Colorado § 1-13.5-1601 - Applicability of criminal penalties.
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§ 1-13.5-1601. Applicability of criminal penalties.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, except for parts 2 and 3 of article 13 of this title, election offenses and penalties described under article 13 of this title apply to elections conducted under this article.
Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 57, § 6, effective February 18. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 754, § 6, effective June 6.
ARTICLE 14
Affiliation, Designation, Nomination of Candidates
1-14-101 to 1-14-301. (Repealed)
Source: L. 80: Entire article repealed, p. 418, § 38, effective January 1, 1981.
Editor's note: This article was numbered as articles 5, 6, and 7 of chapter 49, C.R.S. 1963. For amendments to this article prior to its repeal in 1980, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.
ARTICLE 15
Primary Elections
1-15-101 to 1-15-110. (Repealed)
Source: L. 80: Entire article repealed, p. 418, § 38, effective January 1, 1981.
Editor's note: This article was numbered as article 8 of chapter 49, C.R.S. 1963. For amendments to this article prior to its repeal in 1980, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.
ARTICLE 16
General Elections
1-16-101 to 1-16-108. (Repealed)
Source: L. 80: Entire article repealed, p. 418, § 38, effective January 1, 1981.
Editor's note: This article was numbered as article 2 of chapter 49, C.R.S. 1963. For amendments to this article prior to its repeal in 1980, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.
ARTICLE 17
Presidential Electors
1-17-101 and 1-17-102. (Repealed)
Source: L. 80: Entire article repealed, p. 418, § 38, effective January 1, 1981.
Editor's note: This article was numbered as article 20 of chapter 49, C.R.S. 1963. For amendments to this article prior to its repeal in 1980, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.
OTHER ELECTION OFFENSES
ARTICLE 30
Other Election Offenses
1-30-101 to 1-30-134. (Repealed)
Source: L. 80: Entire article repealed, p. 439, § 7, effective January 1, 1981.
Editor's note: This article was numbered as article 23 of chapter 49, C.R.S. 1963. For amendments to this article prior to its repeal in 1980, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
ARTICLE 40
Initiative and Referendum
1-40-101. Legislative declaration.
1-40-102. Definitions.
1-40-103. Applicability of article.
1-40-104. Designated representatives.
1-40-105. Filing procedure - review and comment meeting - amendments - filing with secretary of state - definition.
1-40-105.5. Initial fiscal impact statement - fiscal summary - definition.
1-40-106. Title board - meetings - ballot title - initiative and referendum - definitions - rules.
1-40-106.5. Single-subject requirements for initiated measures and referred constitutional amendments - legislative declaration.
1-40-107. Rehearing - appeal - fees - signing.
1-40-108. Petition - time of filing.
1-40-109. Signatures required - withdrawal.
1-40-110. Warning - ballot title.
1-40-111. Notice of circulation - signatures - affidavits - notarization - list of circulators and notaries.
1-40-112. Circulators - requirements - training.
1-40-113. Form - representatives of signers.
1-40-114. Petitions - not election materials - no bilingual language requirement.
1-40-115. Ballot - voting - publication.
1-40-116. Validation - ballot issues - random sampling - rules.
1-40-117. Statement of sufficiency - cure.
1-40-118. Protest.
1-40-119. Procedure for hearings.
1-40-120. Filing in federal court.
1-40-121. Designated representatives - expenditures related to petition circulation - report - penalty - definitions.
1-40-122. Certification of ballot titles.
1-40-123. Counting of votes - effective date - conflicting provisions.
1-40-124. Publication.
1-40-124.5. Ballot information booklet.
1-40-125. Mailing to electors.
1-40-126. Explanation of effect of "yes/for" or "no/against" vote included in notices provided by mailing or publication.
1-40-126.5. Explanation of ballot titles and actual text of measures in notices provided by mailing or publication.
1-40-127. Ordinances - effective, when - referendum. (Repealed)
1-40-128. Ordinances, how proposed - conflicting measures. (Repealed)
1-40-129. Voting on ordinances. (Repealed)
1-40-130. Unlawful acts - penalty.
1-40-131. Tampering with initiative or referendum petition.
1-40-132. Enforcement.
1-40-133. Retention of petitions.
1-40-134. Withdrawal of initiative petition.
1-40-135. Petition entities - requirements - definition.
1-40-136. Bills enacted in the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly that include an act subject to petition clause - legislative declaration. (Repealed)
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