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BILL SUMMARY For SB26-119

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Mar 26, 2026       Location Old Supreme Court

SB26-119 - Postpone Senate Bill 26-119 until May 17.


10:25:21 AM  
Senator Mullica, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 26-119. The bill allows municipalities and any district that conducts elections to use electronic ballot returns.
10:28:59 AM  
Dillon Rankin, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in opposition to the bill. Todd Davidson, representing the Denver County Clerk & Recorder's Office, testified in opposition to the bill. Holly Monkman, representing the League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Celeste Landry, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
10:39:19 AM  
Jocelyn Bucaro, representing the Mobile Voting Project, testified in support of the bill. Forrest Senti, representing the Mobile Voting Project, testified in support of the bill.Timothy Maki, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. David Stringfellow, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
10:49:31 AM  
C. Jay Coles, representing Verified Voting, testified in opposition to the bill. Susannah Goodman, representing Common Cause, testified in opposition to the bill. Liz Iacobucci, representing Public Citizen, testified in opposition to the bill. Lisa Danetz, representing the Brennan Center for Justice, testified in opposition to the bill.
10:58:41 AM  
Andrew Moore, representing the Town of Erie and the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. Alaina Dye, representing Disability Law Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Josh Zygielbaum, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Curtis Chong, representing the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mike Juran, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
11:11:14 AM  
Micki Mills, representing the Special District Association of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Nancy Eason, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Barrett Jones, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
11:19:45 AM  

Nora Khalilian, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kimberly Gold, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Written testimony can be found in Attachment A.

11:24:36 AM  
The bill sponsor gave final remarks.

11:30:47 AM
Motion Postpone Senate Bill 26-119 until May 17.
Moved Sullivan
Seconded
Lindstedt Excused
Pelton R. Yes
Zamora Wilson Yes
Sullivan Yes
Wallace Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS