House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

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February 23, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB26-1080   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 2, lines 15 and 16, strike "team of bipartisan"

Page 1, Line 2and substitute "bipartisan team of".

Page 1, Line 3Page 2, line 20, strike "one other election judge of any political

Page 1, Line 4party affiliation" and substitute "a second bipartisan team of

Page 1, Line 5election judges".

Page 1, Line 6Page 2, strike lines 22 and 23 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 7"(II)  If, both other election judges agree after completing the

Page 1, Line 8review of signatures pursuant to subsection (2)(a)(I) of this

Page 1, Line 9section, the bipartisan team of election judges agrees".

Page 1, Line 10Page 3, line 1, strike "judges agree judge agrees".

Page 1, Line 11Strike "team of bipartisan" and substitute "bipartisan team of " on:

Page 1, Line 12Page 2, line 7; Page 3, line 27; Page 4, lines 3, 6, 9, 15, and 25; Page 5,

Page 1, Line 13lines 4 and 8.

Page 1, Line 14Page 1, line 102, strike "team of bipartisan" and substitute

Page 1, Line 15"bipartisan team of".