Colorado Statutes § 1-13-703 Tampering with statewide voter registration system, registration list, or pollbookVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

This is an older version of § 1-13-703 Tampering with statewide voter registration system, registration list, or pollbook which we archived on October 30, 2024.

Statute Text

(1) Any person who mutilates or erases any name, figure, or word in any registration list or pollbook; or who removes a registration list or pollbook or any part thereof from the place where it has been deposited with an intention to destroy the same, or to procure or prevent the election of any person, or to prevent any voter from voting; or who destroys any registration list or pollbook or part thereof commits a class 1 misdemeanor.

(2) Any person who knowingly accesses without authorization the statewide voter registration system commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401 , C.R.S.

History

Amended by 2021 Ch. 462 , § 25 , eff. 3/1/2022 .

Amended by 2016 Ch. 173 , § 70 , eff. 5/18/2016 .

L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 433, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 588, p. 588, § 70, effective May 18.

Editor's Note

(1) This section is similar to former §§ 1-13-131 and 1-30-129 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.