Any person who tampers with any electronic or electromechanical voting equipment before, during, or after any election provided by law with intent to change the tabulation of votes thereon to reflect other than an accurate accounting is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.
Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 434, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 2004: Entire section amended, pp. 1361, 1213, §§ 28, 108, effective May 28. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1982, § 33, effective August 3.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-13-132 as it existed prior to 1980.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2004 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 334, Session Laws of Colorado 2004.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 13 - Election Offenses
Part 7 - Offenses - Conduct of Elections
§ 1-13-701. Interference With Election Official
§ 1-13-702. Interfering With Watcher
§ 1-13-703. Tampering With Statewide Voter Registration System, Registration List, or Pollbook
§ 1-13-704. Unlawfully Refusing Ballot or Permitting to Vote
§ 1-13-704.5. Voting by Persons Not Entitled to Vote - Penalty
§ 1-13-705. Personating Elector
§ 1-13-706. Delivering and Receiving Ballots at Polls
§ 1-13-707. Inducing Defective Ballot
§ 1-13-707.5. Tampering With Ballot Box
§ 1-13-708. Tampering With Voting Equipment
§ 1-13-709. Voting in Wrong Polling Location
§ 1-13-709.5. Residence - False Information - Penalty
§ 1-13-709.6. Residence - Conspiring to Give False Information - Penalty
§ 1-13-710. Voting Twice - Penalty
§ 1-13-711. Interference With Voter While Voting
§ 1-13-712. Disclosing or Identifying Vote
§ 1-13-714. Electioneering - Removing and Return of Ballot - Definition
§ 1-13-715. Liquor in or Near Voter Service and Polling Center
§ 1-13-716. Destroying, Removing, or Delaying Delivery of Election Records
§ 1-13-717. Penalty for Destruction of Supplies
§ 1-13-718. Release of Information Concerning Count
§ 1-13-719. Employer's Unlawful Acts
§ 1-13-720. Unlawfully Giving or Promising Money or Employment or Facilitating the Trading of Votes
§ 1-13-721. Receipt of Money or Jobs
§ 1-13-723. Penalty for Neglect of Duty - Destruction of Ballots - Breaking Seal