Colorado § 1-13-716 Destroying, removing, or delaying delivery of election records

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-13-716 — Destroying, removing, or delaying delivery of election records

Colorado § 1-13-716

Title 01Elections

Art.Election Offenses

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-13-716 (2026).

Text

(1)No person shall willfully destroy, deface, or alter any ballot or any election records or willfully delay the delivery of any such ballots or election records, or take, carry away, conceal, or remove any ballot, ballot box, or election records from the polling location or drop-off location or from the possession of a person authorized by law to have the custody thereof, or aid, counsel, procure, advise, or assist any person to do any of the aforesaid acts.

(2)No election official who has undertaken to deliver the official ballots and election records to the county clerk and recorder shall neglect or refuse to do so within the time prescribed by law or shall fail to account fully for all official ballots and other records in his charge. Informality in the delivery of the bal

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(1)
No person shall willfully destroy, deface, or alter any ballot or any election records
or willfully delay the delivery of any such ballots or election records, or take, carry
away, conceal, or remove any ballot, ballot box, or election records from the polling
location or drop-off location or from the possession of a person authorized by law to
have the custody thereof, or aid, counsel, procure, advise, or assist any person to do
any of the aforesaid acts.

(2) No election official who has undertaken to deliver the official ballots and
election records to the county clerk and recorder shall neglect or refuse to do so
within the time prescribed by law or shall fail to account fully for all official ballots
and other records in his charge. Informality in the delivery of the ballots and
election records shall not invalidate the vote of any precinct if such records are
delivered prior to the canvassing of the votes by the county board of canvassers.

(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 1
misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 435, � 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 2013: (1) amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 749, � 123, effective May 10. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3130, � 38, effective March 1, 2022.