No county clerk and recorder shall make personal delivery of any mail ballot to an elector unless such delivery occurs within the confines of the official office of such county clerk and recorder, except as otherwise provided in section 1-7.5-113. Any delivery contrary to this section renders void the ballot to which it relates. Any county clerk and recorder who violates this section upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 438, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1436, § 124, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1774, § 80, effective July 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1797, § 68, effective June 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 749, § 126, effective May 10. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3131, § 46, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 1-13-146 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.
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 8 - Offenses - Mail Voting and Voting by New Residents
§ 1-13-801. Mailing Other Materials With Mail Ballot
§ 1-13-802. Delivery of a Mail Ballot Outside County Clerk and Recorder's Office
§ 1-13-803. Offenses Relating to Voting by Mail Ballot
§ 1-13-804. Duty to Report Lost, Stolen, or Late Ballots - Penalty