Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-707

Current through 11/5/2024 election

Section 1-13-707 - Inducing defective ballot

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.

C.R.S. § 1-13-707

Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 29, eff. 3/1/2022.

L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 434, § 1, effective 1/1/1981.

(1) This section is similar to former § 1-13-133 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.

2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).