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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 1. Elections § 1-2-218. Change of name

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Any eligible elector who has been registered in the county and who subsequently has had a name change by any legal means may have his or her name changed in the statewide voter registration system by:

(a) Appearing before the county clerk and recorder or at a voter service and polling center at any time during which registration at those locations is permitted and submitting the change on forms prescribed by the secretary of state;

(b) Sending a personal letter received by the county clerk and recorder at any time during which registration is permitted; or

(c) Completing and submitting, on election day, to an election judge forms prescribed by the secretary of state.

(2) The prescribed form or personal letter for the change must include the elector's printed former legal name, printed present legal name, birth date, last four digits of the elector's social security number, if the elector wishes to state them, and signature of present legal name and the date. Prescribed forms shall be furnished by the county clerk and recorder upon oral or written request by the elector.

(3) A name change shall not be made by anyone other than the elector.

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