Colorado Election Security Act (SB 22-153) Summary

• Expands definitions of election records to include key card access system logs and video security surveillance recordings to enhance election facility security.

• Requires county clerks and designated/coordinated election officials to complete election security certification within one year (six months for new county clerks), with curriculum expanded to include voter registration, accessibility, mail ballot processes, voting systems testing, risk-limiting audits, and canvass procedures.

• Prohibits designated and coordinated election officials from serving if convicted of election offenses or sedition/insurrection crimes; restricts elected officials and candidates from handling voting equipment and from accessing voting system component rooms without authorized accompaniment.

• Mandates voting system components be secured in rooms controlled by key card access systems and under continuous video surveillance by June 30, 2023, with logs and recordings maintained as election records for 25 months.

• Appropriates $1,117,000 for the 2022-23 fiscal year to fund local election security grants and risk assessment assistance; provides expedited court proceedings (30 days) for Secretary of State enforcement actions with potential Supreme Court review within 14 days.