Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-803

Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session

Section 1-13-803 - Offenses relating to voting by mail ballot

Any election official or other person who knowingly violates article 7.5 or 13.5 of this title 1 relative to the casting of mail ballots or who aids or abets fraud in connection with any vote cast, to be cast, or attempted to be cast by a mail voter upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.

C.R.S. § 1-13-803

Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 47, eff. 3/1/2022.

Amended by 2014 Ch. 2, § 43, eff. 2/18/2014.

Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 127, eff. 5/10/2013.

L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 438, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1436, § 125, effective July 1. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 854, § 89, effective July 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1797, § 69, effective June 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 749, p. 749, § 127, effective May 10. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14 -1164), ch. 74, p. 74, § 43, effective February 18.

(1) This section is similar to former § 1-13-148 as it existed prior to 1980.

(2) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.

(1) 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. (2) For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1164, see section 1 of chapter 2, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.