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CO SB 106

died on adjournment

Opt-out of Mail Ballot Packets for Elections

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

The bill requires the secretary of state (secretary) to adopt rules to establish a process by which a registered elector may choose not to automatically receive a mail ballot packet for all elections that the county clerk and recorder conducts by mail ballot on or after November 2, 2027. The rules must include a process by which a registered elector who has chosen not to receive mail ballots may choose to resume receipt of mail ballots. The secretary is required to develop public-facing communications explaining that choosing not to receive a mail ballot packet is voluntary. A registered elector who has chosen not to receive a mail ballot packet must either vote in person at a voter service and polling center or request a mail ballot.For each mail ballot election conducted by a county clerk and recorder on or after November 2, 2027, each county clerk and recorder is required to report to the secretary the number of registered electors in the county who chose not to receive a mail ballot packet for the election and the number of mail ballot packets that the county clerk and recorder did not send as a result for that election. The secretary is required to use the information submitted by each county clerk and recorder to determine the reduction in the costs that each county incurred in conducting the election and to make the information reported by the county clerk and recorders and the savings determined by the secretary available to the public on the secretary's website.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Introduced
2026-02-11
Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-05 — Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • L. Zamora Wilsonsponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-05

    Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely

  2. 2026-02-11

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Postpone Senate Bill 26-106 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.

    2026-03-05 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • William Lindstedt: yes
    • Rod Pelton: no
    • Lynda Zamora Wilson: no
    • Tom Sullivan: yes
    • Katie Wallace: yes

  • Refer Senate Bill 26-106, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

    2026-03-05 · fail · 0-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • William Lindstedt: no
    • Rod Pelton: yes
    • Lynda Zamora Wilson: yes
    • Tom Sullivan: no
    • Katie Wallace: no

  • Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E).

    2026-03-05 · pass · 0-0

  • Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F).

    2026-03-05 · pass · 0-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-106

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