Joint State Veterans & Military Affairs Committee

Monday, January 26, 2026·2h 40m·▶ Watch / Listen

Key Actions

·JBC Rule 25 – DMVA Budget Presentation (FY2627)No Vote

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Controversies

Voting equipment security — Wi-Fi, foreign components, and BIOS passwords

Senator Linda Zamora Wilson and Senator Rod Pelton raised concerns about Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capability in voting computers, foreign components, and cited testimony from 'a gentleman called Eric Kumar who admitted under oath that he discussed source codes with Serbian engineers.' Secretary Griswold responded 'there is absolutely no evidence of anything that you're alleging,' clarified that only one county had any Wi-Fi capacity and it is disabled before elections under state law and required to be checked and verified, and listed multiple security measures including paper ballots, risk limiting audits, and bipartisan election judges.

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Notable Quotes

“The state's $20 million investment represents just over 8% of the DMVA's total operational footprint, effectively leveraging state funding to secure and manage nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in federal support for Colorado and its citizens.”
Michael Bruno, Deputy Executive Director, DMVA — Bruno was presenting the DMVA's budget snapshot to the committee, explaining the ratio of state to federal funding in the department's overall budget.

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TranscriptPreview

We will hear the joint Rule 25 presentation from the Joint Budget Committee representatives. Appreciate you all taking the time. We'll also hear the Smart Government act presentations from the Department of Military and Veterans affairs and the Department of State in accordance with section 27203, Colorado Revised Statutes and public testimony of on the Department of Military affairs and the Department of State. All of the materials for today's presentations can be found in your box folder for members and on the committee's website for members of the public. Just a couple of quick flags. So we have 30 minutes with each of the departments, 15 minutes for presentations and 15 minutes for questions. Because of this tight timeline, please focus on your most urgent questions and on the question itself rather than a soliloquy around it. I'll be helping to keep us on track and accountable for sharing that time with one another. And you can always follow up with either of these departments offline whenever you need. So with that, we will now hear from the members of the Joint Budget Committee. Representative Sirota, thank you. Chair Wallace, Lovely to be here with you all. This morning…

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