Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-65-122

Current through 11/5/2024 election

Section 27-65-122 - Voting in public elections

Any person receiving evaluation, care, or treatment pursuant to this article 65 must be given the opportunity to exercise the person's right to register and to vote in primary and general elections. The agency or facility providing evaluation, care, or treatment shall assist the person, upon the person's request, to obtain voter registration forms and mail ballots and to comply with any other prerequisite for voting.

C.R.S. § 27-65-122

Amended by 2022 Ch. 451, § 1, eff. 8/10/2022.

Amended by 2017 Ch. 263, § 241, eff. 5/25/2017.

L. 2010: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 10 -175), ch. 188, p. 695, § 2, effective April 29. L. 2017: (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1345, § 241, effective May 25.

This section is similar to former § 27-65-120 as it existed prior to 2022.

2022 Ch. 451, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).

For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.