1-13-709.5. Residence – false information – penalty
Statute
Any person who votes by knowingly giving false information regarding the elector’s place of present residence commits a class 5 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.
Source: L. 96: Entire section added, p. 1764, § 51, effective July 1.L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1464, § 9, effective October 1.L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB 14-161), ch. 160, p. 566, § 27, effective May 9.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
- Cross-References:
- Election Day
- Election Offenses & Judicial Proceedings
- Offenses & Penalties
- Registration Requirements
- Regulation of Polling Places
- Voter Registration
1. Definition for Person
Any natural person, partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization, political party, or other organization or group of persons. Section 2(11) of article XXVIII of the state constitution.
2. Definition for Section
A bound compilation of initiative forms approved by the secretary of state, which shall include pages that contain the warning required by section 1-40-110 (1), the ballot title, the abstract required by section 1-40-110 (3), and a copy of the proposed measure; succeeding pages that contain the warning, the ballot title, and ruled lines numbered consecutively for registered electors’ signatures; and a final page that contains the affidavit required by section 1-40-111 (2). Each section shall be consecutively prenumbered by the petitioner prior to circulation.
3. Definition for Election
Any election under the “Uniform Election Code of 1992” or the “Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965”, article 10 of title 31, C.R.S. C.R.S. § 1-7.5-103.