NEWS RELEASE
COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE JENA GRISWOLD
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On August 3, 2021, the Secretary held a public rulemaking hearing to receive comments on proposed amendments to the Colorado Elections Rules.
To find the relevant documents related to this hearing, including the initial notice of rulemaking, draft statement of basis, preliminary draft of proposed rules, cost-benefit analysis, and written comments received during the comment period, please visit our 8/3/2021 rulemaking hearing webpage: https://www.sos.state.co.us/
Please see the attached Notice of Adoption. The Notice is also posted on the website listed above.
The Secretary is adopting permanent rule revisions necessary to: implement Senate Bills 21-188 and 21-250; update petition review rules, and watcher and canvass rules; remove references to Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting devices and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) equipment because those systems are no longer in use in the State of Colorado; eliminate obsolete provisions; organize existing rules for clarity; simplify the language of existing rules; and ensure consistency with Department rulemaking standards.
Additionally, the Secretary is permanently adopting the voting system emergency rules that were temporarily adopted on 6/17/2021. The rules will become permanently effective twenty days after publication in the Colorado Register.
Please contact email Sos.Rulemaking@coloradosos.
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