Colorado Statutes § 1-13-723 Penalty for neglect of duty - destruction of ballots - breaking seal
Statute Text
(1)
Every officer upon whom any duty is imposed by any election law who violates the officer's duty or who neglects or omits to perform the same upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section
1-13-111
.
(2)
Any official or person, except one authorized by law, who breaks or loosens a seal on a ballot or a ballot box with the intent to disclose or learn the number of such ballot or ballot box upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section
1-13-111
.
History
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462 , § 44 , eff. 3/1/2022 .
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 438, § 1, effective January 1, 1981.
Editor's Note
(1) The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections 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.
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