647B859E7ED115C7872586AF0070097F Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-188

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Apr 6, 2021
Location Old Supreme Court

SB21-188 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

21SenateState0406AttachA.pdf

Attachment B

21SenateState0406AttachB.pdf

02:23:49 PM

Senator Danielson,
bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 21-188 to the committee. The bill allows
voters with disabilities to return their ballots electronically. Currently,
a voter with a disability who uses an electronic voting device must print
the paper record and mail it to the applicable election official.

Amendment L.001 was distributed (Attachment A).

02:29:06 PM

Senator Gonzales
proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted testimony
on the bill may be found in Attachment B.

02:29:32 PM

Curtis Chong, representing National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Dan Burke, representing National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Maryann Migliorelli, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

02:39:04 PM

Timothy Keenan, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Jennifer Levin, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

02:45:13 PM

CJay Coles, representing Verified Voting, testified in opposition to the bill. Shawn Smith, representing self, testified in opposition to the bill. Amanda Gonzalez, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in opposition to the bill.

02:52:51 PM

Senator Danielson commented on the amendment.

02:55:19 PM

Celeste Landry, representing League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Harvie Branscomb, representing Coloradans for Voting Integrity, testified to amend the bill. Neal McBurnett, representing self, testified to amend the bill.

03:03:40 PM

Caleb Thornton, representing Colorado Department of State, was available to answer committee questions. Scott LaBarre, representing National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

03:15:10 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
	Moved	Coleman
	Seconded

	Jaquez Lewis
	Simpson
	Sonnenberg
	Coleman
	Gonzales
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:15:35 PM

The bill sponsor gave closing remarks on the bill.

03:18:28 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 21-188, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Coleman
	Seconded

	Jaquez Lewis	Yes
	Simpson	No
	Sonnenberg	No
	Coleman	Yes
	Gonzales	Yes
	Final	YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB21-188 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly