VerificationConstitutional text
What happens if the information is missing or wrong?
If the identification information does not match the voter’s registration or is missing, the ballot is not counted until the discrepancy is corrected. The county clerk and recorder must send the voter a notice describing how to correct it, and the voter has eight days after election day to do so.
Our explanation · Sources checked October 6, 2026
The evidence
3 excerpts“THE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER SHALL NOT COUNT THE BALLOT UNTIL THE DISCREPANCY IS CORRECTED.”
Page 1, ballot held until discrepancy corrected
Colorado Secretary of State
Initiative 362: final filed constitutional text“THE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER OR OTHER DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL MUST SEND NOTICE TO THE VOTER INFORMING THEM OF THE PROCESS TO CORRECT THE DISCREPANCY.”
Page 1, notice to the voter
Colorado Secretary of State
Initiative 362: final filed constitutional text“the ballot will not be counted unless the voter takes steps within eight days of election day”
Page 24, eight-day correction window
Colorado Legislative Council Staff
2026 Blue Book: Amendment 84How to read this
This mirrors how Colorado already handles signature discrepancies: a problem ballot is set aside, the voter is notified, and the ballot is counted only if the voter cures it within the window, which runs from election day.
What to keep in mind
The measure extends the existing cure process to identification information; it does not introduce a brand-new counting step. A ballot is counted after a valid correction within the window, not automatically.