House Bill 17-1014 Summary

• Eliminates the criminal penalty for voters who disclose or show their voted ballots to other people, replacing the blanket prohibition with an exception for disclosures made in furtherance of election violations.

• Allows voters to voluntarily share images of their own ballots through electronic means after voting, with implied consent to transmission of the image.

• Maintains prohibitions on marking ballots in ways that identify them and on soliciting or inducing voters to reveal how they voted.

• Permits county clerks and polling place officials to impose reasonable restrictions on photography and other activities at voting locations to ensure fair and efficient elections.

• Takes effect August 9, 2017, or upon voter approval at the November 2018 general election if subject to a referendum petition.