SCR 24-002 Colorado Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Modify Constitutional Election Deadlines

Summary
To facilitate the addition of an extra week between the secretary of state's deadline to certify ballot order and content pursuant to law and election officials' deadline to transmit ballots pursuant to the federal "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act", the act submits a constitutional amendment to the voters of the state at the 2024 general election that will, if approved: Change the date by which initiative petitions must be filed with the secretary of state from at least 3 months before the general election at which they are to be voted on to at least 3 months and one week before that election; Change the date by which referendum petitions must be filed with the secretary of state from not more than 90 days after the final adjournment of the session of the general assembly that enacted the act on which the referendum is demanded to not more than 83 days after the final adjournment of that session; Change the date by which the nonpartisan research staff of the general assembly shall publish the text and title of every measure from at least 15 days prior to the final date of voter registration for the election to 45 days before the election; and Change the period during which a justice of the supreme court or a judge of any other court must file with the secretary of state a declaration of intent to run for another term from not more than 6 months or less than 3 months prior to the general election before the expiration of the judge's term to not more than 6 months and one week or less than 3 months and one week before that general election.(Note: This summary applies to this concurrent resolution as adopted.)
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Governor
Introduced Apr 17, 2024 Last action May 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2024 · House May 5, 2024

How they voted

330
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Apr 29, 2024
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
May 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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