secretary of state wayne williams

Electronically available public records passes key Senate committee

Mar 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

A bill to make public records available electronically passed the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Wednesday, a milestone for a controversial bill. “It has indeed been an interesting journey and a work in progress,” said Senate Bill 40‘s sponsor, John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, After similar legislation, Senate Bill 37, died in committee last year,…
Williams disappointed at DHS election systems classification

Jan 12, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams has joined his peers across the country in expressing disappointment with the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to classify election systems as “critical infrastructure” without a promised collaboration process. A news release from Williams’ office said one concern is that the classification may give the federal government more control…
Elector protest fizzles, one Colorado elector replaced

Dec 19, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

A Colorado elector who refused to cast his Electoral College vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton on Monday, Nov. 19, may face criminal charges. Micheal Baca of Denver was one of the nine electors from Colorado, which voted for Clinton in the Nov. 8 general election for president. The 24-year-old Democrat wore a t-shirt saying “Enough…
Williams readies constitutional amendment

Dec 16, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

A constitutional amendment that would reduce the lengthy and repetitive language regarding judicial retention questions on election ballots is on Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams‘ wish list for the upcoming state legislative session. Williams and his staff outlined his legislative plans to the Bipartisan Election Advisory Committee Thursday, Dec. 15. The committee includes county clerks,…
Williams: New election rules protect overseas voters

Aug 21, 2015

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Wayne Williams

Earlier this month I adopted several amendments to the Secretary of State elections rules. In large part, these amendments are “cleanup” in nature; that is, they reword certain rules for grammar and clarity, they repeal some unnecessary or overly burdensome rules, and they reflect recent legislative changes in election law. In addition to those more-technical…

secretary of state wayne williams

Electronically available public records passes key Senate committee

Williams disappointed at DHS election systems classification

Elector protest fizzles, one Colorado elector replaced

Williams readies constitutional amendment

Williams: New election rules protect overseas voters