SB 22-152

Senate Bill 22-152 is a Colorado law that allows people whose homes have been destroyed or made uninhabitable by disasters like wildfires or floods to still be able to vote as if they lived at their original address. This means voters don’t lose their right to vote in their old neighborhood just because their home was damaged, as long as they plan to return once it’s fixed. The law also lets people keep different addresses for voting and other purposes like car registration or state taxes. Since the bill has been signed into law, it is now active and affects anyone whose residence has been destroyed under these circumstances.

Official Summary

The act allows a person whose residence has been destroyed or rendered uninhabitable by a natural disaster or by other means to maintain residency for purposes of voting at the address of the destroyed residence if the person intends to return to the residence once it is replaced or becomes habitable. In such a case, the person's residence given for motor vehicle registration and for state income tax purposes is not required to be the same as the person's residence for voting purposes. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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