Colorado Statutes
§ 1-40-131 — Tampering with initiative or referendum petition
Colorado § 1-40-131
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-40-131 (2026).
Text
Any person who
willfully destroys, defaces, mutilates, or suppresses any initiative or referendum
petition or who willfully neglects to file or delays the delivery of the initiative or
referendum petition or who conceals or removes any initiative or referendum
petition from the possession of the person authorized by law to have the custody
thereof, or who adds, amends, alters, or in any way changes the information on the
petition as provided by the elector, or who aids, counsels, procures, or assists any
person in doing any of said acts upon conviction shall be punished as provided in
section 1-13-111. The language in this section does not preclude a circulator from
striking a complete line on the petition if the circulator believes the line to be
invalid.
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Legislative History
Source: L. 93: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 695, � 1, effective
May 4. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3132, � 49, effective
March 1, 2022.
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