JUDGES AND OFFICERS OF ELECTION

Colorado Springs City Code ch. 5, art. 1, pt. 2

in effect

Colorado Springs City Code § 5.1.201 APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGES

5.1.201: APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGES: The City Council hereby delegates to the City Clerk the authority and responsibility to appoint election judges, student election judges and alternates at least fifteen (15) days before each election 1 . The City Clerk may appoint additional election judges during the election when the City Clerk determines such appointment is necessary. The election judges and their alternates shall be electors registered to vote in Colorado and shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age, except for student election judges authorized by the City Clerk and qualified as set forth in Colorado Revised Statutes section 1-6-101 et seq. An election judge shall not be a candidate, a family member of the candidate by blood, marriage or civil union in the second degree. (Ord. 16-102) Notes 1 | 2. CRS §31-10-401.

Colorado Springs City Code § 5.1.202 COMPENSATION OF JUDGES

5.1.202: COMPENSATION OF JUDGES: The City Council hereby delegates to the City Clerk the authority and responsibility to compensate election judges. Compensation shall be equivalent to the compensation provided by the County Clerk for judges in County and State elections 1 . (Ord. 16-102) Notes 1 | 3. CRS §31-10-408.

Colorado Springs City Code § 5.1.203 WATCHERS

5.1.203: WATCHERS: Watchers, as defined in Colorado Revised Statutes section 31-10-102(11), shall be governed by Colorado Revised Statutes section 31-10-602. A watcher shall not be a candidate, a family member of the candidate by blood, marriage or civil union in the second degree. A watcher shall not attempt to determine how any person voted, disclose or record any confidential voter information or disclose any results before the polls are closed. A watcher shall be permitted reasonable access to observe each step in the conduct of the election, but may not interrupt, disrupt, touch documents or otherwise interfere in the election. A watcher shall behave in an orderly manner and shall not electioneer for any candidate or measure while acting as a watcher. In case a particular watcher or the number of watchers interferes with the proper rights of voters, or with the proper conduct of the election by the election judges, a majority of the election judges at any precinct may cause all watchers, except two (2) chosen by the election judges by lot from the number present, to remain outside the designated observation area. (Ord. 16-102)

Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-6305Fetched: 11/1/2026