Colorado § 1-13-701 - Interference with election official - intimidation or retaliation against election official.
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§ 1-13-701. Interference with election official - intimidation or retaliation against election official.
(1) At any election provided by law, it is unlawful for any person to interfere in any manner with any election official in the discharge of the election official's duty or to induce any election official to violate or refuse to comply with the election official's duty or any law regulating the same.
(2) It is unlawful for any person, whether verbally, in writing, or in person, to threaten, coerce, or intimidate an election official with the intent to:
(a) Impede or interfere with the official while the official is engaged in the performance of the official's duties; or
(b) Retaliate against the official on account of the official's performance of the official's duties.
(3) This section does not apply to an enforcement action taken pursuant to section 1-1-107 or 1-1.5-104 or to an enforcement action taken by a designated election official against an election judge for a violation of a statute, a rule promulgated by the secretary of state, or the election judge's oath.
(4) Upon conviction, a person who violates this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 433, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3127, § 23, effective March 1, 2022. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (HB 22-1273), ch. 324, p. 2291, § 1, effective June 2.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 1-13-109 and 1-30-108 as they existed prior to 1980.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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