S_SA_2016A 02/08/2016 Committee Summary

01:37 PM -- SB16-107



Senator Cooke presented Senate Bill 16-107 to the committee and answered questions. The bill requires circulators working on voter registration drives to fulfill mandatory training requirements, as specified by rule of the Secretary of State and provided by the voter registration drive organizer, prior to circulating voter registration applications; and inform persons of alternative means of registration when the deadline for timely submitting the application form through the voter registration drive prior to any election has passed. The bill also requires voter registration drive organizers to keep records evidencing the training completed by its circulators and to make those records available to the Secretary of State.



01:42 PM -- Secretary of State Wayne Williams testified in support of the bill.



01:46 PM -- Elena Nunez, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill.



01:48 PM -- Elizabeth Steele, representing the League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



01:50 PM -- Matt Crane, Arapahoe County Clerk & Recorder, representing the Colorado County Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill.



01:51 PM -- Ryan Parsell, representing the El Paso County Clerk & Recorder's Office, testified in support of the bill.























01:54 PM



Senator Cooke wrapped up his presentation to the committee.

01:58 PM -- SB16-112



Senator Tate presented Senate Bill 16-112 to the committee. For general elections, counties with at least 25,000 active electors are currently required to designate at least one voter service and polling center (VSPC) for each 30,000 active electors during the period of early voting. The bill maintains this provision for the second 7 days of early voting, but changes this figure for the first 7 days of early voting so that at least one VSPC is required for each 75,000 active electors in such counties. For all counties, the bill also removes the requirement that VSPCs be open on the first Saturday during the 15-day period prior to election day.



02:02 PM -- Elizabeth Stephan, representing New Era Colorado, testified against the bill.



02:11 PM -- Kate Cohen, representing CoPIRG, testified against he bill.



02:15 PM -- Kenneth DeBey, representing the Colorado Alliance for Retired Americans, testified against the bill and presented a handout (Attachment A).



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02:19 PM -- Carla Castedo, representing Mi Familia Vota, testified against the bill.



02:23 PM -- Elena Nunez, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified against the bill.

















02:32 PM -- John Soto, representing Conservation Colorado, testified against the bill.



02:34 PM -- Deputy Secretary of State Suzanne Staiert, representing the Colorado Secretary of State's Office, testified in support of the bill.



02:40 PM -- Matt Crane, Arapahoe County Clerk & Recorder, representing the Colorado County Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill.



02:45 PM -- Ryan Parsell, representing the El Paso County Clerk & Recorder's Office, testified in support of the bill and presented a handout (Attachment B).



16SenateState0208AttachB.pdf



02:55 PM -- Carol Tone, representing the League of Women Voters, testified in support of the bill.





02:58 PM



Senator Tate wrapped up his presentation to the committee.

03:05 PM -- SB16-023



Senator Kerr presented Senate Bill 16-023 to the committee. The bill was previously heard at the committee's February 1, 2016, meeting.



Senator Kerr presented amendment L.001 (Attachment C) to the committee.



16SenateState0208AttachC.pdf

03:21 PM



The committee adjourned.