HB 15-1193 Summary

• Clarifies watchers' rights to witness and verify all election activities from voter registration and ballot printing through canvassing, certification, recounts, and election judge decisions

• Authorizes watchers to inspect and review all election records, obtain copies at cost not exceeding direct reproduction expense, but prohibits removal of partial or interim results before 7 p.m. on election day

• Permits watchers to make audio, photographic, and video recordings of election activities while prohibiting recording of information revealing how any elector cast their ballot

• Allows one watcher per team of election judges or per single election official, and permits watchers to make reasonable inquiries of election officials while prohibiting malicious interference or deliberate delays

• Requires the Secretary of State to timely resolve disputes between election officials and watchers, with resolution favoring the state's interests in transparency and citizen oversight