§ C.R.S. § 1-13-109(untitled)

False or reckless statements relating to candidates or questions submitted
to electors - penalties - definitions. (1) (a) No person shall knowingly make, publish,
broadcast, or circulate or cause to be made, published, broadcasted, or circulated in any letter,
circular, advertisement, or poster or in any other communication any false statement designed to
affect the vote on any issue submitted to the electors at any election or relating to any candidate
for election to public office.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (1)(a) of this section upon
conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-13-111.
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(2) (a) No person shall recklessly make, publish, broadcast, or circulate or cause to be
made, published, broadcasted, or circulated in any letter, circular, advertisement, or poster or in
any other communication any false statement designed to affect the vote on any issue submitted
to the electors at any election or relating to any candidate for election to public office.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of this subsection (2), a person acts
"recklessly" when he or she acts in conscious disregard of the truth or falsity of the statement
made, published, broadcasted, or circulated.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2)
commits a class 2 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in
section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.
(3) For purposes of this section, "person" means any natural person, partnership,
committee, association, corporation, labor organization, political party, or other organization or
group of persons, including a group organized under section 527 of the internal revenue code.