paid expenses and reasonable compensation for
attending election schools which may be established by the county clerk and recorder or the
designated election official. Each supervisor judge appointed by the county clerk and recorder
shall be reimbursed no less than five dollars for attending a special school of instruction.
(2.5) The supervisor judge and, for partisan elections, the second election judge selected
in accordance with section 1-6-109.5 (4)(b), shall be paid no less than four dollars for returning
the election supplies, election equipment, and the ballots to the designated election official. The
person providing the transportation may be paid a mileage allowance, to be set by the designated
election official but not to exceed the mileage rate authorized for county officials and employees,
for each mile necessarily traveled in excess of ten miles in going to and returning from the office
of the designated election official.
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(3) Compensation for election judges shall be determined and paid by the governing
body calling the election. Compensation for all judges shall be uniform throughout a particular
political subdivision, except:
(a) The compensation of student election judges shall be set in conformity with
subsection (1) of this section; and
(b) A county is not required to compensate a county employee serving as an election
judge in accordance with this section.
(4) Election judges must give the designated election officials their social security
numbers in order to receive compensation; however, service as an election judge shall not be
considered employment pursuant to articles 70 to 82 of title 8, C.R.S.
Modernized Elections Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and
2 of chapter 185, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
(3) For the short title ("Colorado Votes Act") in HB 19-1278, see section 1 of chapter
326, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.