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11 Second Regular Session
22 Seventy-fourth General Assembly
33 STATE OF COLORADO
44 INTRODUCED
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77 LLS NO. 24-0930.01 Pierce Lively x2059
88 HOUSE BILL 24-1279
99 House Committees Senate Committees
1010 State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
1111 A BILL FOR AN ACT
1212 C
1313 ONCERNING THE USE OF VOTE TRACKING NUMBERS IN ELECTIONS ,101
1414 AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , ESTABLISHING102
1515 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CREATION AND USE OF A DISTRIBUTED103
1616 LEDGER, CAST VOTE RECORD , TALLY STATUS REPORT , VOTE104
1717 TRACKING NUMBER ASSIGNMENT , AND VOTER ELIGIBILITY105
1818 STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS .106
1919 Bill Summary
2020 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
2121 not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
2222 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
2323 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
2424 http://leg.colorado.gov
2525 .)
2626 A distributed ledger is a permanent database that is consensually
2727 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
2828 DeGraaf,
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. shared, synchronized, and publicly accessible. A distributed ledger allows
3434 information to be entered into a publicly available common database from
3535 multiple locations at different times. The bill establishes a system for the
3636 use of distributed ledgers in elections.
3737 In the case of an elector who votes in person:
3838 ! A vetting registrar, in the presence of a vetting registration
3939 observer team, verifies that the elector is eligible to vote
4040 and updates the voter eligibility status distributed ledger to
4141 reflect this process;
4242 ! A token assignment registrar, in the presence of a token
4343 assignment observer team, assigns the elector a vote
4444 tracking number, which is a unique, randomly assigned,
4545 anonymous, text identifier, and updates the token
4646 assignment status which causes the vetting registrar to
4747 update the voter eligibility status distributed ledgers to
4848 reflect the assignment. This vote tracking number is part of
4949 the ballot.
5050 ! The elector completes the elector's ballot and the vote
5151 tracking number is attached to that ballot whether
5252 beforehand or at that time; and
5353 ! An election official ensures that the elector is provided
5454 with a copy of the elector's ballot and the elector's vote
5555 tracking number.
5656 In the case of an elector who votes by mail:
5757 ! A vetting registrar, in the presence of a vetting registration
5858 observer team, notifies the elector that the elector's ballot
5959 which contains a unique, randomly assigned, anonymous
6060 vote tracking number has been received and will only be
6161 counted after the elector acknowledges the ballot's receipt;
6262 ! If the elector confirms the receipt of the elector's ballot
6363 with the vetting registrar, in the presence of the vetting
6464 registration observer team, the vetting registrar shall
6565 indicate this confirmation on a voter eligibility form
6666 attached to the ballot and update the voter eligibility status
6767 distributed ledger to reflect the confirmation; and
6868 ! A token assignment registrar, in the presence of a token
6969 assignment observer team, assigns the ballot a vote tracking
7070 number, and updates the token assignment status, which
7171 causes the vetting registrar to update the voter eligibility
7272 status distributed ledgers to reflect the assignment.
7373 Before any ballot is counted, it is verified, in the presence of a
7474 token assignment observer team, that a unique vote tracking number is
7575 attached to the ballot. Upon counting a ballot, unless the ballot is counted
7676 as part of a manual count, a cast vote record of the ballot including the
7777 vote tracking number must be created and entered into the cast vote
7878 HB24-1279
7979 -2- record distributed ledger.
8080 The public may access the various distributed ledgers described in
8181 the bill to confirm that the approach in the bill is followed and that votes
8282 are counted accurately. The public may also access a tally status report
8383 distributed ledger as votes are counted to track election results.
8484 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
8585 SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 11 to article2
8686 7 of title 1 as follows:3
8787 PART 114
8888 VOTE TRANSPARENCY PROTOCOL5
8989 1-7-1101. Short title. T
9090 HE SHORT TITLE OF THIS PART 11 IS THE6
9191 "V
9292 OTE TRANSPARENCY PROTOCOL ACT".7
9393 1-7-1102. Legislative declaration. (1) T
9494 HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY8
9595 FINDS, DETERMINES, AND DECLARES THAT:9
9696 (a) E
9797 LECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE THE MEANS BY WHICH10
9898 PUBLIC OFFICIALS REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE TO THE CITIZENS . IT IS11
9999 PARAMOUNT THAT ELECTIONS ARE AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE12
100100 WILL OF THE PEOPLE.13
101101 (b) C
102102 OLORADO HAS AN EXTENSIVE ELECTION PROCESS , BUT14
103103 VOTERS NEED ASSURANCE THAT THEIR VOTES ARE COUNTED AND15
104104 RECORDED ACCURATELY . BECAUSE ALL COMPUTERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL16
105105 TO BE HACKED AND THERE IS OPEN ACCESS TO BALLOT BOXES , VOTERS17
106106 ALSO CANNOT BE CERTAIN THAT FAKE BALLOTS ARE NOT NEGATING THEIR18
107107 VOICE. WITH DAILY REMINDERS OF SECURITY BREACHES , VOTERS SHARE19
108108 A WIDESPREAD AND APPROPRIATE DISTRUST OF THE ELECTRONIC20
109109 APPARATUS OF COLORADO'S ELECTION PROCESS.21
110110 (c) I
111111 MPROVING COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE IN THE VOTING PROCESS22
112112 BY ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY AND SECURITY WILL INCREASE VOTER23
113113 HB24-1279-3- PARTICIPATION.1
114114 (2) T
115115 HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT :2
116116 (a) E
117117 ACH AND EVERY DAY , AMERICANS TRUST ELECTRONIC3
118118 TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE DONE THROUGH THEIR BANKS , CREDIT CARDS,4
119119 AND ONLINE SHOPPING ACCOUNTS . THE ABILITY TO SEE THESE5
120120 TRANSACTIONS THROUGH BANK STATEMENTS , CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS,6
121121 AND ONLINE ACCOUNTS AIDS CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN THESE7
122122 TRANSACTIONS. THESE STATEMENTS ARE A LEDGER, INCLUDING THE DATE8
123123 AND METHOD, OF EACH CUSTOMER TRANSACTION . CUSTOMERS ARE ALSO9
124124 GIVEN RECEIPTS FOR EACH TRANSACTION TO ALLOW THEM TO VERIFY THAT10
125125 THEIR TRANSACTION WAS PROCESSED CORRECTLY OR TO CHALLENGE A11
126126 TRANSACTION.12
127127 (b) M
128128 ETHODS THAT INCREASE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN13
129129 CONDUCTING TRANSACTIONS OVER ELECTRONIC PLATFORMS CAN ALSO BE14
130130 APPLIED TO VOTING SYSTEMS BY USING DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS IN15
131131 ELECTIONS, WHEREIN EACH BALLOT IS MARKED WITH A UNIQUE16
132132 IDENTIFYING VOTE TRACKING NUMBER , EACH VOTER IS GIVEN A RECEIPT17
133133 WHICH IS A COPY OF THE VOTER'S COMPLETED BALLOT WITH THAT UNIQUE18
134134 NUMBER, AND THE ELECTION RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED TO A DISTRIBUTED19
135135 PUBLIC VOTE LEDGER AS SOON AS THEY ARE RECEIVED , WHICH ALLOWS A20
136136 VOTER TO KNOW THAT EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT THE SAME LEDGER AND21
137137 THAT THEIR VOTE ON THAT LEDGER IS ACCURATE , WITH THE OPTION TO22
138138 CHALLENGE IT IF NOT;23
139139 (c) V
140140 OTER IDENTITY IS NOT IN ANY WAY ASSOCIATED WITH A VOTE24
141141 TRACKING NUMBER;25
142142 (d) V
143143 OTE TRACKING NUMBER VOTING IS FLEXIBLE AND SUPPORTS26
144144 THE MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SYSTEMS AND THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW27
145145 HB24-1279
146146 -4- ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS;1
147147 (e) V
148148 OTE TRACKING NUMBER VOTING ALLOWS EVERY INDIVIDUAL2
149149 TO COUNT THE VOTE. BY LOOKING AT THE SAME RESULTS SEEN BY EVERY3
150150 OTHER VOTER, AN INDIVIDUAL CAN KNOW THAT THEIR VOTE WAS4
151151 RECORDED ACCURATELY AND THAT EVERY OTHER VOTER CAN VERIFY5
152152 THEIR OWN VOTE. THIS ALLOWS CONFIDENCE IN FINAL VOTE COUNTS TO BE6
153153 REACHED THROUGH CONSENSUS , RATHER THAN THROUGH A RELIANCE ON7
154154 SECRECY.8
155155 (f) V
156156 OTE TRACKING NUMBER VOTING ALLOWS UNPRECEDENTED9
157157 AUDIT FIDELITY. INSTEAD OF AUDITING THE PROCESS UTILIZING BATCH10
158158 AUDITS, OR POTENTIALLY STATISTICALLY INVALID "LIMITED RISK AUDITS",11
159159 VOTE TRACKING NUMBER VOTING ALLOWS AN AUDIT OF ONLY THE ACTUAL12
160160 RESULTS BY ANYONE AND EVERYONE . VOTE TRACKING NUMBER BALLOTS13
161161 CAN BE AUDITED BY THE INDIVIDUAL BALLOT TO YIELD THE HIGHEST14
162162 RESOLUTION POSSIBLE, EVEN BEFORE INDIVIDUAL VOTERS RECEIVE A15
163163 VERIFICATION OF THEIR OWN VOTE. NETWORK SECURITY AUDITS, MACHINE16
164164 VULNERABILITY TESTS, AND SYSTEMS COMPLIANCE TESTS , WHICH ARE17
165165 EXPENSIVE AND INEFFECTIVE, BECOME IRRELEVANT WHEN EACH VOTER18
166166 CAN VALIDATE THEIR VOTE AND CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT ALL OTHER19
167167 VOTERS CAN DO THE SAME. IN COLORADO, THE REMOVAL OF THESE NOW20
168168 UNNECESSARY MACHINE -ORIENTED AUDIT REQUIREMENTS .21
169169 1-7-1103. Definitions. A
170170 S USED IN THIS PART 11, UNLESS THE22
171171 CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :23
172172 (1) "C
173173 AST VOTE RECORD" MEANS A RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING24
174174 FOR EACH BALLOT:25
175175 (a) A
176176 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE CAST VOTE RECORD FOR THE26
177177 BALLOT;27
178178 HB24-1279
179179 -5- (b) A DESCRIPTION OF THE BALLOT TYPE;1
180180 (c) T
181181 HE VOTE TRACKING NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE BALLOT2
182182 OR THE ELECTOR WHO CAST THE BALLOT ;3
183183 (d) T
184184 HE NAMES OF THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR AND4
185185 VETTING REGISTRAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE VOTE TRACKING NUMBER ;5
186186 (e) T
187187 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR6
188188 PRECINCT WHERE THE BALLOT WAS COUNTED ;7
189189 (f) W
190190 HEN THE BALLOT WAS COUNTED , EXPRESSED IN8
191191 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ;9
192192 (g) T
193193 HE CHOICE FOR EACH OFFICE, BALLOT ISSUE, OR BALLOT10
194194 QUESTION THAT IS INDICATED ON THE BALLOT AND AN INDICATION OF ANY11
195195 OFFICE, BALLOT ISSUE, OR BALLOT QUESTION FOR WHICH AN ELECTOR DID12
196196 NOT MAKE A SELECTION; AND13
197197 (h) A
198198 PREVIOUS HASH.14
199199 (2) "C
200200 AST VOTE RECORD DISTRIBUTED LEDGER " MEANS A15
201201 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER THAT CONSISTS OF CAST VOTE RECORDS .16
202202 (3) "D
203203 ISTRIBUTED LEDGER" MEANS A PERMANENT DATABASE THAT17
204204 IS CONSENSUALLY SHARED AND SYNCHRONIZED ACROSS MULTIPLE18
205205 LOCATIONS AND IS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE . EACH RECORD IN A19
206206 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE IMMEDIATELY20
207207 PRECEDING RECORD BY WAY OF A ONE -WAY HASH FUNCTION EXPRESSED21
208208 AS A PREVIOUS HASH. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL22
209209 DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE , EASILY SEARCHABLE,23
210210 ACCURATE, AND SECURE.24
211211 (4) "O
212212 NE-WAY HASH FUNCTION " MEANS A MATHEMATICAL25
213213 FUNCTION THAT TAKES A VARIABLE-LENGTH INPUT STRING AND CONVERTS26
214214 IT INTO A FIXED-LENGTH TEXT SEQUENCE THAT IS COMPUTATIONALLY27
215215 HB24-1279
216216 -6- DIFFICULT TO INVERT. AT A MINIMUM, THE ONE-WAY HASH FUNCTION1
217217 MUST BE A SECURE HASH ALGORITHM TWO HUNDRED FIFTY -SIX ONE-WAY2
218218 CRYPTOGRAPHIC HASH FUNCTION .3
219219 (5) "P
220220 REVIOUS HASH" MEANS A UNIQUE HASH GENERATED BY THE4
221221 ONE-WAY HASH FUNCTION FOR A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER .5
222222 (6) "T
223223 ALLY STATUS REPORT DISTRIBUTED LEDGER " MEANS A6
224224 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER FOR EACH OFFICE , BALLOT ISSUE, OR BALLOT7
225225 QUESTION THAT IS ON THE BALLOT AND THAT IS UPDATED AS VOTES ARE8
226226 COUNTED DURING AN ELECTION WITH ENTRIES THAT INCLUDE :9
227227 (a) W
228228 HEN THE ENTRY IS UPDATED, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED10
229229 UNIVERSAL TIME;11
230230 (b) T
231231 HE MOST CURRENT VOTE COUNTS FOR THE RELEVANT OFFICE ,12
232232 BALLOT ISSUE, OR BALLOT QUESTION WHEN THE ENTRY IS UPDATED ; AND13
233233 (c) A
234234 PREVIOUS HASH.14
235235 (7) "T
236236 OKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM " MEANS AT LEAST TWO15
237237 INDIVIDUALS, ONE OF WHOM IS AFFILIATED WITH THE STATE 'S LARGEST16
238238 POLITICAL PARTY AND ONE OF WHOM IS AFFILIATED WITH THE STATE 'S17
239239 SECOND LARGEST POLITICAL PARTY, WHO SHALL ENSURE THAT ELECTORS18
240240 AND TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRARS COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS19
241241 OF THIS PART 11.20
242242 (8) "T
243243 OKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR " MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO21
244244 PERFORMS THE DUTIES ENUMERATED IN SECTIONS 1-7-1104 AND 1-7-110522
245245 WHILE BEING OBSERVED BY A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM . A23
246246 TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR MAY BE AN ELECTION OFFICIAL .24
247247 (9) "T
248248 OKEN ASSIGNMENT STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER " MEANS A25
249249 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER THAT INCLUDES AN ENTRY WITH THE FOLLOWING26
250250 FOR EACH VOTE TRACKING NUMBER :27
251251 HB24-1279
252252 -7- (a) A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;1
253253 (b) T
254254 HE VOTE TRACKING NUMBER ;2
255255 (c) T
256256 HE NAME OF THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR WHO ISSUED3
257257 THE ELECTION TOKEN;4
258258 (d) T
259259 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR5
260260 PRECINCT WHERE THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUED THE VOTE6
261261 TRACKING NUMBER;7
262262 (e) A
263263 PREVIOUS HASH; AND8
264264 (f) F
265265 OR ELECTRONIC BALLOTS , A SECURE PERSONAL9
266266 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.10
267267 (10) "U
268268 NIQUE VOTER IDENTIFIER" MEANS THE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER11
269269 ASSIGNED TO EACH LEGALLY REGISTERED VOTER PURSUANT TO SECTION12
270270 1-2-301
271271 (1).13
272272 (11) "V
273273 ETTING REGISTRAR" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PERFORMS14
274274 THE DUTIES ENUMERATED IN SECTIONS 1-7-1104 AND 1-7-1105 WHILE15
275275 BEING OBSERVED BY A VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM . A16
276276 VETTING REGISTRAR MAY BE AN ELECTION OFFICIAL .17
277277 (12) "V
278278 ETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM " MEANS AT LEAST18
279279 TWO INDIVIDUALS, ONE OF WHOM IS AFFILIATED WITH THE STATE 'S19
280280 LARGEST POLITICAL PARTY AND ONE OF WHOM IS AFFILIATED WITH THE20
281281 STATE'S SECOND LARGEST POLITICAL PARTY , WHO SHALL ENSURE THAT21
282282 ELECTORS AND VOTER REGISTRARS COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF22
283283 THIS PART 11.23
284284 (13) "V
285285 OTE TRACKING NUMBER" MEANS A UNIQUE, ANONYMOUS24
286286 TEXT IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED TO AN ELECTOR OR A BALLOT .25
287287 (14) "V
288288 OTING ELIGIBILITY STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER " MEANS26
289289 A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ENTRIES :27
290290 HB24-1279
291291 -8- (a) FOR EACH ELECTOR WHO CASTS A VOTE IN PERSON IN1
292292 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-1104, THE FOLLOWING:2
293293 (I) A
294294 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;3
295295 (II) T
296296 HE ELECTOR'S UNIQUE VOTER IDENTIFIER;4
297297 (III) T
298298 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR5
299299 PRECINCT WHERE A RECEIVING JUDGE ASSIGNED THE VETTING REGISTRAR6
300300 TO THE ELECTOR;7
301301 (IV) W
302302 HETHER THE ELECTOR IS AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE8
303303 VETTING REGISTRAR WHEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR DETERMINES THAT9
304304 THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE10
305305 WITH SECTION 1-7-110;11
306306 (V) T
307307 HE NAME OF THE VETTING REGISTRAR WHO DETERMINES12
308308 THAT THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN13
309309 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-110;14
310310 (VI) W
311311 HEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR BEGINS TO DETERMINE15
312312 WHETHER THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN16
313313 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-110, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED17
314314 UNIVERSAL TIME;18
315315 (VII) W
316316 HEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR DETERMINES THAT THE19
317317 ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH20
318318 SECTION 1-7-110, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ;21
319319 (VIII) W
320320 HEN THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUES THE22
321321 ELECTOR A VOTE TRACKING NUMBER , EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED23
322322 UNIVERSAL TIME; AND24
323323 (IX) A
324324 PREVIOUS HASH.25
325325 (b) F
326326 OR EACH ELECTOR WHO CASTS A VOTE BY MAIL IN26
327327 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-1105, THE FOLLOWING:27
328328 HB24-1279
329329 -9- (I) A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;1
330330 (II) T
331331 HE ELECTOR'S UNIQUE VOTER IDENTIFIER;2
332332 (III) T
333333 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR3
334334 PRECINCT WHERE AN ELECTION OFFICIAL ASSIGNED THE VETTING4
335335 REGISTRAR TO THE ELECTOR;5
336336 (IV) W
337337 HETHER THE ELECTOR IS AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE6
338338 VETTING REGISTRAR WHEN THE V ETTING REGISTRAR RECEIVES7
339339 CONFIRMATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-7-1105 (2)(b) FROM THE8
340340 ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED;9
341341 (V) T
342342 HE NAME OF THE VETTING REGISTRAR WHO RECEIVES10
343343 CONFIRMATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-7-1105 (2)(b) FROM THE11
344344 ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED;12
345345 (VI) W
346346 HEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR NOTIFIED THE ELECTOR ,13
347347 PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-7-1105 (2)(a), THAT THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS14
348348 BEEN RECEIVED, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ;15
349349 (VII) W
350350 HEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR RECEIVES CONFIRMATION16
351351 PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-7-1105 (2)(b) FROM THE ELECTOR THAT THE17
352352 ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED , EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED18
353353 UNIVERSAL TIME;19
354354 (VIII) W
355355 HEN THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ASSOCIATES A20
356356 VOTE TRACKING NUMBER WITH THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT, EXPRESSED IN21
357357 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ; AND22
358358 (IX) A
359359 PREVIOUS HASH.23
360360 1-7-1104. Voting transparency protocol for in-person voting.24
361361 (1) (a) U
362362 PON AN ELECTOR ARRIVING AT A POLLING LOCATION , AN25
363363 ELECTION JUDGE SHALL ASSIGN THAT ELECTOR TO A VETTING26
364364 REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM AND A VETTING REGISTRAR . THE27
365365 HB24-1279
366366 -10- ELECTOR'S ASSIGNED VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM SHALL1
367367 ESCORT THE ELECTOR TO THE ELECTOR 'S ASSIGNED VETTING REGISTRAR.2
368368 (b) T
369369 HE ELECTOR AND THE ELECTOR 'S ASSIGNED VETTING3
370370 REGISTRAR SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 1-7-1104
371371 WHILE BEING OBSERVED BY A VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM .5
372372 (c) U
373373 PON DETERMINING THAT AN ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE6
374374 IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-110, THE7
375375 VETTING REGISTRAR SHALL, IN THE PRESENCE OF A VETTING REGISTRATION8
376376 OBSERVER TEAM, UPDATE THE VOTER ELIGIBILITY STATUS DISTRIBUTED9
377377 LEDGER TO INCLUDE AN ENTRY WITH THE FOLLOWING :10
378378 (I) A
379379 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;11
380380 (II) T
381381 HE ELECTOR'S UNIQUE VOTER IDENTIFIER;12
382382 (III) T
383383 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR13
384384 PRECINCT WHERE A RECEIVING JUDGE ASSIGNED THE VETTING REGISTRAR14
385385 TO THE ELECTOR;15
386386 (IV) W
387387 HETHER THE ELECTOR IS AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE16
388388 VETTING REGISTRAR WHEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR DETERMINES THAT17
389389 THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE18
390390 WITH SECTION 1-7-110;19
391391 (V) T
392392 HE NAME OF THE VETTING REGISTRAR WHO DETERMINES20
393393 THAT THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN21
394394 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-110;22
395395 (VI) W
396396 HEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR BEGINS TO DETERMINE23
397397 WHETHER THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN24
398398 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-110, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED25
399399 UNIVERSAL TIME; AND26
400400 (VII) W
401401 HEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR D ETERMINES THAT THE27
402402 HB24-1279
403403 -11- ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE VOTING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH1
404404 SECTION 1-7-110, EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME .2
405405 (d) A
406406 FTER UPDATING THE VOTER ELIGIBILITY STATUS DISTRIBUTED3
407407 LEDGER, THE VETTING REGISTRAR SHALL ASSIGN THE ELECTOR TO A TOKEN4
408408 ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM AND A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR .5
409409 (2) (a) T
410410 HE ELECTOR'S ASSIGNED TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER6
411411 TEAM SHALL ESCORT THE ELECTOR TO THE ASSIGNED TOKEN ASSIGNMENT7
412412 REGISTRAR.8
413413 (b) T
414414 HE ELECTOR'S ASSIGNED TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR9
415415 SHALL ISSUE THE ELECTOR A VOTE TRACKING NUMBER WHILE BEING10
416416 OBSERVED BY THE ELECTOR'S ASSIGNED TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER11
417417 TEAM. THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM SHALL ENSURE THAT THE12
418418 TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUES THE ELECTOR A VOTE TRACKING13
419419 NUMBER IN AN ANONYMOUS MANNER .14
420420 (c) U
421421 PON ISSUING AN ELECTOR A VOTE TRACKING NUMBER , WHILE15
422422 IN THE PRESENCE OF THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM , THE16
423423 TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR SHALL UPDATE THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT17
424424 STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TO INCLUDE AN ENTRY WITH THE18
425425 FOLLOWING:19
426426 (I) A
427427 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;20
428428 (II) T
429429 HE VOTE TRACKING NUMBER THAT THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT21
430430 REGISTRAR ISSUED TO THE ELECTOR;22
431431 (III) T
432432 HE NAME OF THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR WHO23
433433 ISSUED THE VOTE TRACKING NUMBER ;24
434434 (IV) T
435435 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR25
436436 PRECINCT WHERE THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUED THE VOTE26
437437 TRACKING NUMBER;27
438438 HB24-1279
439439 -12- (V) A PREVIOUS HASH; AND1
440440 (VI) F
441441 OR ELECTRONIC BALLOTS , A SECURE PERSONAL2
442442 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; AND3
443443 (d) U
444444 PON THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR UPDATING THE4
445445 TOKEN ASSIGNMENT STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER PURSUANT TO5
446446 SUBSECTION (2)(c) OF THIS SECTION, THE VETTING REGISTRAR SHALL6
447447 UPDATE THE VOTING ELIGIBILITY STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TO7
448448 INCLUDE:8
449449 (I) W
450450 HEN THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUED THE9
451451 ELECTOR A VOTE TRACKING NUMBER , EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED10
452452 UNIVERSAL TIME; AND11
453453 (II) A
454454 PREVIOUS HASH.12
455455 (e) A
456456 FTER A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ISSUES AN ELECTOR13
457457 A VOTE TRACKING NUMBER , THE ELECTOR MAY ENTER THE IMMEDIATE14
458458 VOTING AREA AND COMPLETE THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT.15
459459 (3) (a) I
460460 F AN ELECTOR IS ISSUED A PAPER BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE16
461461 WITH SECTION 1-7-304, ONCE THE ELECTOR HAS COMPLETED THE17
462462 ELECTOR'S BALLOT AND IS READY TO VOTE, THE ELECTOR SHALL LEAVE18
463463 THE VOTING BOOTH AND APPROACH A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR . IF19
464464 THE VOTE TRACKING NUMBER HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN ATTACHED TO THE20
465465 BALLOT, THE ELECTOR SHALL, IN FULL VIEW OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT21
466466 OBSERVER TEAM AND A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR , ATTACH THE22
467467 ELECTOR'S VOTE TRACKING NUMBER TO THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT AND23
468468 DEPOSIT BOTH IN THE BALLOT BOX.24
469469 (b) I
470470 F AN ELECTOR CASTS A VOTE WITH ELECTRONIC VOTING25
471471 EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7-503 (1) AND (2), AND A26
472472 VOTE TRACKING NUMBER HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN ATTACHED TO THE27
473473 HB24-1279
474474 -13- BALLOT, ONCE THE ELECTOR HAS PLACED THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT IN A1
475475 PRIVACY ENVELOPE, THE ELECTOR SHALL LEAVE THE VOTING BOOTH AND2
476476 APPROACH A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR . THE ELECTOR SHALL, IN3
477477 FULL VIEW OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM AND A TOKEN4
478478 ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR , ATTACH THE ELECTOR 'S VOTE TRACKING5
479479 NUMBER TO THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT AND DEPOSIT THE BALLOT OR BALLOT6
480480 CARD WITH THE ATTACHED VOTE TRACKING NUMBER IN THE BALLOT BOX7
481481 WITH THE OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT ON THE BALLOT OR BALLOT CARD8
482482 FACING UPWARD.9
483483 (c) I
484484 F AN ELECTOR CASTS A VOTE IN A MANNER OTHER THAN THOSE10
485485 DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTIONS (3)(a) AND (3)(b) OF THIS SECTION, THE11
486486 COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER SHALL ENSURE THAT THERE IS A METHOD12
487487 FOR THE ELECTOR TO ATTACH THE ELECTOR 'S VOTE TRACKING NUMBER TO13
488488 THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATE THE ELECTOR 'S TOKEN14
489489 WITH THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT AND FOR AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY CAST VOTE15
490490 RECORD TO BE ADDED TO THE CAST VOTE RECORD DISTRIBUTED LEDGER .16
491491 T
492492 HE ELECTOR SHALL FOLLOW THE METHOD PRESCRIBED BY THE COUNTY17
493493 CLERK AND RECORDER.18
494494 (d) I
495495 F AN ELECTOR IS UNABLE TO ATTACH A VOTE TRACKING19
496496 NUMBER TO A BALLOT OR BALLOT CARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS20
497497 SUBSECTION (3), A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR MAY ATTACH THE21
498498 VOTE TRACKING NUMBER TO THE BALLOT OR BALLOT CARD FOR THE22
499499 ELECTOR SO LONG AS THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR DOES SO IN23
500500 FULL VIEW OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM .24
501501 (4) A
502502 N ELECTION OFFICIAL SHALL ENSURE THAT EVERY ELECTOR25
503503 WHO CASTS A BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION IS PROVIDED26
504504 WITH A COPY OF THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT AND VOTE TRACKING NUMBER27
505505 HB24-1279
506506 -14- BEFORE THE ELECTOR LEAVES THE POLLING LOCATION . A VETTING1
507507 REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM OR A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER2
508508 TEAM SHALL ENSURE THAT THIS PROCESS MAINTAINS THE ANONYMITY OF3
509509 THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT AND VOTE TRACKING NUMBER .4
510510 1-7-1105. Vote transparency protocols for mail ballot voting.5
511511 (1) U
512512 PON THE RECEIPT OF A MAIL BALLOT , A RECEIVING JUDGE SHALL6
513513 ASSIGN THE MAIL BALLOT TO A VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM7
514514 AND A VETTING REGISTRAR.8
515515 (2) (a) A
516516 FTER A RECEIVING JUDGE HAS VERIFIED THAT AN9
517517 ELECTOR'S SELF-AFFIRMATION ON THE RETURN ENVELOPE OF A MAIL10
518518 BALLOT IS VALID IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1-7.5-204, BUT PRIOR TO11
519519 OPENING THE MAIL BALLOT , WHILE IN THE PRESENCE OF A VETTING12
520520 REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM , THE VETTING REGISTRAR SHALL NOTIFY13
521521 THE ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND WILL14
522522 ONLY BE COUNTED AFTER THE ELECTOR ACKNOWLEDGES THE MAIL15
523523 BALLOT'S RECEIPT.16
524524 (b) O
525525 NCE THE VETTING REGISTRAR, WHILE IN THE PRESENCE OF17
526526 THE VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM , UNLESS THE VOTER ROLLS18
527527 HAVE BEEN WIPED COMPLETELY CLEAN PRIOR TO THE ELECTION , RECEIVES19
528528 CONFIRMATION FROM THE ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT HAS20
529529 BEEN RECEIVED, THE VETTING REGISTRAR SHALL SIGN A FORM INDICATING21
530530 THAT THE ELECTOR CONFIRMED THE RECEIPT OF THE BALLOT AND THAT A22
531531 TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR MAY ASSIGN A VOTE TRACKING NUMBER23
532532 TO THE BALLOT.24
533533 (c) T
534534 HE VETTING REGISTRAR SHALL , IN THE PRESENCE OF A25
535535 VETTING REGISTRATION OBSERVER TEAM , UPDATE THE VOTER ELIGIBILITY26
536536 STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TO INCLUDE AN ENTRY WITH THE27
537537 HB24-1279
538538 -15- FOLLOWING:1
539539 (I) A
540540 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;2
541541 (II) T
542542 HE ELECTOR'S UNIQUE VOTER IDENTIFIER;3
543543 (III) T
544544 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR4
545545 PRECINCT OF THE VETTING REGISTRAR WHERE A RECEIVING J UDGE5
546546 ASSIGNED THE VETTING REGISTRAR TO THE ELECTOR ;6
547547 (IV) W
548548 HETHER THE ELECTOR IS AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE7
549549 VETTING REGISTRAR WHEN THE V ETTING REGISTRAR RECEIVES8
550550 CONFIRMATION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION FROM9
551551 THE ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED;10
552552 (V) T
553553 HE NAME OF THE VETTING REGISTRAR WHO RECEIVED11
554554 CONFIRMATION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION FROM12
555555 THE ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED;13
556556 (VI)
557557 WHEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR NOTIFIED THE ELECTOR14
558558 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE ELECTOR'S15
559559 BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED , EXPRESSED IN COORDINATED UNIVERSAL16
560560 TIME; AND17
561561 (VII) W
562562 HEN THE VETTING REGISTRAR RECEIVES CONFIRMATION18
563563 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION FROM THE ELECTOR19
564564 THAT THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED , EXPRESSED IN20
565565 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME .21
566566 (3) A
567567 FTER RECEIVING A BALLOT WITH THE SIGNED FORM22
568568 DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION, A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT23
569569 REGISTRAR SHALL, WHILE IN THE PRESENCE OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT24
570570 OBSERVER TEAM, ASSIGN A VOTE TRACKING NUMBER TO THE BALLOT IF25
571571 ONE HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN ASSIGNED . THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT26
572572 OBSERVER TEAM SHALL ENSURE THAT THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR27
573573 HB24-1279
574574 -16- ASSIGNS THE VOTE TRACKING NUMBER TO THE BALLOT IN AN ANONYMOUS1
575575 MANNER.2
576576 (4) U
577577 PON ASSIGNING A VOTE TRACKING NUMBER TO A BALLOT , IN3
578578 THE PRESENCE OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM , THE TOKEN4
579579 ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR SHALL UPDATE THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT STATUS5
580580 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TO INCLUDE AN ENTRY WITH THE FOLLOWING :6
581581 (a) A
582582 UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR THE ENTRY;7
583583 (b) T
584584 HE VOTE TRACKING NUMBER THAT THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT8
585585 REGISTRAR ASSIGNED TO THE BALLOT ;9
586586 (c) T
587587 HE NAME OF THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR WHO10
588588 ASSIGNED THE VOTE TRACKING NUMBER ;11
589589 (d) T
590590 HE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCATION , ADDRESS, OR12
591591 PRECINCT WHERE THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ASSIGNED THE VOTE13
592592 TRACKING NUMBER;14
593593 (e) A
594594 PREVIOUS HASH; AND15
595595 (f) I
596596 F THE ELECTOR SO CHOOSES , A SECURE PERSONAL16
597597 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER;17
598598 (5)
599599 UPON THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR UPDATING THE18
600600 TOKEN ASSIGNMENT STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER PURSUANT TO19
601601 SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION, THE VETTING REGISTRAR SHALL UPDATE20
602602 THE VOTING ELIGIBILITY STATUS DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TO INCLUDE :21
603603 (a) W
604604 HEN THE TOKEN ASSIGNMENT REGISTRAR ASSOCIATED A22
605605 VOTE TRACKING NUMBER WITH THE ELECTOR 'S BALLOT, EXPRESSED IN23
606606 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ; AND24
607607 (b) A
608608 PREVIOUS HASH.25
609609 (6) I
610610 N ORDER TO ENSURE PROPER VOTER TRANSPARENCY AND26
611611 SECURITY, ALL MAIL BALLOTS MUST HAVE TWO IDENTICAL VOTE27
612612 HB24-1279
613613 -17- TRACKING NUMBERS PRINTED AT THE TOP OF THE BALLOT , ONE ON TOP OF1
614614 THE OTHER, SEPARABLE BY PERFORATION . WHEN FOLDED, THE2
615615 PERMANENT VOTE TRACKING NUMBER MUST BE OBSCURED BY THE3
616616 INCLUSION OF A PATTERN OF RANDOMIZED NUMBERS IN THE SAME FONT4
617617 AND SIZE AS THE VOTE TRACKING NUMBER . ONLY THE VOTE TRACKING5
618618 NUMBER UNDER THE PERFORATION SHOULD BE MAILED WITH THE MAIL6
619619 BALLOT. THE VOTE TRACKING NUMBER ABOVE THE PERFORATION MUST BE7
620620 ABOVE THE SEAL-FOLD OF THE ENVELOPE CONTAINING THE BALLOT TO8
621621 ENSURE REMOVAL SO THAT THE VOTER RETAINS THE VOTE TRACKING9
622622 NUMBER. THE INSIDE OF THE RETURN ENVELOPE MUST BE PRINTED WITH10
623623 A SECURITY PATTERN IN THE SAME COLOR OF INK AS USED ON THE BALLOT11
624624 TO RENDER THE BALLOT UNREADABLE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE .12
625625 1-7-1106. Vote transparency protocol for counting ballots.13
626626 (1) B
627627 EFORE ANY BALLOT IS COUNTED , IT MUST BE VERIFIED, IN THE14
628628 PRESENCE OF A TOKEN ASSIGNMENT OBSERVER TEAM , THAT A UNIQUE15
629629 VOTE TRACKING NUMBER IS ATTACHED TO THE BALLOT .16
630630 (2) (a) U
631631 PON THE COUNTING OF A BALLOT, UNLESS THE BALLOT IS17
632632 COUNTED AS PART OF A MANUAL C OUNT , A CAST VOTE RECORD OF THE18
633633 BALLOT MUST BE CREATED AND ENTERED INTO THE CAST VOTE RECORD19
634634 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER.20
635635 (b) I
636636 F A MAIL BALLOT IS COUNTED AS A PART OF A MANUAL COUNT ,21
637637 A CAST VOTE RECORD DOES NOT HAVE TO BE CREATED FOR THE MAIL22
638638 BALLOT, AND THE TALLY STATUS REPORT DISTRIBUTED LEDGER MAY BE23
639639 UPDATED MANUALLY .24
640640 1-7-1107. Vote dissemination. (1) E
641641 VERY COUNTY CLERK AND25
642642 RECORDER SHALL ADOPT A VOTE DISSEMINATION POLICY THAT26
643643 DETERMINES WHEN THE DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN27
644644 HB24-1279
645645 -18- ELECTION WILL BECOME PUBLICLY AVAILABLE .1
646646 (2) T
647647 HE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER SHALL ENSURE THAT THE2
648648 TALLY STATUS REPORT DISTRIBUTED LEDGER FOR EACH OFFICE , BALLOT3
649649 ISSUE, OR BALLOT QUESTION THAT IS INDICATED ON A BALLOT IN THE4
650650 COUNTY IS UPDATED AS SOON AND AS OFTEN AS IS PRACTICABLE AND IN5
651651 COMPLIANCE WITH THE VOTE DISSEMINATION POLICY DESCRIBED IN6
652652 SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION.7
653653 1-7-1108. Applicability. N
654654 OTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE8
655655 CONTRARY, THIS PART 11 APPLIES IN ALL ELECTIONS IN WHICH NOT ALL9
656656 BALLOTS ARE COUNTED BY HAND AND SUPERSEDES ANY CONFLICTING10
657657 PROVISION OF THIS TITLE 1 OR ANY OTHER LAW THAT GOVERNS THE11
658658 CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS TO WHICH THIS PART 11 APPLIES.12
659659 SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-7-304, repeal (2)13
660660 as follows:14
661661 1-7-304. Manner of voting in person. (2) Each eligible elector
662662 15
663663 who has completed the ballot and is ready to vote shall then leave the16
664664 voting booth and approach the election judges having charge of the ballot17
665665 box. The elector shall, in full view of the election judges, deposit it in the18
666666 ballot box.19
667667 SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-7-503, amend (1);20
668668 and repeal (2) and (4) as follows:21
669669 1-7-503. Manner of voting. (1) Each eligible elector, upon22
670670 receiving a ballot, shall immediately proceed unaccompanied to one of23
671671 the voting booths provided. To cast a vote, the eligible elector shall24
672672 clearly fill the oval, connect the arrow, or otherwise appropriately mark25
673673 the name of the candidate or the names of the joint candidates of the26
674674 elector's choice for each office to be filled. In the case of a ballot issue,27
675675 HB24-1279
676676 -19- the elector shall clearly fill the oval, connect the arrow, or otherwise1
677677 appropriately mark the appropriate place opposite the answer that the2
678678 elector desires to give. Before leaving the voting booth, the eligible3
679679 elector, without displaying the marks thereon, shall place the ballot in the4
680680 privacy envelope so that the contents of the ballot or ballot card are5
681681 concealed. and shall place the envelope and the ballot or ballot card in the6
682682 ballot box.7
683683 (2) Each eligible elector who has prepared the ballot and is ready8
684684 to vote shall then leave the voting booth and approach the election judges9
685685 having charge of the ballot box. The eligible elector shall give his or her10
686686 name to one of the election judges. The elector shall, in full view of the11
687687 election judges, deposit the ballot or ballot card in the ballot box, with the12
688688 official endorsement on the ballot or ballot card facing upward.13
689689 (4) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (1) or (2) of this14
690690 section to the contrary, at a polling location at which a ballot marking15
691691 device, as defined in section 1-5-702 (2.5), is available for accessible16
692692 voting, the election judge in charge of the ballot box shall deposit every17
693693 elector's ballot card in the ballot box.18
694694 SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-7.5-107, amend (6)19
695695 as follows:20
696696 1-7.5-107. Procedures for conducting mail ballot election -21
697697 primary elections - first-time voters casting a mail ballot after having22
698698 registered by mail to vote - in-person request for ballot - repeal.23
699699 (6) All deposited ballots shall be counted as provided in this article and24
700700 by rules promulgated by the secretary of state. A mail ballot is valid and25
701701 shall be counted only if it is returned in the return envelope, the26
702702 self-affirmation on the return envelope is signed and completed by the27
703703 HB24-1279
704704 -20- eligible elector to whom the ballot was issued, THE ELIGIBLE ELECTOR1
705705 CONFIRMS THE RECEIPT OF THE MAIL BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH2
706706 SECTION 1-7-1104 (2), and the information on the return envelope is3
707707 verified in accordance with subsection (5) of this section. Mail ballots4
708708 shall be counted in the same manner provided by section 1-7-307 for5
709709 counting paper ballots or section 1-7-507 for counting electronic ballots.6
710710 If the election official determines that an eligible elector to whom a7
711711 replacement ballot has been issued has returned more than one ballot, the8
712712 first ballot received is the accepted ballot. All candidates and issues for9
713713 which the voter is eligible to vote will be counted on the accepted ballot.10
714714 Rejected ballots shall be handled in the same manner as provided in11
715715 sections 1-7.5-204 and 1-7.5-210.12
716716 SECTION 5. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,13
717717 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate14
718718 preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for15
719719 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state16
720720 institutions.17
721721 HB24-1279
722722 -21-