Self-affirmation; penalties
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 20-408
in effectSec. 20-408. - Self-affirmation; penalties
(a) The self-affirmation on a petition shall state: "I state, under penalty of law that to my knowledge and belief the facts stated in the petition are true, that my signature and name are as shown on this petition, and that I have signed this petition or have been duly authorized to sign this petition by the entity identified hereunder."
(b) A self-affirmation on a petition shall not be valid after one (1) year has elapsed between the date of the self-affirmation as shown on the petition and the date that the petition is filed with the manager pursuant to section 20-409.
(c) A self-affirmation shall be presumed valid unless competent evidence to the contrary is presented to and accepted by the manager, or the city council determines otherwise.
(d) If a person who is eligible to sign a petition is unable to make a signature, such person may affirm by making a mark on the self-affirmation, with or without assistance, witnessed by another person.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to make a false statement on a self-affirmation on any petition filed pursuant to this article XIII.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any person to, by use of force or any other means, unduly influence a person to sign a petition or to refrain from signing a petition, falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit any petition before or after it has been filed as provided in section 20-409 or to destroy, deface, mutilate, or tamper with any petition before or after it has been filed as provided in section 20-409.
(Ord. No. 653-17, § 1, 6-26-17)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH20FI_ARTXIIITOIMDI_S20-408SEFIPEFetched: 10/27/2026