Colorado § 31-10-1528 - Inducing defective ballot.
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§ 31-10-1528. Inducing defective ballot.
Any person who willfully causes a ballot to misstate in any way the wishes of the voter casting the same or who causes any other deceit to be practiced with intent fraudulently to induce such voter to deposit a defective ballot so as to have the ballot thrown out and not counted commits a class 2 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, § 531, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-1328 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-10-1528 ("Inducing defective ballot.") 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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