SB 147 - Prohibits False Information Regarding Election Procedures and Voter Eligibility - Colorado Key Vote
Kevin Grantham voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Referred to Committee
- Feb. 28, 2012
- Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 23, 2012
- Introduced
- Feb. 1, 2012
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Title: Prohibits False Information Regarding Election Procedures and Voter Eligibility
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits an individual from distributing false information relating to an election and voter eligibility.
Highlights:
- Prohibits any individual within 90 days of an election from intentionally spreading false information relating to the (Sec. 2):
- Time or location of the election; or
- Voter eligibility.
- Classifies a violation of this bill as a Class 5 Felony (Sec. 2).
- Requires the Attorney General to prepare a report for each alleged violation that includes, but is not limited to, the following information (Sec. 2):
- The geographic area; and
- The racial or ethnic composition of the targeted population.
Title: Prohibits False Information Regarding Election Procedures and Voter Eligibility
- Bob L. Bacon (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Boyd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Morgan L. Carroll (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joyce Foster (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lucia Guzman (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rollie Heath II (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Evie Hudak (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Morse (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gail S. Schwartz (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brandon C. Shaffer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lois A. Tochtrop (CO - D) (Out Of Office)