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 tampers with such a ballot upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 318, § 2, effective January 1, 1991. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 852, § 83, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3123, § 7, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: 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.
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