Colorado § 31-10-1525 - Corrupt means of influencing vote.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-10-1525 — Corrupt means of influencing vote., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-10-1525. Corrupt means of influencing vote.
If any person, by bribery, menace, or other corrupt means or device whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, attempts to influence any voter of this state in giving the voter's vote or ballot, or deters the voter from giving the same, or disturbs or hinders the voter in the free exercise of the right of suffrage at any municipal election in this state, or fraudulently or deceitfully changes or alters a ballot, such person so offending commits a class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1074, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3254, § 528, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-1325 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-10-1525 ("Corrupt means of influencing vote.") 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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