42.11. 7 The Seeretary af Sate shall ha·,re the aeili1:y te issue a bi&Aket appre,·al h,· eleetr9flietr&Asfer. REPEALED.ll Basis, Purpose, and Specific <strong>St</strong>atutory AuthorityA <strong>St</strong>atement of Basis, Pwpose, and Specific <strong>St</strong>atutory Authority follows this notice and isincorporated by reference.m. <strong>St</strong>atement of Justification and Reasons <strong>for</strong> Adoption of Temporary RulesA statement of the Secretary of <strong>St</strong>ate's findings to justify the immediate adoption of these newand amended rules on a temporary basis follows this notice and is incorporated by reference. 5IV. Effective Date of Adopted Rules· These new and amended rules are immediately effective on a temporary basis and will becomepennanently effective twenty days after publication in the <strong>Colorado</strong> Register. 6Dated this 15th day of August, 2012,Suzanne <strong>St</strong>aiertDeputy Secretary of <strong>St</strong>ateForScott Gessler<strong>Colorado</strong> Secretary of <strong>St</strong>ate'Section 24-4-103(6), C.R.S. (2011).6Section 24-4-103(5), C.R.S. (2011).20Exhibit D
STATE OFCOLORADODepartment of <strong>St</strong>ate1700 BroadwaySuite200<strong>Denver</strong>, CO 80290Scott GesslerSecretary of <strong>St</strong>ateSuzanne <strong>St</strong>aiertDeputy Secretary of <strong>St</strong>ate<strong>St</strong>atement of Basis, Purpose, and Specific <strong>St</strong>atutory AuthorityOffice of the Secretary of <strong>St</strong>ateElection Roles8CCR1SOS-1August 15, 2012I. Basis and PurposeThis statement is about amendments to the <strong>Colorado</strong> Secretary of <strong>St</strong>ate Election Rules. Theamendments are intended to ensure uni<strong>for</strong>m and froper administration, implementation, anden<strong>for</strong>cement of Federal and <strong>Colorado</strong> election laws. The revisions are also intended to improvethe administration of elections in <strong>Colorado</strong>, to increase the transparency and security of theelection process, and to answer questions arising under <strong>St</strong>ate election laws as follows:• Rule 2.7.4 is repealed in accordance with changes made by section 3 of Honse Bm12-1292, which amended section 1-2-204(2)(d), C.R.S., to make gender an optionalresponse <strong>for</strong> a person registering to vote.• New Rule 2.7.5 is adopted to implement changes made by seetion 6 of House Bill12-1292. In accordance with amendments to section 1-2-509, C.R.S., if a county notifiesan applicant that his or her voter registration application is incomplete, and the applicantdoes not provide the additional in<strong>for</strong>mation necessary to complete the application within24 months after notification is sent, the applicant must reapply.• Amendments to Rule 2.11 clarify that an elector may apply through the online voterregistration portal to update his or her inactive voter registration record to active status.• Amendments to Rule 2.19 .1 implement changes made by section 7 of House Bill12-1292. Amendments to section 1-2-605(6)(b), C.R.S., provide that a confirmation cardonly needs to include in<strong>for</strong>mation necessary to update registration rather than a completevoter registration application.• Rule 8.6, temporarily adopted on April2, 2012, is permanently adopted with revisions toclarify that the role and limitations of watchers. Additional revisions to Rule 8 requirewatchers to affirm that they will not attempt to obtain or disclose results be<strong>for</strong>e officialresults are released, or confidential voter in<strong>for</strong>mation at any time. ·• Rule 9.1 is amended to implement changes made by section 26 of House Bill 12-1292.Amendments to section 1-7-111, C.RS., provide that an elector may receive assistance1Article VII of the <strong>Colorado</strong> Constitution, Title 1 of the <strong>Colorado</strong> Revised <strong>St</strong>atutes, and the Help America Vote Actof2002 ("HAVA"), P.L. No. 107-252.MamNumberAdministrationFax(303) 894-2200(303) 86().6900(303) 869-4860TDDWebSiteE-mail(303) 869-4867www.sos.statc.co.usadministration@sos state.co usExhibit D
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