A Bill for an Act
Page 1, Line 101Concerning the cancellation of the voter registrations of
Page 1, Line 102persons not legally qualified to vote in the state by
Page 1, Line 103reason of noncitizenship, and, in connection therewith,
Page 1, Line 104requiring the executive directors of the department of
Page 1, Line 105revenue, the department of public health and
Page 1, Line 106environment, and the department of corrections to
Page 1, Line 107furnish the secretary of state with regular reports of
Page 1, Line 108all persons who are not citizens based on existing
Page 1, Line 109information-sharing agreements; requiring the state
Page 1, Line 110court administrator to furnish the secretary of state
Page 1, Line 111with regular reports of all persons who report as
Page 1, Line 112ineligible to serve as jurors because they are not
Page 1, Line 113citizens; and requiring the cancellation of the voter
Page 2, Line 101registrations of the persons included on the reports.
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)
The secretary of state must maintain the computerized statewide voter registration list on as current a basis as possible, including in a manner that ensures that the names of electors who are not eligible to vote are removed from the list. In furtherance of this responsibility, the department of state regularly and securely exchanges information with the department of revenue (DOR), the department of public health and environment (CDPHE), and the department of corrections (DOC) to enable the transfer and verification of voter registration information.
Section 1 of the bill requires that, on and after July 1, 2025, the secretary of state, on behalf of the department of state, modify its agreements with DOR, CDPHE, and DOC to expressly include access to any available citizenship-related information in the databases already subject to shared access between the department of state and DOR, CDPHE, and DOC, respectively.
Section 2 requires the executive director of DOR to furnish 2 separate quarterly reports to the secretary of state of all persons who are not citizens based on:
- Information contained in the database of the division of motor vehicles subject to the existing sharing agreement with the department of state as modified in section 1; and
- Information obtained from the federal commissioner of social security and required to be made accessible to the department of state for verification of a person's name, date of birth, and the last 4 digits of the person's social security number.
Section 2 requires the executive directors of CDPHE and DOC, respectively, to furnish the same type of quarterly report to the secretary of state based on the information in the databases of CDPHE and DOC subject to existing information-sharing agreements with the department of state and as modified in section 1.Section 2 also requires the state court administrator to provide the secretary of state with a quarterly report of all persons who report as ineligible to serve as a trial or grand juror because they are not citizens.
Section 2 requires the secretary of state to forward quarterly to each county clerk and recorder the information received from the executive directors of DOR, CDPHE, DOC, and the state court administrator, and requires a county clerk and recorder to cancel the voter registration of any elector who is not a citizen according to the information received from the secretary of state. Additionally, the secretary of state may electronically cancel the voter registration of any elector who is not a citizen and who the secretary of state has received notice of from the executive directors of DOR, CDPHE, or DOC, or the state court administrator.
Page 3, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
Page 3, Line 2SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-2-302, add (6.5)(d) as follows:
Page 3, Line 31-2-302. Maintenance of computerized statewide voter
Page 3, Line 4registration list - confidentiality. (6.5) (d) At the earliest practical
Page 3, Line 5time after the effective date of this subsection (6.5)(d), the
Page 3, Line 6secretary of state, acting on behalf of the department of state,
Page 3, Line 7shall modify the agreements entered into pursuant to
Page 3, Line 8subsections (6.5)(a) and (6.5)(b) of this section to expressly
Page 3, Line 9include access to information in the databases of the division of
Page 3, Line 10motor vehicles, the department of public health and
Page 3, Line 11environment, and the department of corrections to the extent
Page 3, Line 12required to enable the verification of the accuracy of the
Page 3, Line 13citizenship status of all persons as provided on their
Page 3, Line 14applications for voter registration to conform to the requirements of sections 1-2-301, 1-2-101 (1)(a), and 1-2-204 (2)(c).
Page 3, Line 15SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 1-2-607 as follows:
Page 3, Line 161-2-607. Cancellation of registrations of electors who are not
Page 3, Line 17qualified by reason of noncitizenship - reports. (1) (a) As soon as
Page 3, Line 18practicable after the end of each quarter of a calendar year,
Page 4, Line 1the executive director of the department of revenue, as the
Page 4, Line 2official responsible for the division of motor vehicles, shall, in
Page 4, Line 3accordance with the exchange of information authorized
Page 4, Line 4pursuant to section 1-2-302 (6), (6.5)(a), and (6.5)(d), furnish the
Page 4, Line 5secretary of state with a report of all persons who are not
Page 4, Line 6citizens as indicated by the information in the database of the division of motor vehicles.
Page 4, Line 7(b) As soon as practicable after the end of each quarter
Page 4, Line 8of a calendar year, the executive director of the department of
Page 4, Line 9revenue shall, in accordance with the exchange of information
Page 4, Line 10authorized pursuant to section 1-2-302 (6.7), furnish the
Page 4, Line 11secretary of state with a report of all persons who are not
Page 4, Line 12citizens as indicated by the information provided to the
Page 4, Line 13department of state for verification of a person's name, date of
Page 4, Line 14birth, and the last four digits of the person's social security number, or the absence of such social security number.
Page 4, Line 15(2) As soon as practicable after the end of each quarter
Page 4, Line 16of a calendar year, the executive directors of the department
Page 4, Line 17of public health and environment and the department of
Page 4, Line 18corrections shall, in accordance with the exchange of
Page 4, Line 19information authorized under section 1-2-302 (6.5)(b) and (6.5)(d),
Page 4, Line 20furnish the secretary of state with reports of all persons who
Page 4, Line 21are not citizens as indicated by the information in the databases
Page 4, Line 22of the department of public health and environment and the department of corrections, respectively.
Page 4, Line 23(3) As soon as practicable after the end of each quarter
Page 4, Line 24of a calendar year, the state court administrator shall furnish
Page 5, Line 1the secretary of state with a report of all persons who report
Page 5, Line 2as ineligible to serve as a trial or grand juror because they are not citizens.
Page 5, Line 3(4) Each quarter of a calendar year, the secretary of
Page 5, Line 4state shall forward to each county clerk and recorder the
Page 5, Line 5information received pursuant to subsections (1) through (3) of this section.
Page 5, Line 6(5) A county clerk and recorder shall cancel the
Page 5, Line 7registration of any elector who is not a citizen and who the
Page 5, Line 8county clerk and recorder has received notice of pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.
Page 5, Line 9(6) The secretary of state may, by electronic means,
Page 5, Line 10cancel the registration of any elector who is not a citizen and
Page 5, Line 11who the secretary of state has received notice of pursuant to subsections (1) through (3) of this section.
Page 5, Line 12(7) The reports required to be furnished to the secretary
Page 5, Line 13of state pursuant to subsections (1) through (3) of this section
Page 5, Line 14and any other records exchanged pursuant to this section are
Page 5, Line 15public records not subject to disclosure in accordance with section 24-72-204 (1)(a), (1)(b), and (2)(a)(VI).
Page 5, Line 16(8) The secretary of state shall provide adequate
Page 5, Line 17technological security measures to prevent unauthorized
Page 5, Line 18access to the reports and any other records exchanged
Page 5, Line 19pursuant to this section. The secretary of state shall also
Page 5, Line 20establish adequate and reasonable technological security
Page 5, Line 21requirements for the exchange or transfer of the reports or any
Page 5, Line 22data related to the reports between the secretary of state and
Page 6, Line 1any other state agency or county clerk and recorder. The
Page 6, Line 2secretary of state, the department of revenue, the department
Page 6, Line 3of public health and environment, the department of
Page 6, Line 4corrections, the state court administrator, and each county
Page 6, Line 5clerk and recorder shall adhere to the technological security
Page 6, Line 6requirements established by the secretary of state, and shall
Page 6, Line 7not sell, disclose, or otherwise release the reports or any information contained in the reports.
Page 6, Line 8SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
Page 6, Line 9takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
Page 6, Line 10ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
Page 6, Line 11that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
Page 6, Line 12of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this
Page 6, Line 13act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take
Page 6, Line 14effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
Page 6, Line 15November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.