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11 First Regular Session
22 Seventy-fourth General Assembly
33 STATE OF COLORADO
44 INTRODUCED
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77 LLS NO. 23-0748.01 Pierce Lively x2059
88 HOUSE BILL 23-1170
99 House Committees Senate Committees
1010 State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
1111 A BILL FOR AN ACT
1212 C
1313 ONCERNING THE USE OF DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS IN ELECTIONS , AND,101
1414 IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS102
1515 FOR THE CREATION AND USE OF CAST VOTE RECORD , TALLY103
1616 STATUS REPORT, TOKEN ASSIGNMENT, AND VOTER ELIGIBILITY104
1717 STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS .105
1818 Bill Summary
1919 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
2020 not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
2121 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
2222 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
2323 http://leg.colorado.gov
2424 .)
2525 A distributed ledger is a permanent database that is consensually
2626 shared, synchronized, and publicly accessible. A distributed ledger allows
2727 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
2828 DeGraaf, Bottoms
2929 SENATE SPONSORSHIP
3030 (None),
3131 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
3232 Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
3333 Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. information to be entered into a publicly available common database from
3434 multiple locations at different times. The bill establishes a system for the
3535 use of distributed ledgers in elections.
3636 In the case of an elector who votes in person:
3737 ! A vetting registrar, in the presence of a vetting registration
3838 observer team, verifies that the elector is eligible to vote,
3939 and updates the voter eligibility status distributed ledger to
4040 reflect this process;
4141 ! A token assignment registrar, in the presence of a token
4242 assignment observer team, assigns the elector an election
4343 token, which is a unique anonymous text identifier, and
4444 updates the token assignment status and voter eligibility
4545 status distributed ledgers to reflect the assignment;
4646 ! The elector completes the elector's ballot and the election
4747 token is attached to that ballot; and
4848 ! An election official ensures that the elector is provided
4949 with a copy of the elector's ballot and election token.
5050 In the case of an elector who votes by mail:
5151 ! A vetting registrar, in the presence of a vetting registration
5252 observer team, notifies the elector that the elector's ballot
5353 has been received and will only be counted after the elector
5454 acknowledges the ballot's receipt;
5555 ! If the elector confirms the receipt of the elector's ballot
5656 with the vetting registrar, in the presence of the vetting
5757 registration observer team, the vetting registrar shall
5858 indicate this confirmation on a form attached to the ballot
5959 and update the voter eligibility status distributed ledger to
6060 reflect the confirmation; and
6161 ! A token assignment registrar, in the presence of a token
6262 assignment observer team, assigns the ballot an election
6363 token, which is a unique anonymous text identifier, and
6464 updates the token assignment status and voter eligibility
6565 status distributed ledgers to reflect the assignment.
6666 Before any ballot is counted, it is verified, in the presence of a
6767 token assignment observer team, that a unique election token is attached
6868 to the ballot. Upon counting a ballot, unless the ballot is counted as part
6969 of a manual count, a cast vote record of the ballot must be created and
7070 entered into the cast vote record distributed ledger.
7171 The public may access the various distributed ledgers described in
7272 the bill to confirm that the approach in the bill is followed, and that votes
7373 are counted accurately, and that the public may access a tally status report
7474 distributed ledger as votes are counted to track election results.
7575 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
7676 HB23-1170-2- SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 11 to article1
7777 7 of title 1 as follows:2
7878 PART 113
7979 ELECTION INTEGRITY PROTOCOL4
8080 1-7-1101. Short title. T
8181 HE SHORT TITLE OF THIS PART 11 IS THE5
8282 "E
8383 LECTION INTEGRITY PROTOCOL ACT".6
8484 1-7-1102. Definitions. A
8585 S USED IN THIS PART 11, UNLESS THE7
8686 CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :8
8787 (1) "C
8888 AST VOTE RECORD" MEANS A RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING9
8989 FOR EACH BALLOT:10
9090 (a) A
9191 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE CAST VOTE RECORD FOR THE11
9292 BALLOT;12
9393 (b) A
9494 DESCRIPTION OF THE BALLOT TYPE;13
9595 (c) T
9696 HE ELECTION TOKEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE BALLOT OR THE14
9797 ELECTOR WHO CAST THE BALLOT ;15
9898 (d) T
9999 HE NAMES OF THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR AND16
100100 VETTING REGISTRAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTION TOKEN ;17
101101 (e) T
102102 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR18
103103 PRECINCT WHERE THE BALLOT WAS COUNTED ;19
104104 (f) W
105105 HEN THE BALLOT WAS COUNTED , EXPRESSED IN20
106106 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ;21
107107 (g) T
108108 HE CHOICE FOR EACH OFFICE, BALLOT ISSUE, OR BALLOT22
109109 QUESTION THAT IS INDICATED ON THE BALLOT AND AN INDICATION OF ANY23
110110 OFFICE, BALLOT ISSUE, OR BALLOT QUESTION FOR WHICH AN ELECTOR DID24
111111 NOT MAKE A SELECTION; AND25
112112 (h) A
113113 PREVIOUS HASH.26
114114 (2) "C
115115 AST VOTE RECORD DISTRIBUTED LEDGER " MEANS A27
116116 HB23-1170
117117 -3- DISTRIBUTED LEDGER THAT CONSISTS OF CAST VOTE RECORDS .1
118118 (3) "D
119119 ISTRIBUTED LEDGER" MEANS A PERMANENT DATABASE THAT2
120120 IS CONSENSUALLY SHARED AND SYNCHRONIZED ACROSS MULTIPLE3
121121 LOCATIONS AND IS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE . EACH RECORD IN A4
122122 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE IMMEDIATELY5
123123 PRECEDING RECORD BY WAY OF A ONE -WAY HASH FUNCTION EXPRESSED6
124124 AS A PREVIOUS HASH. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL7
125125 DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE , EASILY SEARCHABLE,8
126126 ACCURATE, AND SECURE.9
127127 (4) "E
128128 LECTION TOKEN" MEANS A UNIQUE ANONYMOUS TEXT10
129129 IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED TO AN ELECTOR OR A BALLOT .11
130130 (5) "O
131131 NE-WAY HASH FUNCTION " MEANS A MATHEMATICAL12
132132 FUNCTION THAT TAKES A VARIABLE-LENGTH INPUT STRING AND CONVERTS13
133133 IT INTO A FIXED-LENGTH TEXT SEQUENCE THAT IS COMPUTATIONALLY14
134134 DIFFICULT TO INVERT. AT A MINIMUM, THE ONE-WAY HASH FUNCTION15
135135 MUST BE A SECURE HASH ALGORITHM TWO HUNDRED FIFTY -SIX ONE-WAY16
136136 CRYPTOGRAPHIC HASH FUNCTION .17
137137 (6) "P
138138 REVIOUS HASH" MEANS A UNIQUE HASH GENERATED BY THE18
139139 ONE-WAY HASH FUNCTION FOR A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER .19
140140 (7) "T
141141 ALLY STATUS REPORT DISTRIBUTED LEDGER " MEANS A20
142142 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER FOR EACH OFFICE , BALLOT ISSUE, OR BALLOT21
143143 QUESTION THAT IS ON THE BALLOT AND THAT IS UPDATED AS VOTES ARE22
144144 COUNTED DURING AN ELECTION WITH ENTRIES THAT INCLUDE :23
145145 (a) W
146146 HEN THE ENTRY IS UPDATED, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED24
147147 UNIVERSAL TIME;25
148148 (b) T
149149 HE MOST CURRENT VOTE COUNTS FOR THE RELEVANT OFFICE ,26
150150 BALLOT ISSUE, OR BALLOT QUESTION WHEN THE ENTRY IS UPDATED ; AND27
151151 HB23-1170
152152 -4- (c) A PREVIOUS HASH.1
153153 (8) "T
154154 OKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM " MEANS AT LEAST TWO2
155155 INDIVIDUALS, ONE OF WHOM IS AFFILIATED WITH THE STATE 'S LARGEST3
156156 POLITICAL PARTY AND ONE OF WHOM IS AFFILIATED WITH THE STATE 'S4
157157 SECOND LARGEST POLITICAL PARTY, WHO SHALL ENSURE THAT ELECTORS5
158158 AND TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRARS COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS6
159159 OF THIS PART 11.7
160160 (9) "T
161161 OKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR " MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO8
162162 PERFORMS THE DUTIES ENUMERATED IN SECTIONS 1-7-1103 (2), 1-7-11049
163163 (3),
164164 AND 1-7-1104 (4) WHILE BEING OBSERVED BY A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT10
165165 OBSERVER TEAM. A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR MAY BE AN ELECTION11
166166 OFFICIAL.12
167167 (10) "T
168168 OKEN ASSIGNMENT STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER " MEANS13
169169 A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER THAT INCLUDES AN ENTRY WITH THE FOLLOWING14
170170 FOR EACH ELECTION TOKEN:15
171171 (a) A
172172 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;16
173173 (b) T
174174 HE ELECTION TOKEN;17
175175 (c) T
176176 HE NAME OF THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR WHO ISSUED18
177177 THE ELECTION TOKEN;19
178178 (d) T
179179 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR20
180180 PRECINCT WHERE THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUED THE21
181181 ELECTION TOKEN;22
182182 (e) A
183183 PREVIOUS HASH; AND23
184184 (f) I
185185 F THE ELECTOR SO CHOOSES , A SECURE PERSONAL24
186186 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.25
187187 (11) "U
188188 NIQUE VOTER IDENTIFIER" MEANS THE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER26
189189 ASSIGNED TO EACH LEGALLY REGISTERED VOTER PURSUANT TO SECTION27
190190 HB23-1170
191191 -5- 1-2-301 (1).1
192192 (12) "V
193193 ETTING REGISTRAR" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PREFORMS2
194194 THE DUTIES ENUMERATED IN SECTIONS 1-7-1103 (1) AND 1-7-1104 (2)3
195195 WHILE BEING OBSERVED BY A VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM . A4
196196 VETTING REGISTRAR MAY BE AN ELECTION OFFICIAL .5
197197 (13) "V
198198 ETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM " MEANS AT LEAST6
199199 TWO INDIVIDUALS, ONE OF WHOM IS AFFILIATED WITH THE STATE 'S7
200200 LARGEST POLITICAL PARTY AND ONE OF WHOM IS AFFILIATED WITH THE8
201201 STATE'S SECOND LARGEST POLITICAL PARTY , WHO SHALL ENSURE THAT9
202202 ELECTORS AND VOTER REGISTRARS COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF10
203203 THIS PART 11.11
204204 (14) "V
205205 OTING ELIGIBILITY STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER " MEANS12
206206 A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ENTRIES :13
207207 (a) F
208208 OR EACH ELECTOR WHO CASTS A VOTE IN PERSON IN14
209209 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-1103, THE FOLLOWING:15
210210 (I) A
211211 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;16
212212 (II) T
213213 HE ELECTOR'S UNIQUE VOTER IDENTIFIER;17
214214 (III) T
215215 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR18
216216 PRECINCT WHERE A RECEIVING JUDGE ASSIGNED THE VOTING REGISTRAR19
217217 TO THE ELECTOR;20
218218 (IV) W
219219 HETHER THE ELECTOR IS AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE21
220220 VOTING REGISTRAR WHEN THE VOTING REGISTRAR DETERMINES THAT THE22
221221 ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH23
222222 SECTION 1-7-110;24
223223 (V) T
224224 HE NAME OF THE VOTING REGISTRAR WHO DETERMINES THAT25
225225 THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE26
226226 WITH SECTION 1-7-110;27
227227 HB23-1170
228228 -6- (VI) WHEN THE VOTING REGISTRAR BEGINS TO DETERMINE1
229229 WHETHER THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN2
230230 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-110, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED3
231231 UNIVERSAL TIME;4
232232 (VII) W
233233 HEN THE VOTING REGISTRAR DETERMINES THAT THE5
234234 ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH6
235235 SECTION 1-7-110, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ;7
236236 (VIII) W
237237 HEN THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUES THE8
238238 ELECTOR AN ELECTION TOKEN, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED UNIVERSAL9
239239 TIME; AND10
240240 (IX) A
241241 PREVIOUS HASH.11
242242 (b) F
243243 OR EACH ELECTOR WHO CASTS A VOTE BY MAIL IN12
244244 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-1104 THE FOLLOWING:13
245245 (I) A
246246 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;14
247247 (II) T
248248 HE ELECTOR'S UNIQUE VOTER IDENTIFIER;15
249249 (III) T
250250 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR16
251251 PRECINCT WHERE AN ELECTION OFFICIAL ASSIGNED THE VOTING17
252252 REGISTRAR TO THE ELECTOR;18
253253 (IV) W
254254 HETHER THE ELECTOR IS AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE19
255255 VOTING REGISTRAR WHEN THE VOTING REGISTRAR RECEIVES20
256256 CONFIRMATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-7-1104 (2)(b) FROM THE21
257257 ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED;22
258258 (V) T
259259 HE NAME OF THE VOTING REGISTRAR WHO RECEIVES23
260260 CONFIRMATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-7-1104 (2)(b) FROM THE24
261261 ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED;25
262262 (VI) W
263263 HEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR NOTIFIED THE ELECTOR ,26
264264 PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-7-1104 (2)(a), THAT THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS27
265265 HB23-1170
266266 -7- BEEN RECEIVED, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ;1
267267 (VII) W
268268 HEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR RECEIVES CONFIRMATION2
269269 PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-7-1104 (2)(b) FROM THE ELECTOR THAT THE3
270270 ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED , EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED4
271271 UNIVERSAL TIME;5
272272 (VIII) W
273273 HEN THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ASSOCIATES AN6
274274 ELECTION TOKEN WITH THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT, EXPRESSED IN7
275275 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ; AND8
276276 (IX) A
277277 PREVIOUS HASH.9
278278 1-7-1103. Election integrity protocol for in-person voting.10
279279 (1) (a) U
280280 PON AN ELECTOR ARRIVING AT A POLLING LOCATION , AN11
281281 ELECTION JUDGE SHALL ASSIGN THAT ELECTOR TO A VETTING12
282282 REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM AND A VOTING REGISTRAR . THE ELECTOR'S13
283283 ASSIGNED VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM SHALL ESCORT THE14
284284 ELECTOR TO THE ELECTOR'S ASSIGNED VOTING REGISTRAR.15
285285 (b) T
286286 HE ELECTOR AND THE ELECTOR 'S ASSIGNED VOTING16
287287 REGISTRAR SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 1-7-11017
288288 WHILE BEING OBSERVED BY A VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM .18
289289 (c) U
290290 PON DETERMINING THAT AN ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE19
291291 IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-110, THE20
292292 VOTING REGISTRAR SHALL, IN THE PRESENCE OF A VETTING REGISTRATION21
293293 OBSERVER TEAM, UPDATE THE VOTER ELIGIBILITY STATUS DISTRIBUTED22
294294 LEDGER TO INCLUDE AN ENTRY WITH THE FOLLOWING :23
295295 (I) A
296296 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;24
297297 (II) T
298298 HE ELECTOR'S UNIQUE VOTER IDENTIFIER;25
299299 (III) T
300300 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR26
301301 PRECINCT WHERE A RECEIVING JUDGE ASSIGNED THE VOTING REGISTRAR27
302302 HB23-1170
303303 -8- TO THE ELECTOR;1
304304 (IV) W
305305 HETHER THE ELECTOR IS AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE2
306306 VOTING REGISTRAR WHEN THE VOTING REGISTRAR DETERMINES THAT THE3
307307 ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH4
308308 SECTION 1-7-110;5
309309 (V) T
310310 HE NAME OF THE VOTING REGISTRAR WHO DETERMINES THAT6
311311 THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE7
312312 WITH SECTION 1-7-110;8
313313 (VI) W
314314 HEN THE VOTING REGISTRAR BEGINS TO DETERMINE9
315315 WHETHER THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN10
316316 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-110, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED11
317317 UNIVERSAL TIME; AND12
318318 (VII) W
319319 HEN THE VOTING REGISTRAR DETERMINES THAT THE13
320320 ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH14
321321 SECTION 1-7-110, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME .15
322322 (d) A
323323 FTER UPDATING THE VOTER ELIGIBILITY STATUS DISTRIBUTED16
324324 LEDGER, THE VOTING REGISTRAR SHALL ASSIGN THE ELECTOR TO A TOKEN17
325325 ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM AND A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR . 18
326326 (2) (a) T
327327 HE ELECTOR'S ASSIGNED TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER19
328328 TEAM SHALL ESCORT THE ELECTOR TO THE ASSIGNED TOKEN ASSIGNMENT20
329329 REGISTRAR.21
330330 (b) T
331331 HE ELECTOR'S ASSIGNED TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR22
332332 SHALL ISSUE THE ELECTOR AN ELECTION TOKEN WHILE BEING OBSERVED23
333333 BY THE ELECTOR'S ASSIGNED TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM . THE24
334334 TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM SHALL ENSURE THAT THE TOKEN25
335335 ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUES THE ELECTOR AN ELECTION TOKEN IN AN26
336336 ANONYMOUS MANNER .27
337337 HB23-1170
338338 -9- (c) UPON ISSUING AN ELECTOR AN ELECTION TOKEN , WHILE IN THE1
339339 PRESENCE OF THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM , THE TOKEN2
340340 ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR SHALL :3
341341 (I) U
342342 PDATE THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER4
343343 TO INCLUDE AN ENTRY WITH THE FOLLOWING :5
344344 (A) A
345345 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;6
346346 (B) T
347347 HE ELECTION TOKEN THAT THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT7
348348 REGISTRAR ISSUED TO THE ELECTOR;8
349349 (C) T
350350 HE NAME OF THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR WHO9
351351 ISSUED THE ELECTION TOKEN;10
352352 (D) T
353353 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR11
354354 PRECINCT WHERE THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUED THE12
355355 ELECTION TOKEN;13
356356 (E)
357357 A PREVIOUS HASH; AND14
358358 (F) I
359359 F THE ELECTOR SO CHOOSES , A SECURE PERSONAL15
360360 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; AND16
361361 (II) U
362362 PDATE THE VOTING ELIGIBILITY STATUS DISTRIBUTED17
363363 LEDGER TO INCLUDE:18
364364 (A) W
365365 HEN THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUED THE19
366366 ELECTOR AN ELECTION TOKEN, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED UNIVERSAL20
367367 TIME; AND21
368368 (B) A
369369 PREVIOUS HASH.22
370370 (d) A
371371 FTER A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUES AN ELECTOR23
372372 AN ELECTION TOKEN, THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING24
373373 AREA AND COMPLETE THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT.25
374374 (3) (a) I
375375 F AN ELECTOR IS ISSUED A PAPER BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE26
376376 WITH SECTION 1-7-304, ONCE THE ELECTOR HAS COMPLETED THE27
377377 HB23-1170
378378 -10- ELECTOR'S BALLOT AND IS READY TO VOTE, THE ELECTOR SHALL LEAVE1
379379 THE VOTING BOOTH AND APPROACH A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR .2
380380 T
381381 HE ELECTOR SHALL, IN FULL VIEW OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER3
382382 TEAM AND A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR , ATTACH THE ELECTOR'S4
383383 ELECTION TOKEN TO THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT AND DEPOSIT BOTH IN THE5
384384 BALLOT BOX.6
385385 (b) I
386386 F AN ELECTOR CASTS A VOTE WITH ELECTRONIC VOTING7
387387 EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 1-7-503 (1) AND (2), ONCE8
388388 THE ELECTOR HAS PLACED THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT IN A PRIVACY9
389389 ENVELOPE, THE ELECTOR SHALL LEAVE THE VOTING BOOTH AND10
390390 APPROACH A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR . THE ELECTOR SHALL, IN11
391391 FULL VIEW OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM AND A TOKEN12
392392 ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR, ATTACH THE ELECTOR'S ELECTION TOKEN TO THE13
393393 ELECTOR'S BALLOT, AND DEPOSIT THE BALLOT OR BALLOT CARD WITH THE14
394394 ATTACHED ELECTION TOKEN IN THE BALLOT BOX WITH THE OFFICIAL15
395395 ENDORSEMENT ON THE BALLOT OR BALLOT CARD FACING UPWARD .16
396396 (c) I
397397 F AN ELECTOR CASTS A VOTE IN A MANNER OTHER THAN THOSE17
398398 DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTIONS (3)(a) AND (3)(b) OF THIS SECTION, THE18
399399 COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER SHALL ENSURE THAT THERE IS A METHOD19
400400 FOR THE ELECTOR TO ATTACH THE ELECTOR 'S ELECTION TOKEN TO THE20
401401 ELECTOR'S BALLOT OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATE THE ELECTOR 'S TOKEN WITH21
402402 THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT AND FOR AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY CAST VOTE22
403403 RECORD TO BE ADDED TO THE CAST VOTE RECORD DISTRIBUTED LEDGER .23
404404 T
405405 HE ELECTOR SHALL FOLLOW THE METHOD PRESCRIBED BY THE COUNTY24
406406 CLERK AND RECORDER.25
407407 (d) I
408408 F AN ELECTOR IS UNABLE TO ATTACH AN ELECTION TOKEN TO26
409409 A BALLOT OR BALLOT CARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION (3),27
410410 HB23-1170
411411 -11- A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR MAY ATTACH THE ELECTION TOKEN TO1
412412 THE BALLOT OR BALLOT CARD FOR THE ELECTOR SO LONG AS THE TOKEN2
413413 ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR DOES SO IN FULL VIEW OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT3
414414 OBSERVER TEAM.4
415415 (4) A
416416 N ELECTION OFFICIAL SHALL ENSURE THAT EVERY ELECTOR5
417417 WHO CASTS A BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION IS PROVIDED6
418418 WITH A COPY OF THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT AND ELECTION TOKEN BEFORE7
419419 THE ELECTOR LEAVES THE POLLING LOCATION . A VETTING REGISTRATION8
420420 OBSERVER TEAM OR A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM SHALL9
421421 ENSURE THAT THIS PROCESS MAINTAINS THE ANONYMITY OF THE10
422422 ELECTOR'S BALLOT AND ELECTION TOKEN.11
423423 1-7-1104. Election integrity protocols for mail ballot voting.12
424424 (1) U
425425 PON THE RECEIPT OF A MAIL BALLOT , A RECEIVING JUDGE SHALL13
426426 ASSIGN THE MAIL BALLOT TO A VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM14
427427 AND A VETTING REGISTRAR.15
428428 (2) (a) A
429429 FTER A RECEIVING JUDGE HAS VERIFIED THAT AN16
430430 ELECTOR'S SELF-AFFIRMATION ON THE RETURN ENVELOPE OF A MAIL17
431431 BALLOT IS VALID IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7.5-204, BUT PRIOR TO18
432432 OPENING THE MAIL BALLOT , WHILE IN THE PRESENCE OF A VETTING19
433433 REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM , THE VETTING REGISTRAR SHALL NOTIFY20
434434 THE ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND WILL21
435435 ONLY BE COUNTED AFTER THE ELECTOR ACKNOWLEDGES THE MAIL22
436436 BALLOT'S RECEIPT.23
437437 (b) O
438438 NCE THE VETTING REGISTRAR, WHILE IN THE PRESENCE OF24
439439 THE VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM , RECEIVES CONFIRMATION25
440440 FROM THE ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED,26
441441 THE VETTING REGISTRAR SHALL SIGN A FORM INDICATING THAT THE27
442442 HB23-1170
443443 -12- ELECTOR CONFIRMED THE RECEIPT OF THE BALLOT AND THAT A TOKEN1
444444 ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR MAY ASSIGN AN ELECTION TOKEN TO THE2
445445 BALLOT.3
446446 (c) T
447447 HE VETTING REGISTRAR SHALL , IN THE PRESENCE OF A4
448448 VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM , UPDATE THE VOTER ELIGIBILITY5
449449 STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TO INCLUDE AN ENTRY WITH THE6
450450 FOLLOWING:7
451451 (I) A
452452 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;8
453453 (II) T
454454 HE ELECTOR'S UNIQUE VOTER IDENTIFIER;9
455455 (III) T
456456 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR10
457457 PRECINCT OF THE VOTING REGISTRAR WHERE A RECEIVING JUDGE11
458458 ASSIGNED THE VOTING REGISTRAR TO THE ELECTOR ;12
459459 (IV) W
460460 HETHER THE ELECTOR IS AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE13
461461 VOTING REGISTRAR WHEN THE VOTING REGISTRAR RECEIVES14
462462 CONFIRMATION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION FROM15
463463 THE ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED;16
464464 (V) T
465465 HE NAME OF THE VETTING REGISTRAR WHO RECEIVED17
466466 CONFIRMATION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION FROM18
467467 THE ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED;19
468468 (VI)
469469 WHEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR NOTIFIED THE ELECTOR20
470470 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE ELECTOR'S21
471471 BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED , EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED UNIVERSAL22
472472 TIME; AND23
473473 (VII) W
474474 HEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR RECEIVES CONFIRMATION24
475475 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION FROM THE ELECTOR25
476476 THAT THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED , EXPRESSED IN26
477477 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME .27
478478 HB23-1170
479479 -13- (3) AFTER RECEIVING A BALLOT WITH THE SIGNED FORM1
480480 DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION, A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT2
481481 REGISTRAR SHALL, WHILE IN THE PRESENCE OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT3
482482 OBSERVER TEAM, ASSIGN AN ELECTION TOKEN TO THE BALLOT. THE TOKEN4
483483 ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM SHALL ENSURE THAT THE TOKEN5
484484 ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ASSIGNS THE ELECTION TOKEN TO THE BALLOT IN6
485485 AN ANONYMOUS MANNER .7
486486 (4) U
487487 PON ASSIGNING AN ELECTION TOKEN TO A BALLOT , IN THE8
488488 PRESENCE OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM , THE TOKEN9
489489 ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR SHALL :10
490490 (a) U
491491 PDATE THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER11
492492 TO INCLUDE AN ENTRY WITH THE FOLLOWING :12
493493 (I) A
494494 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;13
495495 (II) T
496496 HE ELECTION TOKEN THAT THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT14
497497 REGISTRAR ASSIGNED TO THE BALLOT ;15
498498 (III) T
499499 HE NAME OF THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR WHO16
500500 ASSIGNED THE ELECTION TOKEN;17
501501 (IV) T
502502 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR18
503503 PRECINCT WHERE THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ASSIGNED THE19
504504 ELECTION TOKEN;20
505505 (V) A
506506 PREVIOUS HASH; AND21
507507 (VI) I
508508 F THE ELECTOR SO CHOOSES , A SECURE PERSONAL22
509509 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; AND23
510510 (b) U
511511 PDATE THE VOTING ELIGIBILITY STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER24
512512 TO INCLUDE:25
513513 (I) W
514514 HEN THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ASSOCIATES AN26
515515 ELECTION TOKEN WITH THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT, EXPRESSED IN27
516516 HB23-1170
517517 -14- COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ; AND1
518518 (II) A
519519 PREVIOUS HASH.2
520520 1-7-1105. Election integrity protocol for counting ballots.3
521521 (1) B
522522 EFORE ANY BALLOT IS COUNTED , IT MUST BE VERIFIED, IN THE4
523523 PRESENCE OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM , THAT A UNIQUE5
524524 ELECTION TOKEN IS ATTACHED TO THE BALLOT .6
525525 (2) (a) U
526526 PON THE COUNTING OF A BALLOT, UNLESS THE BALLOT IS7
527527 COUNTED AS PART OF A MANUAL COUNT , A CAST VOTE RECORD OF THE8
528528 BALLOT MUST BE CREATED AND ENTERED INTO THE CAST VOTE RECORD9
529529 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER.10
530530 (b) I
531531 F A MAIL BALLOT IS COUNTED AS A PART OF A MANUAL COUNT ,11
532532 A CAST VOTE RECORD DOES NOT HAVE TO BE CREATED FOR THE MAIL12
533533 BALLOT, BUT THE TALLY STATUS REPORT DISTRIBUTED LEDGER MAY BE13
534534 UPDATED MANUALLY .14
535535 1-7-1106. Vote dissemination. (1) E
536536 VERY COUNTY CLERK AND15
537537 RECORDER SHALL ADOPT A VOTE DISSEMINATION POLICY THAT16
538538 DETERMINES WHEN THE DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN17
539539 ELECTION WILL BECOME PUBLICLY AVAILABLE .18
540540 (2) T
541541 HE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER SHALL ENSURE THAT THE19
542542 TALLY STATUS REPORT DISTRIBUTED LEDGER FOR EACH OFFICE , BALLOT20
543543 ISSUE, OR BALLOT QUESTION THAT IS INDICATED ON A BALLOT IN THE21
544544 COUNTY IS UPDATED AS SOON AND AS OFTEN AS IS PRACTICABLE AND IN22
545545 COMPLIANCE WITH THE VOTE DISSEMINATION POLICY DESCRIBED IN23
546546 SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION.24
547547 1-7-1107. Applicability. N
548548 OTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE25
549549 CONTRARY, THIS PART 11 APPLIES IN ALL ELECTIONS IN WHICH NOT ALL26
550550 BALLOTS ARE COUNTED BY HAND .27
551551 HB23-1170
552552 -15- SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-7-304, repeal (2)1
553553 as follows:2
554554 1-7-304. Manner of voting in person. (2) Each eligible elector3
555555 who has completed the ballot and is ready to vote shall then leave the4
556556 voting booth and approach the election judges having charge of the ballot5
557557 box. The elector shall, in full view of the election judges, deposit it in the6
558558 ballot box.7
559559 SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-7-503, amend (1);8
560560 and repeal (2) and (4) as follows:9
561561 1-7-503. Manner of voting. (1) Each eligible elector, upon10
562562 receiving a ballot, shall immediately proceed unaccompanied to one of11
563563 the voting booths provided. To cast a vote, the eligible elector shall12
564564 clearly fill the oval, connect the arrow, or otherwise appropriately mark13
565565 the name of the candidate or the names of the joint candidates of the14
566566 elector's choice for each office to be filled. In the case of a ballot issue,15
567567 the elector shall clearly fill the oval, connect the arrow, or otherwise16
568568 appropriately mark the appropriate place opposite the answer that the17
569569 elector desires to give. Before leaving the voting booth, the eligible18
570570 elector, without displaying the marks thereon, shall place the ballot in the19
571571 privacy envelope so that the contents of the ballot or ballot card are20
572572 concealed. and shall place the envelope and the ballot or ballot card in the21
573573 ballot box.22
574574 (2) Each eligible elector who has prepared the ballot and is ready23
575575 to vote shall then leave the voting booth and approach the election judges24
576576 having charge of the ballot box. The eligible elector shall give his or her25
577577 name to one of the election judges. The elector shall, in full view of the26
578578 election judges, deposit the ballot or ballot card in the ballot box, with the27
579579 HB23-1170
580580 -16- official endorsement on the ballot or ballot card facing upward.1
581581 (4) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (1) or (2) of this2
582582 section to the contrary, at a polling location at which a ballot marking3
583583 device, as defined in section 1-5-702 (2.5), is available for accessible4
584584 voting, the election judge in charge of the ballot box shall deposit every5
585585 elector's ballot card in the ballot box.6
586586 SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-7.5-107, amend (6)7
587587 as follows:8
588588 1-7.5-107. Procedures for conducting mail ballot election -9
589589 primary elections - first-time voters casting a mail ballot after having10
590590 registered by mail to vote - in-person request for ballot - repeal.11
591591 (6) All deposited ballots shall be counted as provided in this article and12
592592 by rules promulgated by the secretary of state. A mail ballot is valid and13
593593 shall be counted only if it is returned in the return envelope, the14
594594 self-affirmation on the return envelope is signed and completed by the15
595595 eligible elector to whom the ballot was issued,
596596 THE ELIGIBLE ELECTOR16
597597 CONFIRMS THE RECEIPT OF THE MAIL BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH17
598598 SECTION 1-7-1103 (2), and the information on the return envelope is18
599599 verified in accordance with subsection (5) of this section. Mail ballots19
600600 shall be counted in the same manner provided by section 1-7-307 for20
601601 counting paper ballots or section 1-7-507 for counting electronic ballots.21
602602 If the election official determines that an eligible elector to whom a22
603603 replacement ballot has been issued has returned more than one ballot, the23
604604 first ballot received is the accepted ballot. All candidates and issues for24
605605 which the voter is eligible to vote will be counted on the accepted ballot.25
606606 Rejected ballots shall be handled in the same manner as provided in26
607607 sections 1-7.5-204 and 1-7.5-210.27
608608 HB23-1170
609609 -17- SECTION 5. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act1
610610 takes effect June 1, 2024; except that, if a referendum petition is filed2
611611 pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this3
612612 act or an item, section, or part of this act within the ninety-day period4
613613 after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item,5
614614 section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the6
615615 general election to be held in November 2024 and, in such case, will take7
616616 effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the8
617617 governor.9
618618 HB23-1170
619619 -18-