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.
Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 429, § 1, effective January 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.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 1-13-107 and 1-30-130 as they existed prior to 1980.
Cross references: (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.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 13 - Election Offenses
Part 1 - Offenses - General Provisions
§ 1-13-101. District Attorney or Attorney General to Prosecute
§ 1-13-102. Sufficiency of Complaint - Judicial Notice
§ 1-13-103. Immunity of Witness From Prosecution
§ 1-13-105. False Certificates by Officers
§ 1-13-110. Wagers With Electors
§ 1-13-111. Penalties for Election Offenses
§ 1-13-112. Offenses Relating to Mail Ballots
§ 1-13-113. Interference With Distribution of Election Material
§ 1-13-114. Failure to Comply With Requirements of Secretary of State