Colorado § 31-11-115 Tampering with initiative or referendum petition

Colorado Statutes

§ 31-11-115 — Tampering with initiative or referendum petition

Colorado·Title 31 Government·Art. Municipal Initiatives, Referenda,

(1)Any person commits a class 2 misdemeanor who:

(a)Willfully destroys, defaces, mutilates, or suppresses any initiative or referendum petition;

(b)Willfully neglects to file or delays the delivery of the initiative or referendum petition;

(c)Conceals or removes any initiative or referendum petition from the possession of the person authorized by law to have custody of the petition;

(d)Adds, amends, alters, or in any way changes the information on the petition as provided by the elector; or

(e)Aids, counsels, procures, or assists any person in doing any of such acts.

(2)Any person convicted of committing such a misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such

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(1) Any person
commits a class 2 misdemeanor who:

(a) Willfully destroys, defaces, mutilates, or suppresses any initiative or
referendum petition;

(b) Willfully neglects to file or delays the delivery of the initiative or
referendum petition;

(c) Conceals or removes any initiative or referendum petition from the
possession of the person authorized by law to have custody of the petition;

(d) Adds, amends, alters, or in any way changes the information on the
petition as provided by the elector; or

(e) Aids, counsels, procures, or assists any person in doing any of such acts.

(2) Any person convicted of committing such a misdemeanor shall be
punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the
county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(3) This section shall 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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