Second Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 16-0442.02 Bob Lackner x4350    HOUSE BILL 16-1111
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Coram,
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning a requirement that voters registering to vote
            immediately prior to or on election day provide a form
            of identification that shows a photograph of the
            voter.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            In connection with current procedures permitting an elector to
       register to vote on or immediately prior to election day, the bill permits
       an elector to register to vote less than 29 days prior to or on election day
       if the elector provides one of several enumerated forms of photo
       identification.
            If enacted, the bill would be submitted to the electors of the state
       of Colorado for their approval or rejection under the referendum powers
       of the state constitution.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-2-217.7, add (4)
       (a.5) as follows:
            1-2-217.7.  Registration on or immediately prior to election day
       - locations - photo identification - rules - legislative declaration.
       (4)  Registration at voter service and polling centers. (a.5)  An
       elector may register to vote prior to an election or on election
       day as permitted by this section if the elector, in addition to
       satisfying all other applicable requirements of this section,
       provides one of the following forms of identification:
            (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 that shows 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
       that shows a photograph of the eligible elector;
            (VII)  A valid student identification card that shows 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.;
            (VIII)  A valid veteran health identification card issued by
       the veterans health administration in the United States
       department of veterans affairs with a photograph of the eligible
       elector; or
            (IX)  A valid identification card that shows a photograph
       of the eligible elector issued by a federally recognized tribal
       government certifying tribal membership.
            SECTION 2.  Applicability. This act applies to any election
       conducted on or after the date of the official declaration of the vote
       thereon by proclamation of the governor.
            SECTION 3.  Refer to people under referendum. At the
       election held on November 8, 2016, the secretary of state shall submit this
       act by its ballot title to the registered electors of the state for their
       approval or rejection. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote
       either "Yes/For" or "No/Against" on the following ballot title: "Shall
       voters registering to vote immediately prior to or on election day provide
       a form of identification that shows a photograph of the voter?" Except as
       otherwise provided in section 1-40-123, Colorado Revised Statutes, if a
       majority of the electors voting on the ballot title vote "Yes/For", then the
       act will become part of the Colorado Revised Statutes.