CO HB1273

Makes it unlawful for any person to interfere with election officials in the discharge of their duties or to induce an election official to violate or refuse to comply with their duties, with violations punished according to existing penalties in section 1-13-111.

Prohibits threatening, coercing, or intimidating election officials verbally, in writing, or in person with intent to impede or interfere with their official duties or to retaliate against them for performing their duties.

Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to knowingly make available on the internet personal information about an election official or their immediate family if the dissemination poses an imminent and serious threat to their safety and the person knows or reasonably should know of that threat.

Allows election workers to submit written requests to state or local government officials to remove their personal information from records made available on the internet if they believe dissemination poses an imminent and serious threat to their safety.

Permits exempt parties (attorneys, title companies, mortgage servicers, and others in real estate matters) to access personal information of election workers in county records despite redaction requests, with counties able to charge administrative costs for granting such access.