Colorado Code
Part 7 - Offenses - Conduct of Elections
§ 1-13-710. Voting Twice - Penalty

(1) (a) No voter shall, with the intent of voting more than once in an election:
(I) Cast more than one ballot;
(II) Offer to cast a ballot knowing that a ballot the voter previously returned was received; or
(III) During a federal election, vote in this state and another state.
(b) A voter who violates this subsection (1) upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
(2) Nothing in this section prohibits a voter from voting in a special district election as a property owner in accordance with article 13.5 of this title or part 8 of article 1 of title 32, C.R.S.
Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 434, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 853, § 87, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 748, § 120, effective May 10. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 589, § 71, effective May 18. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1667, § 68, effective June 21; (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3129, § 32, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former §§ 1-13-137 and 1-30-101 as they existed prior to 1980.
(2) Amendments to subsection (1) by SB 21-250 and SB 21-271 were harmonized, effective March 1, 2022.
(3) Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021.
(4) 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.

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