Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-718

Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session

Section 1-13-718 - Release of information concerning count

Any election official, watcher, or other person who releases information concerning the count of ballots cast at polling locations or of mail-in or mail voters' ballots prior to 7 p.m. on the day of the election upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.

C.R.S. § 1-13-718

Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 40, eff. 3/1/2022.

Amended by 2013 Ch. 185, § 124, eff. 5/10/2013.

L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 436, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1436, § 122, effective July 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1797, § 66, effective June 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 749, p. 749, § 124, effective May 10.

(1) This section is similar to former § 1-13-144 as it 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.

In 2013, this section was amended by the "Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 185, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.