Voting twice - penalty

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-710, under Elections.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-710

(1) (a) No voter shall, with the intent of voting more than once in an election:

(I) Cast more than one ballot;

(II) Offer to cast a ballot knowing that a ballot the voter previously returned was received; or

(III) During a federal election, vote in this state and another state.

(b) A voter who violates this subsection (1) upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.

(2) Nothing in this section prohibits a voter from voting in a special district election as a property owner in accordance with article 13.5 of this title or part 8 of article 1 of title 32, C.R.S.

Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 434, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 853, � 87, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 748, � 120, effective May 10. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 589, � 71, effective May 18. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1667, � 68, effective June 21; (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3129, � 32, effective March 1, 2022.

Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former �� 1-13-137 and 1-30-101 as they existed prior to 1980.

(2) Amendments to subsection (1) by SB 21-250 and SB 21-271 were harmonized, effective March 1, 2022.

Cross references: In 2013, this section was amended by the Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act. For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 185, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.