§ C.R.S. § 1-7-101Hours of voting on election day

(1) (a) All polling locations must be open
continuously from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on election day. If a full set of election judges is not
present at the hour of 7 a.m. and it is necessary for judges to be appointed to conduct the election
as provided in section 1-6-113, the election may commence when two judges who are not of the
same political affiliation for partisan elections are present at any hour before the time for closing
the polling locations. The polling locations shall remain open after 7 p.m. until every eligible
elector who was at the polling location at or before 7 p.m. has been allowed to vote. Except as
provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, any person arriving after 7 p.m. is not entitled to
vote.
(b) (I) Any person may petition the district court for the county in which a polling
location is located for an order requiring a polling location to remain open after 7 p.m. on
election day. The district court shall grant the petition upon a finding that access to or voting at
the polling location has been substantially impaired due to inclement weather, equipment failure,
technological problems, voter suppression activities, a shortage of supplies, or other exigent
circumstance.
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(II) If the condition impairing voting at or access to polling locations affects polling
locations in more than one county, any person may petition the district court of the city and
county of Denver for an order requiring the secretary of state to order all polling locations in all
affected counties to remain open after 7 p.m. on election day. The district court shall grant the
petition upon a finding that access to or voting at one or more polling locations in the affected
counties has been substantially impaired due to inclement weather, equipment failure,
technological problems, voter suppression activities, a shortage of supplies, or other exigent
circumstance.
(III) If an order is issued in accordance with this subsection (1)(b), every eligible elector
who was at a polling location affected by the order at or before the closing time specified in the
order shall be allowed to vote. The court shall not order polling locations to remain open for
more than an additional six hours.
(1.5) Each drop box must be open until 7 p.m. on election day. Each drop box must
remain open after 7 p.m. until every eligible elector who was in line at the drop box at or before
7 p.m. has been allowed to deposit all ballots the person brought in the drop box, subject to the
limitation set forth in section 1-7.5-107 (4)(b)(I)(B).
(2) Upon the opening of the polls, a proclamation shall be made by one of the judges that
the polls are open, and, thirty minutes before the closing of the polls, a proclamation shall be
made that the polls will close in thirty minutes.
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.