Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Election Rules

Good morning,

Today, the Colorado Department of State issued a notice of rulemaking to consider permanent adoption of amended Elections rules. Please see the link below to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The notice includes details concerning the subject matter of the rulemaking, the public rulemaking hearing, a statement of basis, and preliminary draft of proposed rules.

The public rulemaking hearing is scheduled for August 3, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in the Red Rocks Conference Room on the 5^th floor of the Department of State’s office at 1700 Broadway, Denver, CO 80920 [Map]. This hearing will be conducted in person and via webinar. To attend the hearing online, please register here. You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

The Department values your feedback in our rulemaking process, and we would very much like to hear your thoughts on the proposed amendments to the Election rules. Please see the link below for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

You may submit written comments to SoS.Rulemaking@coloradosos.gov regarding the proposed draft rules at any time prior to and during the hearing. We will redact apparent personal identifiable information, non-governmental email addresses, and cellular telephone numbers from submissions before posting the information online, unless otherwise directed by the contributor. All written comments will be added to the official rulemaking record.

For links to current rules and additional information concerning rules and notices of rulemaking, please see the Colorado Department of State’s website, here.

Please email SoS.Rulemaking@coloradosos.gov if you have questions or would like to submit written comments.

Thank you.