§ C.R.S. § 1-3-101Party affiliation required - residence

(1) (a) In order to vote at any precinct
caucus, assembly, or convention of a political party, the elector must be a resident of the precinct
for twenty-two days, must be registered to vote no later than twenty-two days before the caucus,
assembly, or convention, and must be affiliated with the political party holding the caucus,
assembly, or convention for at least twenty-two days as shown in the statewide voter registration
system; except that any registered elector who has attained the age of eighteen years or who has
become a naturalized citizen during the twenty-two days immediately preceding the meeting
may vote at any caucus, assembly, or convention even though the elector has been affiliated with
the political party for less than twenty-two days. If allowed by a political party's rules, a
preregistrant may vote at any caucus, assembly, or convention if the preregistrant has been a
resident of the precinct for twenty-two days before the caucus, assembly, or convention, and has
been affiliated with the political party holding the caucus, assembly, or convention for at least
twenty-two days as shown in the statewide voter registration system; except that a preregistrant
who preregistered within the twenty-two days immediately preceding the meeting may vote at
any caucus, assembly, or convention even though the preregistrant has been affiliated with the
political party for less than twenty-two days.
(b) If an elector desires to vote at a precinct caucus but the elector's eligibility cannot be
verified upon examination of the list of registered electors provided in accordance with
subsection (3) of this section, the elector shall complete an affidavit attesting to the facts
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establishing the elector's eligibility. The secretary of state shall promulgate rules prescribing the
form and content of the affidavit.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and section 1-2-101 (1)(b), an elector
who moves from the precinct where registered during the twenty-one days prior to any caucus
may participate in and vote at the caucus in the precinct of the elector's former residence but
shall not be eligible for election as a delegate or for nomination as a precinct committeeperson in
the former precinct.
(3) (a) No later than twenty-one days prior to the date of the precinct caucus, or eighteen
days prior to the date of the precinct caucus in a year in which a political party's precinct caucus
is held on the first Saturday following the presidential primary election, the county clerk and
recorder shall furnish without charge to each major political party in the county a list of the
registered electors in the county who are affiliated with that political party. Notwithstanding
section 1-2-227 (2), the list must include preregistrants whose information is otherwise
confidential.
(b) Repealed.