Colorado § 31-10-1517 Disclosing or identifying vote

Colorado Statutes

§ 31-10-1517 — Disclosing or identifying vote

Colorado § 31-10-1517

Title 31Government

Art.Municipal Election Code

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-10-1517 (2026).

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(1)No person shall solicit or induce a voter to reveal how he or she voted. 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 upon the ballot to identify it after it has been prepared for voting.

(2)(a) 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 part 15.

(b)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.

(c)The ability of a voter to disclose his or her voted ballot as described in this subsection (2) at a polling

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(1) No person shall solicit or
induce a voter to reveal how he or she voted. 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 upon the ballot to identify it after it has been
prepared for voting.

(2) (a) 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 part 15.

(b) 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.

(c) The ability of a voter to disclose his or her voted ballot as described in
this subsection (2) at a polling place or at any other location at which votes are
being tabulated is subject to the power of the clerk to properly monitor activity at
such polling place 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 clerk finds necessary, to ensure the fair and efficient conduct
of elections.

(3) Any person violating subsection (1) of this section commits a class 2
misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1072, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1014), ch. 42, p. 124, � 2, effective August 9. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3252, � 520, effective March 1, 2022.