On April 24, the Colorado House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee passed SB 83. The bill lets qualified minor parties nominate someone, even if that person has not been a registered member of the party for the past year. This provision of the bill gives qualified minor parties the same flexibility that major parties in Colorado already enjoy. The bill also lets people circulate a petition for a candidate for district or local office, even if those circulators don’t live in that district or local jurisdiction. Another part of the bill, to let parolees register to vote, was deleted from the bill. Opponents said this part of the bill violates the State Constitution, and that the policy change can only be made by amending the State Constitution.