SB 17-071 — Voter Service And Polling Centers Early Voting General Election

First Regular Session Seventy-first General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO PREAMENDEDENGROSSED This Unofficial Version Includes CommitteeAll Amendments Not Yet Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.

17-0697.01 Kate Meyer x4348 SENATE BILL 17-071 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Tate, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP (None), Senate Committees House Committees State, Veterans, & Military Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNINGC ONCERNING REDUCTIONS IN EARLY VOTING PERIOD REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER SERVICE AND POLLING CENTERS USED IN GENERAL ELECTIONS ,AND, AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , ADJUSTING REQUIREMENTS AND REALLOCATING RESOURCES AS A RESULT OF SAVINGS FROM THOSE REDUCTIONS .

This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) g Forgeneralelections,countieswithatleast 25,000 active electors d are currently required to designate at least one voter service and polling e 0 T R , A 2 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

E d c Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.

S d a Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.

e M A center (VSPC) for each 30,000 active electors during the period of early voting.

ElectionElectiondaywaittimereporting-rulesO dayNTHEDAY waitOF timeEACH reportingGENERAL -ELECTION ruHE,A WAITCOUNTY TIMESATEACHVOTERSERVICEANDPOLLINGCENTERMUSTBECOLLECTEDCLERK AND POSTEDRECORDER ONOR THE DAYSECRETARYOFSTATESHALLMEASUREATLEASTHOURLYTHEWAITTIMES OFAT EACHEVERY GENERALVOTER ELECTIONSERVICE INAND ACCORDANCEPOLLING WITHCENTER RULESIN PROMULGATEDEACH BYCOUNTY THE. SECRETARY OF STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4OF TITLE24.

HE SECRETARYOFSTATESHALLPOSTTHERESULTSOFTHOSEMEASUREMENTS AT LEAST HOURLY ON ELECTION DAY .

HE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL PROMULGATE RULES ,IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4 OF TITLE24,TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION.

(1) The county clerk and recorder or designated election official responsible for conducting an election that is to be by mail ballot pursuant to section 1-7.5-104(1)1-7.5-104 shall(1) sendshallsendaproposedelectionplan afor proposedconducting electionthe planforconductingthemailmail ballotelection to the secretary of state no later than fifty-five days prior to a nonpartisan election or, for any mail ballotectionballotlection that is -8- 071 coordinated with or conducted bythe countyclerkcounty clerk and recorder, no later thanninetydayspriortotheelection.Theproposedplanmaybebasedon the standard plan adopted by the secretary of state by rule.

T -8- 071 CLERK AND RECORDER SHALL INCLUDE WITH THE PROPOSED ELECTION PLAN ANY WATCHER ACCOMMODATION PLAN OR OTHER ADMINISTRATIVELY REQUIRED WATCHER PLAN .

-9- 071 (A) Return the marked ballot to the county clerk and recorder or designated election official by United States mail or by depositing the ballotattheofficeofthecountyclerkandrecorderordesignatedelection -9- 071 official or any voter service and polling center or drop-off location designatedbythecountyclerkandrecorderordesignatedelectionofficial as specified in the mail ballotTION plan filed with the secretary of state.

(1) If a nonpartisan recall election is to be conducted by mail ballot, the designated election official shall submit a written mailmaELECTIONt ballotN plantothesecretaryofstateinaccordancewithsection1-7.5-105nolater than five calendar days after calling the election.

Mail ballots - plan required - voter service and pollingcenters-numberrequired-definition.(1)(a) Notwithstanding section 1-7.5-107 (1), as soon as practicable after the date that the designatedelectionofficialcertifiestherecallquestiontotheballotunder section 1-12-108 (8)(c)(II), the county clerk and recorder or designated election official administering a recall election shall submit to the secretary of state, for approval within twenty-four hours after receipt, a proposed mail ballotlection plan, including the manner in and date by -10- 071 which the mail ballot transmission deadline set forth in subsection (2) of this section will be met.

If the secretaryof state does not provide written notice of approval or disapproval of the plan within twenty-four hours, -10- 071 the plan is deemed approved.

(b) Not later than the fifteenth day before the last day on which voted mail ballots maybemay be returned by electors other than covered voters underarticle8.3of thistitleTLE1, the designatedelectionofficialshall mail ballots to eligible electors in accordance with the mail ballot ELECTION plan developed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

BoardBoardofeducation-specificduties. of education-specificduties.(1) Inaddition to any other duty required to be performed by law, each board of education shall have andrform the following specific duties:

(1) Inaddition to any other duty required to be performed by law, each board of education shall have andrform the following specific duties:

-11- 071 SECTION 9.

Act subject to petition - effective date - applicability.(1) Thisacttakeseffectat12:01a.m.onthedayfollowing the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the -11- 071 general assembly(August 9, 2017, if adjournment sine die is on May10, 2017);