h_sa_2017a_2017-01-25t13:33:07z1 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/25/2017

Location: LSB A

05:45 PM -- HB17-1014



The committee came back to order.



Representative Rosenthal and Representative Williams, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 17-1404. Under current law, a voter that shows his or her completed ballot in a manner that discloses its contents commits a misdemeanor offense. This bill allows a voter to disclose the contents of his or her completed ballot by showing it to any other person or by making an image available through electronic means (social media). The bill also authorizes municipal and county clerks to place reasonable restrictions on the use of photography or other activities at a polling place or other location in which votes are tabulated. Lastly, the bill makes the trading of a vote or offering to trade a vote a misdemeanor and clarifies that it is a misdemeanor to take a picture of another person's completed ballot.



05:54 PM -- Suzanne Staiert, Secretary of State's Office, testified on the bill. Ms. Staiert answered questions from the committee.



06:04 PM -- Ryan Parsell, El Paso County Clerk and Recorder's Office, testified in support of the bill.



06:07 PM -- Colin Phipps, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



06:11 PM -- Scott Romano, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



06:14 PM -- Denise Maes, American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.





06:18 PM



Representative Rosenthal presented amendment L.001 (Attachment J).



17HouseState0125AttachJ.pdf

06:20 PM



Representative Williams made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

06:27 PM



The committee adjourned.