CO SB 24-210

Title: Modifications to Laws Regarding Elections
Author: Emily Sirota

Summary
The bill modifies the "Uniform Election Code of 1992", the law regarding initiatives and referendums, and the "Fair Campaign Practices Act". Elections generally. The bill specifies that the county clerk and recorder, as the chief election official for the county, sets the operational hours of the clerk and recorder's office. Qualification and registration of electors. The bill changes the age at which an individual may preregister to vote from 16 to 15 years old; repeals the authorization for a 17-year-old who is preregistered to vote as an 18-year-old in a general election from voting as a 17-year-old in a primary election or presidential primary election that precedes that general election. Political party organization. The bill specifies that when a state senatorial district or state representative district is comprised of one or more whole counties or of a part of one county and all or a part of one or more other counties, a state senatorial central committee or a state representative central committee consists of the elected precinct committee persons, as well as the chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, and secretary of the several party county central committees, who reside within the state senatorial district or the state representative district. Access to ballot by candidates. The bill specifies that the law prohibiting a candidate who was defeated in a primary election from participating in a general election does not apply to a candidate for president of the United States; makes the deadlines for a candidate to file a petition in a congressional vacancy election consistent with other deadlines; makes the general timeline for circulating petitions to get on the ballot applicable to presidential electors for unaffiliated presidential candidates; aligns the minor political party candidate petition calendar with the major political party candidate petition calendar; clarifies that an unaffiliated candidate for president of the United States is exempt from the requirement that a candidate be registered as unaffiliated with a political party in the statewide voter registration system prior to the general election; repeals the ability of a preregistrant to sign a petition to nominate a candidate for a primary election; requires a candidate or candidate committee, recall committee, or representative of a minority party petition to submit a paid circulator report, if applicable, to the secretary of state (secretary); and modifies the timing for a candidate to cure a nominating petition signature deficiency. Notice and preparation of elections. The bill requires the secretary to administer a pilot program that allows the county clerk and recorder or designated election official (clerk) of a county with at least 10,000 but fewer than 37,500 active electors and with at least 3 cities or towns where the second and third largest cities or towns that are located entirely within the county both have less than 3% of the active electors in the county, to request a waiver of the requirement to designate 3 voter service and polling centers (VSPC) on election day and instead designate at least 2 VSPCs on election day; repeals an obsolete provision specifying data to be used to determine the number of students enrolled at an institution of higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic; specifies that for a general election, a county shall establish a drop box on each campus of an institution of higher education located within the county that has 1,000, rather than 2,000, or more enrolled students; clarifies that each clerk is required to ensure that primary election ballots are printed in accordance with existing law; repeals obsolete language regarding voting equipment and makes a necessary conforming amendment; updates several provisions regarding the use of voting systems to align with current practice; requires the secretary to approve or deny an application from a political subdivision to purchase a new electromechanical voting system wi

Status
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor

Bill Documents
CO SB 24-210 - Introduced Version
2024-04-17 - CO SB 24-210 (Introduced Version)

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CO SB 24-210 - Engrossed Version
2024-04-17 - CO SB 24-210 (Engrossed Version)

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CO SB 24-210 - PA2 Preamended Versions
2024-04-17 - CO SB 24-210 (PA2 Preamended Versions)

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CO SB 24-210 - PA1 Preamended Versions
2024-04-17 - CO SB 24-210 (PA1 Preamended Versions)

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CO SB 24-210 - Revised Version
2024-04-17 - CO SB 24-210 (Revised Version)

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CO SB 24-210 - Reengrossed Version
2024-04-17 - CO SB 24-210 (Reengrossed Version)

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