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HB16-1070

Signature Verification In Municipal Mail Ballot Election

Type Bill
Session 2016 Regular Session
Subjects
Elections & Redistricting Local Government

Concerning a signature verification requirement for municipal mail ballot elections, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

For a mail ballot election conducted after March 30, 2018, under the 'Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965', the act:
  • Requires election judges to compare a municipal elector's signature on a mail ballot return envelope self-affirmation with one of the elector's digitized signatures stored in the statewide voter registration system, commonly referred to as 'SCORE';
  • Grants municipal clerks access to SCORE for signature verification purposes;
  • Specifies signature features that require election judges to perform additional research;
  • Authorizes the use of signature verification devices to perform these comparisons;
  • Describes the procedures for clerks and election judges to follow based on the outcomes of such comparisons; and
  • Requires municipal clerks to provide training to election judges who compare signatures.
To implement the act, $15,450 is appropriated to the information technology services division of the department of state for the 2016-17 fiscal year.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/22/2016 Signed Act PDF
04/15/2016 Final Act PDF
04/06/2016 Rerevised PDF
04/05/2016 Revised PDF
03/08/2016 Reengrossed PDF
03/07/2016 Engrossed PDF
01/13/2016 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
03/04/2016 PA2 PDF
02/11/2016 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/02/2016 FN3 PDF
03/15/2016 FN2 PDF
01/21/2016 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
04/01/2016 SA2 PDF
03/04/2016 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 16-1070 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 16-1070 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 16-1070, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A) to House Bill 16-1070. The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 16-1070, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/06/2016 Third Reading BILL
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/08/2016 Third Reading BILL
65
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Location Action
04/22/2016 Governor Governor Signed
04/15/2016 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/15/2016 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/14/2016 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/06/2016 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/05/2016 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/01/2016 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/21/2016 Senate Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/09/2016 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
03/08/2016 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/07/2016 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/04/2016 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/10/2016 House House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
01/13/2016 House Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/10/2016 130 Signature Verification In Mun Mail Ballot Election PDF