54D6CCD62ED25997872584FF0070DCA1 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB20-1156HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRSDate Jan 30, 2020 Location LSB A HB20-1156 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/36324D015EFE...$File/20HouseState0130AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 20HouseState0130AttachA.pdf 01:32:46 PM Representative Froelich and Representative McKean, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 20-1156. The bill makes various changes to the Colorado Municipal Election Code, including: • adding an alternative affirmation to be included with absentee ballots for active military/overseas voters; • eliminating the requirement for mail ballots to include a ballot stub and duplicate stub; • changing the deadlines for filing candidate nominating petitions and withdrawing a nomination; and • changing the wording of the self-affirmation that appears on the return envelope for mail ballots. Representative Froelich explained amendment L.001 (Attachment A). 01:35:18 PM Heather Stauffer, Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. 01:36:07 PM Karen Goldman, Colorado Municipal Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill. 01:39:57 PM Representative McKean further discussed amendment L.001. 01:40:12 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Moved Lontine Seconded Kipp Duran Humphrey Kipp Lontine Rich Sirota Excused Williams D. Excused Jaquez Lewis Kennedy YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:40:13 PM Representative McKean made concluding remarks about the bill. 01:42:27 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1156, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Lontine Seconded Jaquez Lewis Duran Yes Humphrey Yes Kipp Yes Lontine Yes Rich Yes Sirota Yes Williams D. Excused Jaquez Lewis Yes Kennedy Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS