HB23-1170 Summary

• Establishes the "Election Integrity Protocol Act" requiring Colorado elections using electronic ballot counting to implement four publicly accessible distributed ledgers: cast vote records, tally status reports, token assignments, and voter eligibility status.

• Creates a system where each in-person voter receives a unique anonymous "election token" assigned by a token assignment registrar in the presence of bipartisan observer teams, which is then attached to the voter's ballot.

• For mail ballots, voters must confirm receipt of their ballot with a vetting registrar before a token assignment registrar assigns an election token to the ballot, with all processes observed by designated bipartisan teams.

• Requires each ballot cast to be verified as having a unique election token before counting, and mandates creation of cast vote records entered into a distributed ledger for all electronically counted ballots (except manual counts).

• Takes effect June 1, 2024, but is subject to referendum petition; if challenged within 90 days after legislative adjournment, the law will not take effect unless approved by voters in November 2024.