Any person who intentionally interferes with or impedes the registration of electors, whether by act of commission or by failure to perform any act or duty imposed or required for the proper administration of parts 2 and 3 of article 2 of this title 1, or who knowingly permits or encourages another to do so upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111. A person who collects a voter registration application from an eligible elector for mailing or delivery to the county clerk and recorder and who fails to mail or deliver the application to the proper county clerk and recorder within five business days after the application is signed is guilty of a violation of this section; except that this section shall not apply to a voter registration drive circulator or voter registration drive organizer, who shall be subject to the penalties described in part 7 of article 2 of this title 1.
Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 430, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 1425, § 54, effective June 6; entire section amended, p. 1460, § 54, effective June 6. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1116), ch. 194, p. 839, § 27, effective May 5. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3124, § 10, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 1-13-108 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.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 13 - Election Offenses
Part 2 - Offenses - Qualifications and Registration of Electors
§ 1-13-201. Interfering With or Impeding Registration
§ 1-13-202. Unlawful Qualification as Taxpaying Elector
§ 1-13-203. Procuring False Registration
§ 1-13-205. County Clerk and Recorder Signing Wrongful Registration
§ 1-13-207. Signature on Registration Record Is Proof of Oath
§ 1-13-208. Deputy County Clerk and Recorder - Influencing Party Affiliation
§ 1-13-209. High School Deputy Registrar - Influencing Party Affiliation