Review and Comment Hearing for Initiative #362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367

Friday, April 3, 2026·41m·▶ Watch / Listen

Legislative Council Staff conducted a review and comment hearing on six proposed constitutional initiatives—Initiatives 362 through 367—all concerning mail ballot voter identification requirements, with some initiatives also addressing in-person photo identification. No votes were taken; the hearing produced a series of drafting concerns and proponent commitments to revise language across all six measures.

Key Actions

·Initiative 362 – Mail Ballot Voter Identification (Constitutional Amendment)No Vote

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Controversies

Whether the word 'include' renders the list of acceptable photo identification forms non-exhaustive

Legislative Council Staff argued that using the word 'include' to precede a list of acceptable photo identification forms indicates the list is not exhaustive and suggested modifying the language to 'only include' or similar phrasing if the intent is an exhaustive list. Proponents pushed back, stating they intend the list to be exhaustive now but do not want to preclude future forms of identification of equal or greater security, and expressed a desire to allow hypothetical future forms such as biometric identification. No resolution on specific language was reached on the record.

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Notable Quotes

“That is not our intent, but we believe the law covers that already because the signature is already required on the ballot and the marking of the X along with the witness is considered a signature. So we don't feel like we need to clarify that in a constitutional measure. We think that that implementing type stuff can take care of it.”
Proponent (not individually attributed) — Legislative Council Staff asked whether the initiative would require a physical signature on the self-affirmation and disallow a mark in lieu of a signature for voters who are unable to sign their name.

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TranscriptPreview

Good morning. It is Friday, April 3rd at 9am and we are starting the review and comment hearing for proposed initiatives 20, 25, 26, 362, 363 and 364 concerning mail valid voter identification. If we just go out and introduce ourselves for the record. Hamza Sayed Legislative Council Staff here Slavely Office of Legislative Legal Services Suzanne Tehari Proponent Chuck Norman proponent perfect section 1:4105 1 of the Colorado Revised Statutes requires the Directors of Legislative Council Staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services to review and comment on initiative petitions for proposed laws and amendments of the Colorado Constitution. We hereby submit our comments and questions to you regarding the Appendix Proposed Initiatives the purpose of the statutory requirement of the Directors of Legislative Council Staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services to provide comments and questions intended to aid designated representatives and the proponents they represent in determining the language of their proposals and to avail the public of the contents of the proposals. Our first objective is to be sure we understand your intended purposes of the proposal. We hope that the comments and questions in this memorandum provide a basis for discussion and understanding…

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