On March 30, Colorado SB 83 passed the Senate on 2nd reading. It is expected to pass on third reading on April 2. It permits any adult citizen to circulate any type of petition (except that primary petitions would still need to be circulated by party members). Current law does not permit anyone to circulate a petition unless the circulator lives in the district.

The bill also lets qualified minor parties nominate anyone they wish (if the candidate meets the Constitutional qualifications for the office, of course). Current law doesn’t permit qualified minor parties to nominate someone who has been a member of another party during the past year. This is discriminatory, since qualified major parties are not subject to the restriction.

The bill has been amended to include other election law matters. For example, it permits parolees to register to vote.