Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Wednesday told lawmakers that she hopes to see legislation enacted that prevents the manipulation of elections and delays to ballot delivery that have surfaced in Colorado and nationally.

“From special interests trying to buy the outcomes of elections, to foreign nations launching sophisticated attacks, we must rise to the challenges of our times,” she said to the Colorado House and Senate Committee on State, Veterans and Military Affairs.

Griswold’s legislative agenda includes legislation to combat election interference from foreign sources and “deepfake” videos designed to mislead voters about a candidate. California has generally prohibited such videos, which use artificial intelligence to manipulate digital content, within 60 days of an election if they are designed to discredit candidates.

Griswold also came out in support of requiring notifications be issued on ballots that are delayed while being delivered to voters. In the 2019 general election, 828 ballots destined mostly for Aurora voters did not arrive until Election Day.

“The bottom line is the Post Office understood that they had a problem on Election Day … but they failed to notify us,” she said at the time.

Griswold mentioned that she is working with various entities to enhance cybersecurity, and requested that lawmakers promulgate rules for members of the Electoral College. Colorado has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a case that will determine whether states can bind their electors to the outcome of the popular vote. In the absence of a ruling, Griswold said, electors must have “ethical behavior standards.”