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Colorado Statutes § 1-13-710 Voting twice - penalty

⤴ Up to Article 13: Election Offenses

Statute Text

(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.

History

Amended by 2021 Ch. 462 , § 32 , eff. 3/1/2022 .

Amended by 2021 Ch. 282 , § 68 , eff. 6/21/2021 .

Amended by 2016 Ch. 173 , § 71 , eff. 5/18/2016 .

Amended by 2013 Ch. 185 , § 120 , eff. 5/10/2013 .

L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 434, § 1, effective 1/1/1981 . L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 853, § 87, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 748, p. 748, § 120, effective May 10. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 589, p. 589, § 71, effective May 18.

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.

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