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2021 Colorado Code
Title 1 - Elections
Article 13 - Election Offenses
Part 7 - Offenses - Conduct of Elections
§ 1-13-723. Penalty for Neglect of Duty - Destruction of Ballots - Breaking Seal
Universal Citation: CO Code § 1-13-723 (2021)
- [ ] Every officer upon whom any duty is imposed by any election law who violates his duty or who neglects or omits to perform the same is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
- 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 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
History. Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 438, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3131, § 44, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note:
- The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1980. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
- 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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