House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
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April 14, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB25-001 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, strike lines 17 through 22.
Page 1, Line 2Page 4, strike lines 1 through 3 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 3"1-1-117. Party member access to methods of selecting
Page 1, Line 4candidates for the general election. Each major political party
Page 1, Line 5shall ensure that any future alternative process by which a
Page 1, Line 6party may select candidates for the general election, as
Page 1, Line 7provided by section 1-4-702, includes a process for party members
Page 1, Line 8to vote that does not require a party member to cast their vote
Page 1, Line 9in person and by which eligible party members not able to attend
Page 1, Line 10a nominating assembly or convention, convened as provided by
Page 1, Line 11section 1-4-702, in person can participate to the same extent as
Page 1, Line 12those voting in person.
Page 1, Line 13SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-5-105, amend (1)
Page 1, Line 14as follows:
Page 1, Line 151-5-105. Restrictions. (1) No election-related activity may be
Page 1, Line 16conducted within one hundred feet of any building in which a polling
Page 1, Line 17location or drop-off location is located or within one hundred feet of
Page 1, Line 18a drop box, except that of the conduct of the election at the polling
Page 1, Line 19location, or drop-off location, or drop box.".
Page 1, Line 20Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 1, Line 21Page 4, line 8, strike "facility"" and substitute "entity"".
Page 1, Line 22Page 5, after line 21 insert:
Page 1, Line 23
Page 2, Line 1"SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-7-110, amend (5)
Page 2, Line 2as follows:
Page 2, Line 31-7-110. Preparing to vote in person. (5) An eligible elector
Page 2, Line 4who does not reside within the county but wishes to vote at a polling
Page 2, Line 5location is entitled to receive a mail ballot or replacement mail ballot that
Page 2, Line 6contains the names of candidates for statewide federal and state offices
Page 2, Line 7and statewide ballot issues and ballot questions. The secretary of state
Page 2, Line 8shall certify the content of the ballot to the county clerk and recorder.
Page 2, Line 9SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-13-714, amend
Page 2, Line 10(1)(a) as follows:
Page 2, Line 111-13-714. Electioneering - removing and return of ballot -
Page 2, Line 12definition. (1) (a) No A person shall not do any electioneering on the
Page 2, Line 13day of any election, or during the time when voting is permitted for any
Page 2, Line 14election, within any polling location or in any public street or room or in
Page 2, Line 15any public manner within one hundred feet of any building in which a
Page 2, Line 16polling location or drop-off location is located, as publicly posted by
Page 2, Line 17the designated election official, or within one hundred feet of a drop
Page 2, Line 18box.
Page 2, Line 19SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-10.5-102, amend
Page 2, Line 20(3)(a)(III) as follows:
Page 2, Line 211-10.5-102. Recounts for congressional, state, and district
Page 2, Line 22offices, state ballot questions, and state ballot issues. (3) (a) Prior to
Page 2, Line 23any recount, the canvass board shall choose at random and test at least
Page 2, Line 24one ballot scanner that will be used in the candidate race, ballot issue, or
Page 2, Line 25ballot question that is the subject of the recount. The purpose of the test
Page 2, Line 26is to ensure that the voting system accurately tabulates votes in the
Page 2, Line 27recounted contest. To conduct the test, the county must prepare and
Page 2, Line 28tabulate the following groups of ballots:
Page 2, Line 29(III) For a mandatory recount, a each canvass board member,
Page 2, Line 30other than the clerk, shall separately mark their own group of
Page 2, Line 31ballots consisting of ten test ballots with the recount contest. marked by
Page 2, Line 32at least two canvass board members of different party affiliations.
Page 2, Line 33SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-10.5-107, amend
Page 2, Line 34(1), (2), (3), and (4) as follows:
Page 2, Line 351-10.5-107. Conducting a recount. (1) Any county clerk and
Page 2, Line 36recorder or governing body required to conduct a recount shall arrange to
Page 2, Line 37have the recount made by for the canvass board who officiated in
Page 2, Line 38certifying the official abstract of votes cast to observe the conduct of
Page 2, Line 39the recount. If any member of the canvass board cannot participate in
Page 2, Line 40be present for the recount, another person shall be appointed in the
Page 2, Line 41manner provided by law for appointment of the members of the original
Page 2, Line 42board.
Page 2, Line 43(2) Any canvass board making A county clerk and recorder
Page 3, Line 1conducting a recount under the provisions of this section may shall
Page 3, Line 2employ assistants, and clerks, and election judges as necessary for the
Page 3, Line 3conduct of the recount. The clerk and recorder shall employ a
Page 3, Line 4bipartisan team of election judges to determine issues of voter
Page 3, Line 5intent in accordance with rules adopted by the secretary of
Page 3, Line 6state. If the bipartisan team of election judges cannot make a
Page 3, Line 7unanimous decision regarding an issue of voter intent, the
Page 3, Line 8canvass board shall, by majority vote, make such determination.
Page 3, Line 9(3) The canvass board may require the production of any
Page 3, Line 10documentary evidence regarding any vote cast or counted and may correct
Page 3, Line 11the abstract of votes cast, in accordance with its findings based on the
Page 3, Line 12evidence presented should a discrepancy in the vote tabulation be
Page 3, Line 13discovered during the recount.
Page 3, Line 14(4) At the conclusion of the recount, the canvass board county
Page 3, Line 15clerk and recorder shall make the returns of all partisan, nonpartisan,
Page 3, Line 16ballot issue, and ballot question elections to the designated election
Page 3, Line 17official canvass board and provide a copy to the persons or groups
Page 3, Line 18requesting the recount or notified of the recount pursuant to sections
Page 3, Line 191-10.5-105 and 1-10.5-106. The canvass board shall meet and issue an
Page 3, Line 20amended abstract of votes cast for the office, ballot issue, or ballot
Page 3, Line 21question that is the subject of the recount and deliver it to the designated
Page 3, Line 22election official.".
Page 3, Line 23Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 3, Line 24Page 10, line 4, after "process." insert "A violation of this section is
Page 3, Line 25established pursuant to section 1-47-204.".
Page 3, Line 26Page 10, line 9, after "the" insert "equal".
Page 3, Line 27Page 11, line 8, after "prerequisites" insert "and burdens".
Page 3, Line 28Page 11, after line 13, insert:
Page 3, Line 29"(2) A political subdivision shall not impose unnecessary
Page 3, Line 30burdens on an elector's access to election information, voter
Page 3, Line 31registration, or a ballot based on that elector's confinement to
Page 3, Line 32a local jail, as defined in section 17-1-102 (7).".
Page 3, Line 33Renumber succeeding subsection accordingly.
Page 3, Line 34Page 12, line 7, after "that" insert "is or".
Page 3, Line 35
Page 4, Line 1Page 12, line 8, strike "additional".
Page 4, Line 2Page 12, line 23, strike the first "in" and substitute "to".
Page 4, Line 3Page 18, line 18, after "offices;" insert "or".
Page 4, Line 4Page 18, strike line 19.
Page 4, Line 5Reletter succeeding sub-subparagraph accordingly.
Page 4, Line 6Page 20, line 26, strike "subdivision" and substitute "subdivision,
Page 4, Line 7including".
Page 4, Line 8Page 21, line 26, after "law" insert "other than this article 47".
Page 4, Line 9Page 22, line 1, strike the second "the" and substitute "that".
Page 4, Line 10Page 28, strike lines 11 through 18 and substitute "clerks. (1) If a
Page 4, Line 11municipality exists partially or wholly within a county covered
Page 4, Line 12by the multilingual ballot requirements of section 1-5-905 (1)
Page 4, Line 13and the municipality has a population of at least three thousand
Page 4, Line 14people, a clerk is required to provide multilingual ballot access
Page 4, Line 15in one of the following ways for any municipal election held on
Page 4, Line 16or after January 1, 2027:
Page 4, Line 17(a) Ensuring that each ballot and sample ballot includes
Page 4, Line 18all ballot content in English and all ballot content fully
Page 4, Line 19translated into any minority language for which a minority
Page 4, Line 20language sample or in-person ballot is required pursuant to
Page 4, Line 21section 1-5-906 for the county in which the municipality
Page 4, Line 22partially or wholly exists; or
Page 4, Line 23(b) Creating a minority language sample ballot pursuant
Page 4, Line 24to section 31-10-1604 and providing an in-person minority
Page 4, Line 25language ballot pursuant to section 31-10-1605.
Page 4, Line 26(2) The clerk shall ensure that any translation provided
Page 4, Line 27as required by this part 16 is performed by one or more qualified
Page 4, Line 28translators.".
Page 4, Line 29Page 29, strike lines 1 through 4.
Page 4, Line 30Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 4, Line 31Page 29, strike lines 13 through 15.
Page 4, Line 32
Page 5, Line 1Page 30, strike lines 5 through 9.
Page 5, Line 2Renumber succeeding subsection accordingly.
Page 5, Line 3Strike "multilingual" and substitute "minority language" on: Page
Page 5, Line 426, lines 17, 24, and 25.
Page 5, Line 5Strike "The clerk of any municipality that satisfies the criteria
Page 5, Line 6specified in section 31-10-1603" and substitute "Unless a clerk
Page 5, Line 7provides multilingual ballot access pursuant to section
Page 5, Line 831-10-1603 (1)(a), the clerk of any municipality that satisfies the
Page 5, Line 9criteria specified in section 31-10-1603 (1)" on: Page 28, lines 20 and
Page 5, Line 1021; and Page 29, lines 17 and 18.
Page 5, Line 11Strike "active eligible" and substitute "qualified" on: Page 29, line 9;
Page 5, Line 12and Page 30, line 11.