(1) (a) An elector may register to vote, and a registered elector may change his or
her residence in the registration record or change or withdraw his or her affiliation,
by completing an electronic form on the official website of the secretary of state if
the elector's signature is stored in digital form in the database systems maintained
by the department of state pursuant to section 1-2-301 (1) or is accessible to the
department of state in accordance with the requirements of section 1-2-302 (6), or
if the elector provides the last four digits of the elector's social security number
and the number can be validated through the department of revenue pursuant to
section 1-2-302 (6.7).
(b) The official website referenced in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1)
shall be fully secure. The website shall maintain the confidentiality of all users and
preserve the integrity of the data submitted. Further specifications regarding the
security of the website may be promulgated by the secretary by rule in accordance
with the provisions of section 1-1-107 (2)(a).
(1.5) A person may preregister pursuant to section 1-2-101 (2) on the official
website referenced in, and in accordance with the signature requirements of,
subsection (1) of this section, and any person that has preregistered may change his
or her information on the registration record by completing an electronic form on
the official website referenced in subsection (1) of this section.
(2) The secretary of state shall make available on the secretary of state's
official website electronic forms for persons to apply to register to vote and for a
registered elector to change his or her residence or change or withdraw his or her
affiliation.
(3) The electronic voter registration form must include:
(a) (I) The questions Are you a citizen of the United States of America?,
Are you at least fifteen years of age?, Do you understand that you must be at
least eighteen years old to be eligible to vote in any election?, Have you resided in
Colorado for at least twenty-two days immediately prior to the election?,Do you
reside in the precinct in which you intend to register?, Is the address you have
listed your sole legal place of residence for purposes of voting?, and Do you
affirm that you will not cast more than one ballot in any election? and places for
the elector to input answers to the questions.
(II) Following the questions listed in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a),
the form shall include the statement If you checked 'no' in response to any of
these questions, do not complete this application because you do not qualify as an
eligible elector in accordance with section 1-2-101, Colorado Revised Statutes..
(b) The questions specified in section 1-2-204 (2) with places for the elector
to input information in response to the questions;
(c) (I) A place for the elector to input additional information, as determined
by the secretary of state, necessary to locate the elector's signature in the
database systems specified in subsection (1) of this section and a place for the
elector to assent to the use of the signature for voter registration purposes.
(II) A place for the elector, in the alternative, to enter the last four digits of
the elector's social security number to be validated pursuant to subsection (1) of
this section and to upload a signature electronically.
(d) The self-affirmation required under section 1-2-205; and
(e) A statement that notifies the user of the website that it is against the law
to knowingly submit false information or to tamper with another person's voter
registration information.
(4) (a) The electronic form for a registered elector to change his or her
residence shall include the information required by section 1-2-216 (1).
(b) The electronic form for a registered elector to change or withdraw his or
her affiliation shall include the information required by section 1-2-219 (1).
(c) Repealed.
(d) In addition to any other requirements of this section, in order for a
registered elector to access the electronic form to change his or her residence or
change or withdraw his or her affiliation, the registered elector shall submit his or
her birth date and, if the elector wishes to state them, the last four digits of his or
her social security number.
(5) The signature requirement of section 1-2-201 (2) is met by an elector's
assent on the electronic application to the use of his or her signature for voter
registration purposes, the return of an elector's signature in response to a notice
sent pursuant to subsection (7)(a) or (7)(b) of this section, or the return of an
elector's signature and copy of the elector's identification pursuant to section 1-7.5-107.3 (1.5).
(6) The county clerk and recorder shall determine if the information
submitted on the electronic form is complete prior to approving a new registration
or approving an elector's change in residence or change in or withdrawal of his or
her affiliation.
(7) (a) (I) When a person completes an electronic voter registration form in
accordance with subsection (3) of this section and is qualified to register based on
the information provided in the form, the county clerk and recorder shall search for
the elector's signature in the database systems specified in subsection (1) of this
section. If the signature is found, the county clerk and recorder shall approve the
new registration pursuant to subsection (6) of this section and shall add the elector
to the computerized statewide voter registration list maintained by the secretary of
state pursuant to section 1-2-301 (1).
(II) If a signature is not found, but the elector provided the last four digits of
the elector's social security number, the county clerk and recorder shall:
(A) Approve the new registration pursuant to subsection (6) of this section
and shall add the elector to the computerized statewide voter registration list
maintained by the secretary of state pursuant to section 1-2-301 (1); and
(B) Send to the elector's address of record, by nonforwardable mail, notice
that the elector has been registered to vote, a postage paid preaddressed return
form by which the elector may return a signature, and information on how the
elector can upload a signature electronically.
(b) (I) When a registered elector completes an electronic form to change his
or her residence or change or withdraw his or her affiliation, the county clerk and
recorder shall search for the registered elector's signature in the database systems
specified in subsection (1) of this section. If the signature is found, the county clerk
and recorder shall approve the change in status pursuant to subsection (6) of this
section and shall make the changes indicated on the electronic form in the
computerized statewide voter registration list maintained by the secretary of state
pursuant to section 1-2-301 (1).
(II) If a signature is not found, but the elector provided the last four digits of
the elector's social security number, the county clerk and recorder shall:
(A) Approve the change in status pursuant to subsection (6) of this section
and shall make the changes indicated on the electronic form in the computerized
statewide voter registration list maintained by the secretary of state pursuant to
section 1-2-301 (1); and
(B) Send to the elector's address of record, by nonforwardable mail, notice of
the change in status, a postage paid preaddressed return form by which the elector
may return a signature, and information on how the elector can upload a signature
electronically.
(c) (I) A person attempting to register or update his or her residence through
the online voter registration system after the eighth day before an election shall be
registered and immediately informed that the person must instead visit a voter
service and polling center to receive a ballot for the election.
(II) A change or withdrawal of affiliation made in accordance with this
section applies to an election if the elector completes the electronic form no later
than twenty-two days before the election; except that, if the twenty-second day
before an election is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the change or withdrawal
applies if made by the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
(d) (I) If a notice provided under subsection (7)(a)(II) or (7)(b)(II) of this section
is returned as undeliverable within twenty days after the county clerk and recorder
mails the notice, the person's registration or change in status is canceled and the
person is deemed never to have registered or changed status. If the notice is
returned as undeliverable after twenty days after the county clerk and recorder
mails the notice, the person's registration is marked inactive.
(II) Notwithstanding subsection (7)(d)(I) of this section, if a person votes in an
election after submitting the application for registration or change in status but
before the notice is returned as undeliverable, the person's registration or change
in status shall not be canceled and the registration shall not be marked inactive.
(8) (a) No later than July 1, 2011, the secretary of state shall make available
on the secretary of state's official website a link to the department of revenue's
official website, whereby an elector may change his or her address information on
file with the department of revenue for driver's license or identification card
purposes.
(b) No sooner than November 1, 2011, and no later than January 1, 2012, the
secretary of state shall make available on the secretary of state's official website a
link to the department of revenue's official website, whereby an elector may
change his or her address information for state income tax purposes.