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CO SB001
Bill
AI Summary
- Creates the Colorado Voting Rights Act prohibiting political subdivisions from engaging in voter suppression or vote dilution that disparately impacts members of protected classes based on race, color, or language minority status
- Authorizes aggrieved persons and the Attorney General to bring civil actions against political subdivisions for voting rights violations, with a required 60-day notification letter before filing suit to allow jurisdictions to adopt remedial resolutions
- Expands voter identification options to include tribal IDs issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or Indian Health Service without requiring a photograph
- Requires municipalities with 3,000+ residents in counties covered by multilingual ballot requirements to provide minority language ballot access starting January 1, 2027
- Mandates that covered facilities (nursing homes, assisted living, psychiatric hospitals) display voting information notices during the 30 days before general or coordinated elections, and extends the 100-foot electioneering prohibition zone to include drop boxes
Legislative Description
Colorado Voting Rights Act
Elections & Redistricting
Last Action
Governor Signed
5/12/2025
Committee Referrals
Appropriations4/14/2025
State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs3/31/2025
Committee of the Whole3/26/2025
Appropriations2/18/2025
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs1/8/2025
Full Bill Text
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