HB 22-1084

House Bill 22-1084 requires the state court administrator to report individuals who claim they are ineligible for jury duty due to not being a U.S. citizen or not living in the county where they were summoned. The secretary of state then forwards this information to local election officials, who can cancel the voter registration of those reported as ineligible. This applies to regular voters but exempts uniformed service members registered to vote while away from their home county due to active duty. Since it has been signed into law, this bill is now enforceable and will affect how voter registrations are managed in Colorado.

Official Summary

The bill requires the state court administrator to provide the secretary of state with a report of all persons who report as ineligible to serve as a trial or grand juror because they are either not a citizen or do not reside in the county in which they are summoned for juror service. The bill also requires the secretary of state to forward this report to each county clerk and recorder. The bill then requires county clerk and recorders to cancel the voter registration of any elector who is either not a citizen or does not reside in the county and who the county clerk and recorders have received notice of from the state court administrator's report. The secretary of state may cancel the voter registration of any elector who is not a citizen and who the secretary of state has received notice of from the state court administrator's report. Nothing in the bill allows a county clerk and recorder or the secretary of state to cancel the registration of a uniformed-service voter who is absent from the county in which he or she is registered to vote by reason of active duty. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)