HB 13-1038 Summary

• Requires facility administrators to facilitate voter registration and voting for individuals in Division of Youth Corrections custody who are 18 years or older on the election date, including providing voting rights information and mail-in ballot assistance.

• Establishes that verification of a person's commitment to the Department of Human Services constitutes sufficient identification for voter registration purposes.

• Mandates facility administrators forward voter registration applications weekly (or daily during the final registration week) to the appropriate county clerk and recorder, with forwarding to the applicant's home county if different from facility location.

• Exempts administrators from restrictions on the number of mail-in ballots they may deliver in person to election officials on behalf of eligible voters.

• Requires the Secretary of State and Department of Human Services to post acceptable verification types on public websites and notify county election officials that such verification is valid for voter registration and ballot casting.