(1)(a) A person
who knowingly enters into an agreement, including a written agreement, oral
agreement, or agreement using electronic communications, with one or more
individuals to commit offering of a false instrument for recording or forgery
commits conspiring to commit offering of a false instrument for recording or
forgery.
(b)A person who knowingly signs, files, transmits, or records with the
secretary of state, the archivist of the United States, the president of the United
States senate, the United States congress, or a Colorado federal district court
judge a list of presidential electors who voted for candidates for president and vice
president of the United States who did not receive the highest number of votes in
the state at a general election at which the offices o
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(1) (a) A person
who knowingly enters into an agreement, including a written agreement, oral
agreement, or agreement using electronic communications, with one or more
individuals to commit offering of a false instrument for recording or forgery
commits conspiring to commit offering of a false instrument for recording or
forgery.
(b) A person who knowingly signs, files, transmits, or records with the
secretary of state, the archivist of the United States, the president of the United
States senate, the United States congress, or a Colorado federal district court
judge a list of presidential electors who voted for candidates for president and vice
president of the United States who did not receive the highest number of votes in
the state at a general election at which the offices of president and vice president
of the United States were contested commits offering of a false instrument for
recording as set forth in section 18-5-114. If the interstate compact, Agreement
Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote, described in
part 40 of article 60 of title 24, is in effect and the state's electoral votes are
awarded to the winner of the national popular vote, the provisions of this subsection
(1)(b) shall apply to individuals who sign, file, transmit, or record a list of presidential
electors who voted for candidates for president and vice president of the United
States who the secretary of state did not designate as the national popular vote
winner.
(c) A person who has not been elected as a presidential elector in a general
election and who knowingly votes as a presidential elector for candidates for
president and vice president of the United States who did not receive the highest
number of votes in the state at a general election at which the offices of president
and vice president of the United States were contested, or who inputs information
into a form, certificate, or other paper or document required of presidential electors
that was not provided by the secretary of state pursuant to section 1-4-304
commits forgery as set forth in section 18-5-102. If the interstate compact,
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote,
described in part 40 of article 60 of title 24, is in effect and the state's electoral
votes are awarded to the winner of the national popular vote, the provisions of this
subsection (1)(c) shall apply to a person who knowingly votes as a presidential
elector for candidates for president and vice president of the United States who the
secretary of state did not designate as the national popular vote winner.
(d) For purposes of this section, a person who has not been elected as a
presidential elector in a general election and who knowingly and falsely swears or
attests to the oath required by law for presidential electors under section 1-4-304
(1) commits perjury.
(e) For purposes of this section, a person who has not been elected as a
presidential elector in a general election and who induces another person who has
not been elected as a presidential elector in a general election to knowingly and
falsely swear or attest to the oath required by law for presidential electors under
section 1-4-304 (1) commits subornation of perjury.
(2) (a) Upon conviction for conspiring to offer a false instrument for
recording or forgery, as set forth in subsection (1)(a) of this section, offering a false
instrument for recording, as set forth in subsection (1)(b) of this section, or forgery,
as set forth in subsection (1)(c) of this section, the court shall impose a fine of not
more than ten thousand dollars on the defendant.
(b) If the defendant is convicted of perjury as described in subsection (1)(d) of
this section, or subornation of perjury as described in subsection (1)(e) of this
section, the court shall order that the defendant is ineligible to be a member of the
general assembly and incapable of holding any office of trust or profit in the state,
as provided by section 4 of article XII of the state constitution, and impose a fine of
not more than ten thousand dollars on the defendant.