H_SA_2022A 04/07/2022 10:18:48 AM Committee Summary

Representatives Duran and Sirota, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1273. The bill prohibits any person from threatening, coercing, or intimidating an election official or making an official’s personal information public on the internet if publishing such information poses a threat, and requires the removal of an election worker’s information from the internet in such cases. The committee asked questions to the sponsors.

Written testimony on the bill can be found in Attachment A.

A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Cameron Hill, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Beall, representing Colorado Secretary of State's Office, testified in support of the bill. Peg Perl, representing Arapahoe County Clerk & Recorder's office, testified in support of the bill. Heather Stauffer, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.

Todd Davidson, representing Denver Clerk & Recorder/Colorado County Clerks, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the witness.

A panel of witnesses testified on the bill. Jan Moorman, representing League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Derek Tisler, representing Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, testified in support of the bill. Gunnison County Clerk & Recorder Kathy Simillion, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Clerk Josh Zygielbaum, representing Adams County Clerk and Recorder, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.

The bill sponsors presented amendments L.002 (Attachment B) and L.003 (Attachment C).

The bill sponsors and committee gave final remarks.

Representatives McLachlan and Gonzales-Gutierrez, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-104. The bill requires the inclusion of tribal governments as partners in state operations and as recipients of local government grant programs, where applicable. Committee asked questions to the sponsors.

The bill sponsors gave final remarks.