Any election official or other person who knowingly violates article 7.5 or 13.5 of this title 1 relative to the casting of mail ballots or who aids or abets fraud in connection with any vote cast, to be cast, or attempted to be cast by a mail voter 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, § 125, effective July 1. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 854, § 89, effective July 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1797, § 69, effective June 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 749, § 127, effective May 10. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 74, § 43, effective February 18. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3131, § 47, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 1-13-148 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: (1) 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.
(2) For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1164, see section 1 of chapter 2, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
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