HB24-1279 Summary

• Establishes a "Vote Transparency Protocol Act" requiring Colorado elections to use unique vote tracking numbers assigned to each ballot to enable public verification of vote counting through distributed ledgers.

• Creates separate roles for vetting registrars (who verify voter eligibility) and token assignment registrars (who assign vote tracking numbers), each observed by bipartisan observer teams from the state's two largest political parties.

• Requires the maintenance of four publicly accessible distributed ledgers: voter eligibility status, token assignment status, cast vote records, and tally status reports that are updated throughout the election process.

• Mandates that every in-person and mail-ballot voter receive a copy of their completed ballot with their unique vote tracking number before leaving the polling location.

• Applies to all Colorado elections in which ballots are not counted entirely by hand and supersedes any conflicting election laws.