Any person who, at any election provided by law, knowingly votes or offers to vote in any polling location in which he or she is not qualified to vote upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 434, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 853, § 86, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 748, § 119, effective May 10. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3128, § 31, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former §§ 1-13-135 and 1-30-128 as they 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.
Cross references: 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 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