Last month, the Denver Elections office announced that candidates can complete ballot access petitions using a tablet with a stylus, instead of paper petitions. The tablet is connected to the city’s voter registration records, so a circulator using the device can know instantly if the petition is valid. Candidates can rent tablets from the city for $375, and the money is returned when the device is returned.

So far, state law forbids the device from being used for local initiative petitions. Here is a link to the Denver Elections office press release about the program. Thanks to Election Administration Reports for this news.