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HB1303 will give Colorado citizens greater opportunity to participate in our elections by simplifying the process while maintaining full options for registration and voting.

UPDATE: (5/3/13) The House just re-passed the bill with the Senate amendments! The Governor is up next.  UPDATE: (5/2/13) We’ve made it through Third Reading in the Senate!  UPDATE: (4/19/13) The Colorado Voter Access & Modernized Elections Act passed through the Colorado House this morning. We will likely see it introduced in the Colorado Senate early [...]

We hear a lot in the national news about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), but the action happens in the state houses. In Colorado, we know ALEC is actively lobbying for fewer environmental protections, changes to our collective bargaining rights, and many other special interests. We’re going to hear about it tomorrow night from Elena Nunez, [...]

UPDATE 3/12/13 3:00 PM: Great news! The preregistration bill that would make it possible for 16 and 17 year old to preregister to vote has passed through the House TODAY, and now goes on to the Senate.  It’s just makes sense, not only does it create a more accessible democracy, but has shown in other states [...]

Once upon a time, the medium that disseminated news to the general public was known as “the press.” These days, that term has been replaced by “media,” to account for the expansion of news reporting beyond print to include radio, television and the Internet. While the reach of the media has expanded, public trust continues [...]