C.R.S. Section 1-40-132
Enforcement

(1)

The secretary of state is charged with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article relating to initiated or referred measures and state constitutional amendments. The secretary of state shall have the authority to promulgate rules as may be necessary to administer and enforce any provision of this article that relates to initiated or referred measures and state constitutional amendments. The secretary of state may conduct a hearing, upon a written complaint by a registered elector, on any alleged violation of the provisions relating to the circulation of a petition, which may include but shall not be limited to the preparation or signing of an affidavit by a circulator. If the secretary of state, after the hearing, has reasonable cause to believe that there has been a violation of the provisions of this article relating to initiated or referred measures and state constitutional amendments, he or she shall notify the attorney general, who may institute a criminal prosecution. If a circulator is found to have violated any provision of this article or is otherwise shown to have made false or misleading statements relating to his or her section of the petition, such section of the petition shall be deemed void.
(2)(Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 439, § 22, effective May 8, 1995.)

Source: Section 1-40-132 — Enforcement, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-01.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

1‑40‑101
Legislative declaration 1‑40‑102
Definitions 1‑40‑103
Applicability of article 1‑40‑104
Designated representatives 1‑40‑105
Filing procedure - review and comment meeting - amendments - filing with secretary of state 1‑40‑105.5
Initial fiscal impact statement - definition 1‑40‑106
Title board - meetings - ballot title - initiative and referendum - definitions 1‑40‑106.5
Single-subject requirements for initiated measures and referred constitutional amendments - legislative declaration 1‑40‑107
Rehearing - appeal - fees - signing 1‑40‑108
Petition - time of filing 1‑40‑109
Signatures required - withdrawal 1‑40‑110
Warning - ballot title 1‑40‑111
Signatures - affidavits - notarization - list of circulators and notaries 1‑40‑112
Circulators - requirements - training 1‑40‑113
Form - representatives of signers 1‑40‑114
Petitions - not election materials - no bilingual language requirement 1‑40‑115
Ballot - voting - publication 1‑40‑116
Validation - ballot issues - random sampling - rules 1‑40‑117
Statement of sufficiency - cure 1‑40‑118
Protest 1‑40‑119
Procedure for hearings 1‑40‑120
Filing in federal court 1‑40‑121
Designated representatives - expenditures related to petition circulation - report - penalty - definitions 1‑40‑122
Certification of ballot titles 1‑40‑123
Counting of votes - effective date - conflicting provisions 1‑40‑124
Publication 1‑40‑124.5
Ballot information booklet 1‑40‑125
Mailing to electors 1‑40‑126
Explanation of effect of “yes/for” or “no/against” vote included in notices provided by mailing or publication 1‑40‑126.5
Explanation of ballot titles and actual text of measures in notices provided by mailing or publication 1‑40‑130
Unlawful acts - penalty 1‑40‑131
Tampering with initiative or referendum petition 1‑40‑132
Enforcement 1‑40‑133
Retention of petitions 1‑40‑134
Withdrawal of initiative petition 1‑40‑135
Petition entities - requirements - definition 1‑40‑136
Bills enacted in the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly that include an act subject to petition clause - legislative declaration
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 1-40-132’s source at colorado​.gov