2022 Colorado Code
Title 1 - Elections
Article 13 - Election Offenses
Part 7 - Offenses - Conduct of Elections
§ 1-13-721. Receipt of Money or Jobs

(1) [ Editor's note: This version of the introductory portion to subsection (1) is effective until March 1, 2022. ] It is a misdemeanor for any person, directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person:

(1) [ Editor's note: This version of the introductory portion to subsection (1) is effective March 1, 2022. ] A person who directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or through any other person shall not:

(a) Before or during an election provided by law, to receive, agree to accept, or contract for any money, gift, loan, or other valuable consideration, office, place, or employment, for himself or any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for going or agreeing to go to the polls, or for remaining away or agreeing to remain away from the polls, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting, or for voting or agreeing to vote or refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting for any particular person or measure at any election provided by law;

(b) During or after an election provided by law, to receive any money or other valuable thing on account of himself or any other person for voting or refraining from voting at such election, or on account of himself or any other person for voting or refraining from voting for any particular person at such election, or on account of himself or any other person for going to the polls or remaining away from the polls at such election, or on account of having induced any person to vote or refrain from voting for any particular person or measure at such election.

(2) [ Editor's note: Subsection (2) is effective March 1, 2022. ] A person who violates subsection (1) of this section upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.

Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 437, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 82: IP(1) amended, p. 220, § 1, effective February 19. L. 2021: IP(1) amended and (2) added, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3131, § 43, effective March 1, 2022.

Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former §§ 1-13-123 and 1-30-103 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.

Cross references: For the penalty for offenses denominated by this code as misdemeanors, see § 1-13-111.