Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HB1143 Compare Versions

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1	1	First Regular Session
2	2	Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3	STATE OF COLORADO
4	4	INTRODUCED
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6	6
7	7	LLS NO. 25-0711.01 Nicole Myers x4326
8	8	HOUSE BILL 25-1143
9	9	House Committees Senate Committees
10	10	State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
11	11	A BILL FOR AN ACT
12	12	C
13	13	ONCERNING A REQUIREMENT THAT ANY VOTING SYSTEM USED IN AN101
14	14	ELECTION IN THE STATE INCORPORATE OPEN -SOURCE102
15	15	SOFTWARE.103
16	16	Bill Summary
17	17	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
18	18	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
19	19	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
20	20	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
21	21	http://leg.colorado.gov
22	22	.)
23	23	Beginning January 1, 2027, the bill requires any voting system
24	24	used in an election in the state to use open-source software that allows a
25	25	voting system provider to incorporate end-to-end verifiability into its
26	26	voting systems. The secretary of state is required to adopt rules to
27	27	establish minimum standards for the certification and oversight of any
28	28	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
29	29	Brooks,
30	30	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
31	31	(None),
32	32	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
33	33	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
34	34	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. open-source software used in a voting system, and each county is required
35	35	to ensure that open-source software is incorporated into its voting system
36	36	within the county's existing resources. Beginning in January 2028, and in
37	37	January every year thereafter, the secretary of state is required to include
38	38	information regarding the incorporation of open-source software in voting
39	39	systems as part of the secretary's presentation at a "SMART Act" hearing.
40	40	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
41	41	SECTION 1. Short title. The short title of this act is the2
42	42	"Election Integrity Enhancement Act".3
43	43	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 1-5-603.5 as4
44	44	follows:5
45	45	1-5-603.5. Open-source software - voting systems - report -6
46	46	definition. (1) A
47	47	S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT7
48	48	OTHERWISE REQUIRES, "OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE" MEANS SOFTWARE FOR8
49	49	WHICH THE SOURCE CODE IS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE FOR REVIEW SO THAT9
50	50	ANYONE CAN INSPECT, BUT NOT MODIFY, THE CODE TO VERIFY THAT IT IS10
51	51	WORKING AS DESIGNED, IMPLEMENTED, AND EXPECTED.11
52	52	(2) B
53	53	EGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, ANY VOTING SYSTEM USED IN AN12
54	54	ELECTION IN THE STATE PURSUANT TO THIS PART 6 MUST USE13
55	55	OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS A VOTING SYSTEM PROVIDER TO14
56	56	INCORPORATE END-TO-END VERIFIABILITY INTO ITS VOTING SYSTEMS BY15
57	57	ENSURING THAT THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS THE SOFTWARE 'S SOURCE CODE16
58	58	FOR REVIEW, INDEPENDENT SECURITY AUDITS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.17
59	59	(3) T
60	60	HE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ADOPT RULES IN18
61	61	ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4 OF TITLE 24 TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM19
62	62	STANDARDS FOR THE CERTIFICATION AND OVERSIGHT OF ANY20
63	63	OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE USED IN A VOTING SYSTEM , INCLUDING21
64	64	REQUIREMENTS FOR LOGGING AND PUBLICIZING UPDATES AND22
65	65	HB25-1143-2- MODIFICATIONS TO THE OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE.1
66	66	(4) E
67	67	ACH COUNTY SHALL, WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES, ENSURE2
68	68	THAT OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE IS INCORPORATED INTO ITS VOTING SYSTEM3
69	69	AS REQUIRED IN THIS SECTION AND SHALL NEGOTIATE WITH ITS CURRENT4
70	70	VOTING SYSTEM PROVIDER OR SOLICIT COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR5
71	71	COST-EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION .6
72	72	(5) B
73	73	EGINNING IN JANUARY 2028, AND IN JANUARY EVERY YEAR7
74	74	THEREAFTER, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL INCLUDE, AS PART OF THE8
75	75	SECRETARY'S PRESENTATION DURING A "SMART ACT" HEARING HELD9
76	76	PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-7-203, INFORMATION CONCERNING THE10
77	77	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION , INCLUDING11
78	78	ANY CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS IN CONNECTION WITH THE12
79	79	REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.13
80	80	SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act14
81	81	takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the15
82	82	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except16
83	83	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V17
84	84	of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this18
85	85	act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take19
86	86	effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in20
87	87	November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the21
88	88	official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.22
89	89	HB25-1143
90	90	-3-