VI. Penalties for Violations of Petition Law

Violation

• Fraudulent representation
• Elector signing a petition for another person
• Elector signing a petition if ineligible
• Improper execution of circulator affidavit
• Improper notarization
• Interference with elections
• Causing confusion or failure to submit a petition in proper form
• Willful violation of statutory provisions governing petitions
• Bribery to induce an elector to withdraw his/her name from petition
• Improper circulation of the petition

Offense / Penalty Penalty of:

• a fine up to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00),
• imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail, or
• both fine and imprisonment Section

1-40-130(2), C.R.S.

Violation

• Bribery to induce an elector to sign a petition
• Tampering with a petition

Offense / Penalty Misdemeanor, with a penalty of:

• a fine up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00),
• imprisonment in the county jail for up to one year, or
• both fine and imprisonment Section

1-13-111, C.R.S.

Violation

• Forgery

Offense / Penalty Class 5 felony, with a penalty as described in the Colorado criminal code.

18-1.3-401, C.R.S.

Violation

• Compensating circulators without a petition entity license

Offense / Penalty Fine up to one hundred dollars ($100.00) per circulator for each day that the individuals circulated petition sections on behalf of the unlicensed petition entity.

1-4-905.5(3)(c), C.R.S.

1-40-135(3)(a), C.R.S.

Violation

• Permitting unlawful/fraudulent activities

Offense / Penalty Revocation of a petition entity’s license for ninety to one hundred and eighty days. For subsequent violations of this kind, revocation of the petition entity’s license for one hundred eighty days to one year.

1-4-905.5(3)(d), C.R.S.

1-40-135(3)(a), C.R.S.