HB 18-1145

House Bill 18-1145 removes certain laws that were declared unconstitutional by a federal court. These laws required people collecting signatures for ballot issues to be Colorado residents and limited how much money these petition circulators could earn per signature they collected. Since the bill has been signed into law, it means these restrictions are no longer in effect, allowing anyone to collect signatures for ballot initiatives without residency requirements and with more freedom over compensation rates.

Official Summary

Statutory Revision Committee. The bill repeals laws ordered permanently enjoined from enforcement in Independence Inst. v. Gessler , 936 F. Supp. 2d 1256 (D. Colo. 2013). The laws: Require ballot issue petition circulators to be Colorado residents; and Limit the amount of per-signature compensation that ballot issue petition circulators may be paid.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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