Does Colorado have the electric chair?

Yes, Colorado does have the electric chair. It was first used in 1906, and has been used to execute 104 people. The last person to be executed by the electric chair in Colorado was Ray Stewart in 1967.

In 1977, Colorado passed a law that made lethal injection the primary method of execution. However, the law also allowed for the use of the electric chair if the condemned person requested it. In 1996, Gary Lee Davis became the first person to be executed by lethal injection in Colorado.

In 2008, Colorado passed a law that abolished the death penalty. However, the law also included a provision that allowed the death penalty to be reinstated if voters approved it in a future election. In 2012, Colorado voters rejected a ballot measure that would have reinstated the death penalty.

As of 2019, there are 3 men on Colorado’s death row.