FBBD52B918778EB6872586A7007F98DA Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB21-1053HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRSDate Mar 29, 2021 Location LSB A HB21-1053 - Postponed Indefinitely Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/2C1DD819E580...$File/21HouseState0329AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0329AttachB.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/2F4100DE8305...$File/21HouseState0329AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0329AttachC.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/03089D2D17A9...$File/21HouseState0329AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0329AttachD.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/036697890187...$File/21HouseState0329AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0329AttachE.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/BE414FA1F335...$File/21HouseState0329AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0329AttachF.pdf Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/313EAFC3498C...$File/21HouseState0329AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseState0329AttachG.pdf 05:13:43 PM Representative Williams, bill sponsor, introduced House Bill 21-1053. This bill allows any registered voter to request a recount of ballots cast in an election and allows for manual recounts to be requested for both automatic and requested recounts. 05:26:39 PM Members of the committee asked questions to the bill sponsor. 05:35:02 PM Peg Perl, representing the Arapahoe County Clerk & Recorder's Office, testified in opposition to the bill. She answered questions from the committee. Amanda Gonzalez, representing Colorado Common Cause; and Martha Tierney, representing America Votes and Colorado Democratic Party, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Tierney answered committee questions. 05:49:18 PM Carmen Bontrager, representing herself; Kim Dealy, representing herself; and LaurelAnne Flahive, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Bontrager answered questions from the committee. 06:04:34 PM Mary Parker, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 06:08:59 PM Hilary Rudy, representing Colorado Department of State, was available to answer committee questions. She answered questions from members of the committee. 06:09:56 PM Matt Crane, representing Colorado County Clerks Assocation, was available to answer committee questions. Mr. Crane answered questions from the committee. 06:10:36 PM Karen Kennedy, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 06:17:38 PM Representative Williams introduced and moved amendment L.005 (Attachment B) 06:17:39 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.005 Moved Williams Seconded Hanks Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Excused Williams Kennedy Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:18:20 PM Representative Williams introuced and moved amendment L.006 (Attachment C) 06:18:21 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.006 Moved Williams Seconded Hanks Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Excused Williams Kennedy Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:18:42 PM Representative Williams introduced and moved amendment L.007 (Attachment D) 06:19:16 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.007 Moved Williams Seconded Hanks Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Excused Williams Kennedy Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:24:15 PM Representative Willams introduced and moved amendment L.001 (Attachment E) 06:25:01 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Williams Seconded Hanks Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Excused Williams Kennedy Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:25:02 PM Representative Willams introduced and moved amendment L.003 (Attachment F). 06:25:27 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 Moved Williams Seconded Hanks Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Excused Williams Kennedy Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:25:28 PM Representative Willams introduced and moved amendment L.008 (Attachment G). 06:25:49 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.008 Moved Williams Seconded Bockenfeld Amabile Bacon Bernett Bockenfeld Duran Hanks Neville Valdez A. Excused Williams Kennedy Woodrow YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:25:50 PM Representative Williams offered closing remarks on House Bill 21-1053. Committee members also offered closing remarks. 06:39:13 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1053, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Williams Seconded Hanks Amabile No Bacon No Bernett No Bockenfeld Yes Duran No Hanks Yes Neville Yes Valdez A. Excused Williams Yes Kennedy No Woodrow No YES: 4 NO: 6 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 06:39:31 PM Motion Postpone House Bill 21-1053 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. Moved Kennedy Seconded Duran Amabile Yes Bacon Yes Bernett Yes Bockenfeld No Duran Yes Hanks No Neville No Valdez A. Excused Williams No Kennedy Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS