Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-10-1516
Unlawful receipt of money.
Effective Mar 1, 2022L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1072, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3252, § 519, effective March 1, 2022.
(1) It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person:
- (a) To receive, agree to, or contract for, before or during any municipal election, any money, gift, loan, or other valuable consideration for himself or any other person for voting or agreeing to vote, or for going or agreeing to go to the polls, or for remaining away or agreeing to remain away from the polls, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting for any particular person or measure at any municipal election; or
- (b) To receive any money or other valuable thing during or after any municipal election on account of himself or any other person for voting or refraining from voting at such election, or on account of himself or any other person for voting or refraining from voting for any particular person at such election, or on account of himself or any other person for going to the polls or remaining away from the polls at such election, or on account of having induced any person to vote or refrain from voting for any particular person or measure at such election.
- (2) Each offense mentioned in subsection (1) of this section is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1072, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3252, § 519, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-10-1316 as it existed prior to 1975.