Colorado § 1-13-712 Disclosing or identifying vote

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-13-712 — Disclosing or identifying vote

Colorado § 1-13-712

Title 01Elections

Art.Election Offenses

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-712 (2026).

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(1)(a) No voter shall place any mark upon his or her ballot by means of which it can be identified as the one voted by him or her, and no other mark shall be placed on the ballot by any person to identify it after it has been prepared for voting.

(b)Any voter may show his or her voted ballot to any other person as long as the disclosure is not undertaken in furtherance of any election violation proscribed in this article 13.

(c)Any voter who makes available an image of the voter's own ballot through electronic means after it is prepared for voting is deemed to have consented to the transmittal of that image.

(d)The ability of a voter to disclose his or her voted ballot as described in this subsection (1) at a voter service and polling center or at any other location at whic

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(1) (a) No voter shall place any mark
upon his or her ballot by means of which it can be identified as the one voted by him
or her, and no other mark shall be placed on the ballot by any person to identify it
after it has been prepared for voting.

(b) Any voter may show his or her voted ballot to any other person as long as
the disclosure is not undertaken in furtherance of any election violation proscribed
in this article 13.

(c) Any voter who makes available an image of the voter's own ballot through
electronic means after it is prepared for voting is deemed to have consented to the
transmittal of that image.

(d) The ability of a voter to disclose his or her voted ballot as described in
this subsection (1) at a voter service and polling center or at any other location at
which votes are being tabulated is subject to the power of a county clerk and
recorder to monitor activity at such voter service and polling center or other
location, including placing reasonable restrictions on the use of photography in
such settings or imposing other restrictions on activity in such settings as the
county clerk and recorder finds necessary, to ensure the fair and efficient conduct
of elections.

(2) No person shall endeavor to induce any voter to show how he marked his
ballot.

(3) No election official, watcher, or person shall reveal to any other person
the name of any candidate for whom a voter has voted or communicate to another
his opinion, belief, or impression as to how or for whom a voter has voted.

(4) Any person who violates any provision of this section upon conviction
shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.

Legislative History

Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 434, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 2017: (1) amended, (HB 17-1014), ch. 42, p. 123, � 1, effective August 9. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3129, � 34, effective March 1, 2022.