§ C.R.S. § 1-40-132Enforcement

(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.)