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CO HB1108

Bill

Status

Failed

3/6/2019

Primary Sponsor

Larry Liston

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands voting eligibility in special district elections to include nonresidents who own taxable property within the district, if the district board passes a resolution allowing such voting.

  • Requires nonresident voters to sign a notarized self-affirmation form and complete a voter registration process by the eighth day before an election to receive a ballot.

  • Nonresident eligible electors may only vote for special district board candidates on the ballot where they are registered and cannot vote on other ballot measures or issues.

  • Allows special district boards to appoint nonvoting board members who are nonresidents but otherwise eligible to vote, with limits of one nonvoting member for 3-member boards and two for 5-member boards, serving 4-year renewable terms.

  • Establishes signature verification procedures for nonresident voter ballots and requires the Secretary of State to promulgate rules for administration; the voting provisions sunset July 1, 2029.

Legislative Description

Nonresident Electors And Special Districts

Elections & Redistricting

Last Action

Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely

3/6/2019

Committee Referrals

State, Veterans, & Military Affairs2/20/2019
Committee of the Whole1/31/2019
State, Veterans, and Military Affairs1/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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