Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-106

Current through 11/5/2024 election

Section 1-13-106 - Forgery

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 forges the name of a registered elector to a voter's mail-in or mail ballot commits forgery as set forth in section 18-5-102, C.R.S., and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.

C.R.S. § 1-13-106

Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 117, eff. 5/10/2013.

L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 429, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1435, § 120, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1622, § 5, effective May 31. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1464, § 7, effective October 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1797, § 65, effective June 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 747, § 117, effective May 10.

This section is similar to former §§ 1-13-107 and 1-30-130 as they existed prior to 1980.

(1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002. (2) 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.