HB 26-1080

House Bill 26-1080 changes how Colorado counties verify signatures on mail ballots. Instead of one election judge checking each ballot, a team of bipartisan judges will do the verification to ensure fairness and accuracy. The bill also requires the Secretary of State to create rules for this new process. Since it has been signed into law, counties must now follow these updated procedures for signature verification in mail ballot elections.

Official Summary

Currently, in every mail ballot election coordinated with or conducted by a county clerk and recorder, a single election judge personally conducts the review of each mail ballot for purposes of signature verification, unless the county clerk and recorder allows the election judge to use a signature verification device. The bill requires the county clerk and recorder to use a team of bipartisan election judges, rather than a single election judge, to review mail ballots for purposes of signature verification. The bill requires the secretary of state to adopt rules concerning the procedure for using a team of bipartisan election judges for such signature verification.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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