Second Regular Session
              Sixty-sixth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 08-0122.01 John Hershey         HOUSE BILL 08-1039
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Summers,  and McNulty
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Renfroe, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning a requirement that identification used for
            election-related purposes contain a photograph of the
            eligible elector.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Specifies that the identification used for election-related purposes
       shall contain a photograph of the eligible elector.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  1-1-104 (19.5) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
       amended to read:
            1-1-104.  Definitions.  As used in this code, unless the context
       otherwise requires:
            (19.5) (a)  "Identification" means:
            (I)  A valid Colorado driver's license;
            (II)  A valid identification card issued by the department of
       revenue in accordance with the requirements of part 3 of article 2 of title
       42, C.R.S.;
            (III)  A valid United States passport;
            (IV)  A valid employee identification card with a photograph of
       the eligible elector issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of
       the United States government or of this state, or by any county,
       municipality, board, authority, or other political subdivision of this state;
            (V)  A valid pilot's license issued by the federal aviation
       administration or other authorized agency of the United States;
            (VI)  A valid United States military identification card with a
       photograph of the eligible elector; or
            (VII)  A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government
       check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and
       address of the elector;
            (VIII)  A valid medicare or medicaid card issued by the United
       States health care financing administration;
            (IX)  A certified copy of a birth certificate for the elector issued in
       the United States;
            (X)  Certified documentation of naturalization; or
            (XI)  A valid student identification card with a photograph of the
       eligible elector issued by an institution of higher education in Colorado,
       as defined in section 23-3.1-102 (5), C.R.S.
            SECTION 2.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.