Colorado § 31-10-1531 - Wagers with electors.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-10-1531 — Wagers with electors., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-10-1531. Wagers with electors.
It is unlawful for any person, including any candidate for public office, before or during any municipal election, to make any bet or wager with a qualified elector or take a share or interest in, or in any manner become a party to, any such bet or wager or provide or agree to provide any money to be used by another in making such bet or wager upon any event or contingency whatever arising out of such election. For each such offense, the offender commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1075, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3255, § 534, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-1331 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-10-1531 ("Wagers with electors.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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