Title 1, Elections
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-101 District attorney or attorney general to prosecute
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(1) Any person may file an affidavit with the district attorney stating the name of any person who has violated any of the provisions of this code and stating the facts which constitute the alleged offense. Upon the filing of such affidavit, the district attorney shall forthwith …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-102 Sufficiency of complaint - judicial notice
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Irregularities or defects in the mode of calling, giving notice of, convening, holding, or conducting any general, primary, or congressional vacancy election authorized by law constitute no defense to a prosecution for a violation of this code. When an offense is committed in rel…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-103 Immunity of witness from prosecution
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Any person violating any of the provisions of this code is a competent witness against any other violator and may be compelled to attend and testify at any trial, hearing, proceeding, or investigation in the same manner as other persons; but the testimony so given shall not be us…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-104 Perjury
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Any person, having taken any oath or made any affirmation required by this code, who swears or affirms willfully, corruptly, and falsely in a matter material to the issue or point in question or who suborns any other person to swear or affirm as aforesaid commits perjury in the s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-105 False certificates by officers
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Any notary public or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths who knowingly makes a false certificate in regard to a matter connected with an election held under the laws of this state upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111. Source: L. 80: Enti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-106 Forgery
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Any person who falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any ballot before or after it has been cast, or who forges any name of a person as a signer or witness to a petition or nomination paper, or who forges any letter of acceptance, declination, or withdrawal, or who forge…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-107 Violation of duty
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Any public officer, election official, or other person upon whom any duty is imposed by this code who violates, neglects, or fails to perform such duty or is guilty of corrupt conduct in the discharge of the same or any notary public or other officer authorized by law to administ…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-110 Wagers with electors
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It is unlawful for any person, including any candidate for election to public office, before or during any election provided by law, to make any bet or wager with an elector, or take a share or interest in, or in any manner become a party to, any such bet or wager, or provide or …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-111 Penalties for election offenses
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In all cases in which an offense denominated in this code has no penalty specified, the offender commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 430, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3123, � 6, effecti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-112 Offenses relating to mail ballots
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Any person who, by use of force or other means, unduly influences an elector to vote in any particular manner or to refrain from voting, or who falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any mail ballot before or after it has been cast, or who destroys, defaces, mutilates, or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-113 Interference with distribution of election material
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During the period beginning forty-five days before and ending four days after any election, any person who prevents, hinders, or interferes with the lawful distribution of any card, pamphlet, circular, poster, handbill, yard sign, or other written material relating to any candida…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-114 Failure to comply with requirements of secretary of state
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(1) Any person who willfully interferes or willfully refuses to comply with the rules, orders, or acceptable use policy for the statewide voter registration system of the secretary of state or the secretary of state's designated agent in the carrying out of the powers and duties …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-201 Interfering with or impeding registration
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Any person who intentionally interferes with or impedes the registration of electors, whether by act of commission or by failure to perform any act or duty imposed or required for the proper administration of parts 2 and 3 of article 2 of this title 1, or who knowingly permits or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-202 Unlawful qualification as taxpaying elector
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It is unlawful to take or place title to property in the name of another or to pay the taxes or to take or issue a tax receipt in the name of another for the purpose of attempting to qualify such person as a taxpaying elector or as a qualified taxpaying elector or to aid or assis…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-203 Procuring false registration
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It is unlawful for any person to procure his or her own name, or the name of any other person, to be registered in the statewide voter registration system for a precinct in which such person is not, at the time of such registration, entitled to be registered or for any person to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-204 Adding names after registration closed. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 431, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 2016: Entire section repealed, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 593, � 82, effective May 18. Editor's note: This section was similar to former �� 1-13-117 and 1-30-120 as they existed prior to 1980.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-205 County clerk and recorder signing wrongful registration
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Every county clerk and recorder who willfully signs his or her name on the registration record opposite the name of any person knowing that said person is not legally entitled to be registered pursuant to the provisions of section 1-2-101 upon conviction shall be punished as prov…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-206 Disposition of mail voter registration application. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 431, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 95: Entire section repealed, p. 853, � 88, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-207 Signature on registration record is proof of oath
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Any elector, election official, or other person, by his signature on the registration record, shall be conclusively deemed in law to have duly verified such registration record. The registration record containing such signature, or a copy thereof certified by the county clerk and…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-208 Deputy county clerk and recorder - influencing party affiliation
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Any deputy county clerk and recorder for voter registration purposes, or employee of the department of revenue who is authorized to conduct voter registration at local driver's license examination facilities, or employee of a voter registration agency who is authorized to conduct…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-209 High school deputy registrar - influencing party affiliation
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Any high school deputy registrar for voter registration purposes who influences or attempts to influence any person during the registration process to affiliate with a political party or to affiliate with a specific political party upon conviction shall be punished as provided in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-301 Fraud at precinct caucus, assembly, or convention
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Any person in authority at any precinct caucus, assembly, or convention who in any manner dishonestly, corruptly, or fraudulently performs any act devolving on him or her by virtue of the position of trust which he or she fills or knowingly aids or abets any other person to do an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-302 Fraudulent voting in precinct caucus, assembly, or convention
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Any person who fraudulently participates and votes in a precinct caucus, assembly, or convention when he or she is not a member of the political party holding the precinct caucus, assembly, or convention, as shown in the statewide voter registration system upon conviction shall b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-303 Other offenses at precinct caucus, assembly, or convention
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(1) It is unlawful for any person at any precinct caucus, assembly, or convention: (a) To fraudulently vote more than once; (b) To knowingly hand in two or more ballots deceitfully folded together; (c) To knowingly procure, aid, counsel, or advise another to vote or attempt to vo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-401 Bribery of petition signers
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Any person who offers or, with knowledge of the same, permits any person to offer for his or her benefit any bribe or promise of gain to an elector to induce him or her to sign any petition or other election paper or any person who accepts any bribe or promise of gain of any kind…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-402 Tampering with nomination papers - nomination petitions
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(1) Any person who, being in possession of any petition, certificate of nomination, or letter of acceptance, declination, or withdrawal, wrongfully or willfully destroys, defaces, mutilates, suppresses, neglects to file, or fails to cause to be filed the same within the prescribe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-403 Defacing of petitions other than nominating petitions
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Any person who willfully destroys, defaces, mutilates, or suppresses a petition; who willfully neglects to file or delays delivery of a petition; who conceals or removes a petition from the possession of the person authorized by law to have custody of it; or who aids, counsels, p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-601 Tampering with notices or supplies
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Any person who, prior to an election, willfully defaces, removes, or destroys any notice of election posted in accordance with the provisions of this code, or who, during an election, willfully defaces, removes, or destroys any card of instruction or sample ballot printed or post…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-702 Interfering with watcher
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Any person who intentionally interferes with any watcher while the watcher is discharging the watcher's duties set forth in section 1-7-108 (3) upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111. Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 433, � 1, effective January 1,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-704 Unlawfully permitting to vote
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If at any election provided by law any judge of election knowingly and willfully permits any person to vote who is not entitled to vote at such election, such judge commits a class 1 misdemeanor. Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 433, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 2021:…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-704.5 Voting by persons not entitled to vote - penalty
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(1) Any person voting in any election provided by law knowing that he or she is not entitled to vote in such election commits a class 5 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S. (2) This section shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gend…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-705 Personating elector
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Any person who falsely personates any elector and votes at any election provided by law under the name of such elector commits a class 1 misdemeanor. Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 433, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 853, � 85, effective…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-706 Delivering and receiving ballots at polls
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(1) No voter shall receive an official ballot from any person except one of the judges of election having charge of the ballots, nor shall any person other than such judge deliver an official ballot to such voter. (2) No person except a judge of election shall receive from any vo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-707 Inducing defective ballot
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Any person who causes any deceit to be practiced with intent to fraudulently induce a voter to deposit a defective ballot so as to have the ballot thrown out and not counted upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111. Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-707.5 Tampering with ballot box
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Any person who wilfully tampers with or who, except as provided by law, wilfully breaks open any ballot box, including a drop-off location receptacle, is guilty of a class 5 felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S. Source: L…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-708 Tampering with voting equipment
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(1) Any person who, as determined by rules promulgated by the secretary of state in accordance with article 4 of title 24, accesses without authorization, tampers with, or facilitates the unauthorized access to or tampering with any electronic or electromechanical voting equipmen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-709 Voting in wrong polling location. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 434, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 853, � 86, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 748, � 119, effective May 10. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 46…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-709.5 Residence - false information - penalty
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Any person who votes by knowingly giving false information regarding the elector's place of present residence commits a class 5 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S. Source: L. 96: Entire section added, p. 1764, � 51, effective July 1. L. 2002: En…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-709.6 Residence - conspiring to give false information - penalty
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Any person who knowingly aids or abets an elector in planning or committing the offense of knowingly giving false information regarding the elector's place of present residence described in section 1-13-709.5 commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-710 Voting twice - penalty
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(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. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-711 Interference with voter while voting
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Any person who interferes with any voter who is inside the immediate voting area or is marking a ballot or operating a voting device or electronic voting device at any election provided by law upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111. Source: L. 80: Entir…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-712 Disclosing or identifying vote
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(1) (a) No voter shall place any mark upon his or her ballot by means of which it can be identified as the one voted by him or her, and no other mark shall be placed on the ballot by any person to identify it after it has been prepared for voting. (b) Any voter may show his or he…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-713 Intimidation
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It is unlawful for any person directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person in his or her behalf, to impede, prevent, or otherwise interfere with the free exercise of the elective franchise of any elector or to compel, induce, or prevail upon any elector ei…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-714 Electioneering - removing and return of ballot - definition
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(1) (a) [Editor's note: For the applicability of this subsection (1)(a) on or after January 1, 2026, see the editor's note following this section.] A person shall not do any electioneering on the day of any election, or during the time when voting is permitted for any election, w…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-715 Liquor in or near voter service and polling center
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(1) It is unlawful for any election official or other person to introduce into any polling location, or to use therein, or to offer to another for use therein, at any time while any election is in progress or the result thereof is being ascertained by the counting of the ballots,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-716 Destroying, removing, or delaying delivery of election records
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(1) No person shall willfully destroy, deface, or alter any ballot or any election records or willfully delay the delivery of any such ballots or election records, or take, carry away, conceal, or remove any ballot, ballot box, or election records from the polling location or dro…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-717 Penalty for destruction of supplies
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Any person who, during an election, willfully defaces, tears down, removes, or destroys any card of instruction or sample ballot printed or posted for the instruction of voters or who, during an election, willfully removes or destroys any of the supplies or conveniences furnished…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-718 Release of information concerning count
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Any election official, watcher, or other person who releases information concerning the count of ballots cast at polling locations or of mail-in or mail voters' ballots prior to 7 p.m. on the day of the election upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111. S…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-719 Employer's unlawful acts
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(1) It is unlawful for any employer, whether corporation, association, company, firm, or person, or any officer or agent of such employer: (a) In any manner to control the action of his employees in casting their votes for or against any person or measure at any precinct caucus, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-721 Receipt of money or jobs
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(1) A person who directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or through any other person shall not: (a) Before or during an election provided by law, to receive, agree to accept, or contract for any money, gift, loan, or other valuable consideration, office, place, or employmen…