Any election official, watcher, or other person who releases information concerning the count of ballots cast at polling locations or of mail-in or mail voters' ballots prior to 7 p.m. on the day of the election upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.

Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 436, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1436, § 122, effective July 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1797, § 66, effective June 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 749, § 124, effective May 10. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3130, § 40, effective March 1, 2022.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-13-144 as it existed prior to 1980.

Cross references: In 2013, this section was amended by the Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act. For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 185, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.